Sent to Thamud
He is sent to Thamud, his people, to call them to worship Allah alone.
وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَـٰلِحًا قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ …Salih
صالح
Salih
Sent to Thamud, who carved their homes from the rock. He gave them a she-camel as a sign, not to be harmed; they hamstrung her, and the blast seized them.
His story, step by step
Each step links to the passage of the Quran that recalls it.
Homes carved from the rock
He reminds them of their gardens, springs and palms, and the dwellings they skilfully carve from the mountains.
وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ ١٤٩
The she-camel
As a sign, a she-camel: one day the water is hers, one day theirs — and they must not harm her.
قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ١٥٥
The she-camel slain
They kill her. Salih announces: “Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days; that is a promise not to be belied.”
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَقَالَ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ فِى دَارِكُمْ ثَلَـٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ وَعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍ ٦٥
The blast
The blast seizes the wrongdoers, who lie lifeless in their homes. Salih and those who believed are saved.
وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَـٰرِهِمْ جَـٰثِمِينَ ٦٧
His account in the Quran
by Mishary Al Afasi