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Sometimes, miracles have been offered through the demand of people, such as: splitting of the moon, and the she-camel of Salih. The style and the motto of prophets are the same. Monotheism .is the first invitation of prophets. "... serve Allah. You have no god other than Him." Prophets have come out from among people, and they treat like brothers with them.

Explanations To whatever the grace and mercy of Allah reaches, it will obtain sanctity, (like the she-camel of Allah*).* The retribution of sacrilege is the punishment of Allah*.* The verse says: "... and do not touch her" A miracle should be perceptible for human beings in all levels, (like the she-camel which came out of a mountain). The kind of people's demand sometimes concerns to the conditions of their system of thought, and the social and economical circumstances of them.

"And remember when He appointed you successors after 'Ad and settled you in the earth, you build castles on its plains and hew the mountains into houses.

So remember Allah’s bounties, and do not mischief in the earth, doing corruption." In this verse, the Qur'an says: "And remember when He appointed you successors after 'Ad and settled you in the earth…" It means that, on one side, do not forget the abundant bounties of Allah*,* and, on the other side, be aware that there were some other rebellious nations before you, like the people of 'Ad, who were involved in the punishment of Allah and were destroyed as a result of their oppositions.

Then, the Qur'an emphasizes on some divine favors and possibilities of the people of Thumud. It says that they lived on a land where there were level plains with some suitable soil. They had built castles on its plains and had made houses inside the mountains for themselves. The verse adds: "...

you build castles on its plains and hew the mountains into houses....." And, at the end of the verse, it admonishes them to remember all the blessings of Allah so that they do not make mischief in the earth and not to be ingratitude due to His bounties. The verse continues saying: "...