Surat At-Tawbah (70-71)

{أَلَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ نَبَأُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوْمِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وِأَصْحَابِ مَدْيَنَ وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَاتِ أَتَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا كَانَ اللّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـكِن كَانُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ} [التوبة : 70]

70- Have not those hypocrites been told about the people who were before them who had disobeyed the command of Allah and belied the Messengers?! The people of Noah were destroyed by the flood, the people of `Ad were destroyed by the wind when they belied their Prophet Hud (peace be upon him), the people of Thamud were destroyed by the Shake when they belied their Prophet Salih and killed the camel, the people of Abraham whose king was destroyed and they followed him, the people of Madyan were destroyed by the Fire "Indeed, that was the torment of a Great Day." [Surat Ash-Shu`ara': 189] when they belied their Prophet Jethro (peace be upon him) and the villages of the people of Lut which Allah turned upside down and stoned it when they belied their Prophet Lut (peace be upon him).

Their Messengers brought them decisive evidence and enough miracles but they denied and disobeyed as the disbelievers did, so beware of having the same destiny.

Allah did not oppress them by destruction but they wronged themselves when they exposed themselves to the punishment by belying the Messengers, refusing to accept the truth, denying miracles, and mocking at the signs and Ayahs of Allah and at the believing people who followed the Messengers.

{وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاء بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُوْلَـئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللّهُ إِنَّ اللّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ} [التوبة : 71]

71- Believing male and female help and cooperate with one another to piety and goodness.

So, they exhort people to faith, righteousness, and reformation, forbid polytheism, disobedience, and anything that violates the rulings of the Shari`ah, perform Salah, pay due rights, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those who have these qualities deserve the mercy and kindness of Allah, indeed Allah is cherished and nothing can be hard for Him and nothing can stop Him from fulfilling His Promise or Threat, and All-Wise in putting things in their correct positions as should and He cannot miss a thing.