Qâf
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.[50:12]
Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the People of Noah, the Companions of the Rass, the Thamud,

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* V.12 : Just the names of the peoples of Arabian tradition who were punished for their sins are mentioned; their stories will be found elsewhere. For the People of Noah, see xi. 25-48 and other passages. For the Companions of the Rass, see xxv. 38 and n. 3094; for the ’Ad and the Thamad, see xxvi. 123-158, and other passages; for Pharaoh and his People, see ii. 49-50 and other passages; for the Brethren of Lut, see vii. 80-84, and other passages; for the Companions of the Wood, see xv. 78-79, and n. 2000; and for the People of Tubba’, see xliv. 37 and n. 4715.