Then, in the next verse, the Qur’an refers to the cruelty of...

Then, in the next verse, the Qur’an refers to the cruelty of the people of ‘Ad in their quarrel and disputation. It says: “When you assault, you assault like tyrants!” Someone may do something that deserves punishment, but no one must exceed the limits and he must not order a heavy penalty for a tiny crime, shed the blood of people when he is angry, and he must not treat like the tyrants and oppressors of the world.

The Arabic word /batš/, as Raqib says in Mufradat, means ‘to take something by force and superiority’. In fact,…