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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'an vol. 2 Section 32, Fight in the Cause of Allah.

"Have you not considered those (of old) who fled their homes, though they were thousands (in number), for fear of death? Then Allah said to them: 'Die! '(and they died); then He restored them to life. Truly Allah is gracious to people, but most people are not thankful. " Occasion of Revelation Once, one of the cities or Syria became smitten with a plague and people passed away one after another.

At that time, some people, hoping that they might flee from the grips of death, abandoned their homeland. After leaving their environment and escaping from death, they felt powerful and independent in them. They, neglecting the Will of Allah and expecting the natural phenomena to help them, became proud and haughty. Therefore, the Lord destroyed them in that desert by the same sickness. This verse indirectly and also instructively points to the awesome fate of one of the old nations.

They encountered with a terrible infectious disease in their environment where thousands of them fled from. "Have you not considered those (of old) who fled their homes, though they were thousands (in number), for fear of death?..." Then it refers to their fate, saying: "...Then Allah said to them: ' Die! ' (and they died); They died by the same sickness that they had used as the pretext of their flight.

Then Allah brought them back to life, maybe, in order that the story of their lives might serve as a warning for others who can take an example from it.