Surat Al A`raf (100-101)

{أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لِلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الأَرْضَ مِن بَعْدِ أَهْلِهَا أَن لَّوْ نَشَاء أَصَبْنَاهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَنَطْبَعُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لاَ يَسْمَعُونَ} [الأعراف: 100]

100- Was not it clear to those who succeed the nations which we destroyed among those who worked the same actions they did, disobeyed their Messengers, and insisted on disbelieve as they did that if We had willed, we would have done with them as we did with those who were before them and seal their hearts so as not to pay attention to admonition, do not follow proofs, and do not ponder over admonition as a reward of their disobedience, rebellion, and haughtiness to accept the truth?!

{تِلْكَ الْقُرَى نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنبَآئِهَا وَلَقَدْ جَاءتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا كَانُواْ لِيُؤْمِنُواْ بِمَا كَذَّبُواْ مِن قَبْلُ كَذَلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللّهُ عَلَىَ قُلُوبِ الْكَافِرِينَ} [الأعراف: 101]

101- We narrate to you the news of these empty villages and towns because they contain admonition and reminding. The Messengers of every nation of them came with clear miracles and sufficient evidences to prove the truthfulness of their sayings. However, people would not have believed because of the cruelty of their hearts, their error and aggression, their continuity in lying, and their disbelief in their Messengers' miracles and clear proofs, therefore Allah punished them because of their disbelief and of their bad attitudes by sealing their hearts so as not to accept faith.