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Key Verses

1. 15:78Al-HijrWarning
   وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ
   And the dwellers in the wood indeed were evil-doers.
   In context

   The people of Shuayb, who lived in a town surrounded by intertwined trees, were wrongdoers; because of their denial of Allah and rejection of His Messenger, Shuayb (peace be with him).

2. 26:176Ash-ShuaraCommand
   كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
   The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
   In context

   The people of the Thicket close to Madyan rejected the Messengers when they rejected their prophet Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him).

3. 38:13SadWarning
   وَثَمُودُ وَقَوۡمُ لُوطٖ وَأَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ
   And (the tribe of) Thamud, and the folk of Lot, and the dwellers in the wood: these were the factions.
   In context

   And Thamud, the people of Lot and the people of Shu’ayb denied. Those are the groups who were all united in their denial of the messengers and disbelief of what they brought.

4. 50:14QafPromise
   وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ وَقَوۡمُ تُبَّعٖۚ كُلّٞ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ
   And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied their messengers, therefor My threat took effect.
   In context

   The people of Shu‘ayb: the people of the Thicket, also denied their Prophet. The punishment that Allah promised them was then proven.