فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَـٰثِمِينَ
Then an ˹overwhelming˺ earthquake struck them, and they fell lifeless in their homes.
Compare 7:78 and 29:37
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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَـٰثِمِينَ
But they rejected him, so an ˹overwhelming˺ earthquake struck them and they fell lifeless in their homes.
The earthquake-destruction formula: 'the earthquake seized them and they became in their dwelling lying prone'; 7:78 is Thamud/Salih, 29:37 is Madyan/Shu'ayb; see also 7:91/29:37 and 7:78/7:91 (batch 6).
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