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and escaped what he feared. ﴿The one who purifies it﴾ means the one who purifies his own soul. Purification here does not refer to the self-praise forbidden in His words: ﴿So do not claim purity for yourselves﴾ [al-Najm: 32]. Rather, it means purifying one’s soul by cleansing it of polytheism and the stains of sin, until it becomes wholesome, pure, and untainted.

﴿And failed indeed is the one who corrupts it﴾ means whoever casts it into ruin and sin. Achieving this requires supplicating Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to keep a person steadfast in obedience to Him and firm upon the steadfast word in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. You should therefore always ask Allah for steadfastness, beneficial knowledge, and righteous deeds. Allah Most High says:

﴿When My servants ask you about Me, I am indeed near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me, that they may be rightly guided.﴾ [al-Baqarah: 186].

﴿Thamūd denied the truth because of their transgression, when the most wretched among them rose up. The Messenger of Allah said to them, “Do not harm Allah’s she-camel or deny her water.” But they rejected him and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin and leveled them all. And He does not fear its consequences.﴾

﴿Thamūd denied the truth because of their transgression.﴾ Thamūd was the name of a tribe, and their prophet was Sālih, peace be upon him. Their dwellings in al-Hijr are well known along the route traveled by people. They rejected their prophet Sālih. Like the other prophets, their prophet Sālih, peace be upon him, called them to worship Allah alone, without any partner. Allah Most High says: ﴿We never sent any messenger before you without revealing to him that none has the right to be worshipped but Me, so worship Me﴾ [al-Anbiyā’: 25].

He called them to worship Allah alone, without any partner. Allah—Glorified is He—gave him a sign proving his prophethood: the great she-camel, which would drink from the well one day and provide them with milk the next. Some have said—

ونجا من المرهوب، ﴿من زكاها﴾ أي: من زكى نفسه، وليس المراد بالتزكية هنا التزكية المنهي عنها في قوله: ﴿فلا تزكوا أنفسكم﴾ [النجم: ٣٢] . المراد بالتزكية هنا: أن يزكي نفسه بإخلاصها من الشرك وشوائب المعاصي، حتى تبقى زكية طاهرة نقية. ﴿وقد خاب من دساها﴾ أي من أرداها في المهالك والمعاصي، وهذا يحتاج إلى دعاء الله ﷾ أن يثبت الآنسان على طاعته، وعلى القول الثابت في الحياة الدنيا وفي الآخرة. فعليك دائماً أن تسأل الله الثبات والعلم النافع، والعمل الصالح فإن الله تعالى قال: ﴿وإذا سألك عبادي عني فإني قريب أجيب دعوة الداع إذا دعان فليستجيبوا لي وليؤمنوا بي لعلهم يرشدون﴾ . [البقرة: ١٨٦] . ﴿كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَآ * إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَهَا * فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَهَا * فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا * وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَهَا﴾ . ﴿كذبت ثمود بطغواها﴾ ﴿كذبت ثمود﴾ ثمود اسم قبيلة ونبيهم صالح ﵊، وديارهم في الحجر معروفة في طريق الناس، هؤلاء كذبوا نبيهم صالًحا. ونبيهم صالح ﵊ كغيره من الآنبياء يدعوهم إلى عبادة الله وحده لا شريك له. كما قال الله تعالى: ﴿وما أرسلنا من قبلك من رسول إلا نوحي إليه أنه لا إله إلا أنا فاعبدون﴾ [الآنبياء: ٢٥] . دعاهم إلى عبادة الله وحده لا شريك له، وأعطاه الله سبحانه آية تدل على نبوته وهي الناقة العظيمة التي تشرب من البئر يوماً وتسقيهم لبناً في اليوم الثاني. وقد قال بعض