Mention of the Destruction of the Nations

Then Allah mentions the destruction of the nations that denied the Resurrection. He says,

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ ﴿٤﴾

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ ﴿٥﴾

Thamud denied through their transgression.

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the Taghiyah!

It is the cry which will silence them, and the quake that will silence them.

Qatadah said similar to this when he said, "At-Taghiyah is the shout.''

Mujahid said, "At-Taghiyah means the sins.''

This was also said by Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and bin Zayd.

They said that it means transgression.

After mentioning this, Ibn Zayd recited the following Ayat as proof for his statement,كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ (Thamud denied through their transgression).