5021 They had already defied the order to preserve the She-camel, which was symbolical of the grazing rights of the common people: see
11:64-65 and n. 1560. They continued to flout the warnings of the prophet until the earthquake came on them with a stunning noise and buried them where they were:
7:78; and
11:67. 5022 Sa'iqah: a stunning sound like that of thunder and lightning (
2:55 ); such a sound often accompanies an earthquake, (see
41:17, n. 4485, and
7:78 and n. 1047).