فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَـٰثِمِينَ
Then an ˹overwhelming˺ earthquake struck them and they fell lifeless in their homes.
Compare 7:91 and 7:78
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فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَـٰثِمِينَ
Then 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 (jathameen)'; 7:78 is the fate of Thamud after rejecting Salih, 7:91 is the identical fate of Madyan after rejecting Shu'ayb.
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