SHAAD — Ayat 12
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْأَوْتَادِ
The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,
Tafsir Ibnu Katsir
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الاٌّوْتَادِ - وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَـبُ لـَيْكَةِ أُوْلَـئِكَ الاٌّحْزَابُ - إِن كُلٌّ إِلاَّ كَذَّبَ الرٌّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ - وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـؤُلآءِ إِلاَّ صَيْحَةً وحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ - وَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ اصْبِر عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ
12. Before them denied -- the people of Nuh; and `Ad; and Fir`awn the man of stakes, 13. And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Dwellers of Al-Aykah; such were the Confederates. 14. Not one of them but denied the Messengers; therefore My torment was justified. 15. And these only wait for a single Sayhah there will be no pause or ending thereto. 16. They say: â€Our Lord! Hasten to us Qittana before the Day of Reckoning! Allah tells us about those past nations and the punishment and vengeance that struck them for their going against the Messengers and disbelieving in the Prophets, peace be upon them. We have already seen their stories in detail in numerous places (in the Qur'an). Allah says: