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“And inform them that the water is to be shared between them, each taking its turn at the water. But they called their companion, and he took it up and hamstrung her. So how severe were My punishment and My warnings! Indeed, We sent against them a single blast, and they became like dry twigs gathered by a builder of animal pens.” (28–31)
“They will know”: Ibn Amir and Hamzah recited, “You will know,” with the ta, on the understanding that Salih said this to them; while it was recited
﴿وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُحْتَضَرٌ (٢٨) فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَى فَعَقَرَ (٢٩) فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ (٣٠) إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ (٣١) ﴾
﴿سَيَعْلَمُونَ﴾ قَرَأَ ابْنُ عَامِرٍ وَحَمْزَةُ: "سَتَعْلَمُونَ" بِالتَّاءِ عَلَى مَعْنَى قَالَ صَالِحٌ لَهُمْ، وَقَرَأَ