27.41 . He said : Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will go aright or be of those not rightly guided .

27.42 . So , when she came , it was said ( unto her ) : Is thy throne like this? She said : ( It is ) as though it were the very one . And ( Solomon said ) : We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered ( to Allah ) .

27.43 . And ( all ) that she was wont to worship instead of Allah hindered her , for she came of disbelieving folk .

27.44 . It was said unto her : Enter the hall . And when she saw it she deemed it a pool and bared her legs . ( Solomon ) said : Lo! it is a hall , made smooth , of glass . She said : My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself , and I surrender with Solomon unto Allah , the Lord of the Worlds .

27.45 . And We verily sent until Thamud their brother Salih , saying : Worship Allah . And lo! they ( then ) became two parties quarrelling .

27.46 . He said : O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah , that ye may receive mercy .

27.47 . They said : We augur evil of thee and those with thee . He said : Your evil augury is with Allah . Nay , but ye are folk that are being tested .

27.48 . And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not .

27.49 . They said : Swear one to another by Allah that we verily will attack him and his household by night , and afterward we will surely say unto his friend : We witnessed not the destruction of his household . And lo! we are truthtellers .

27.50 . So they plotted a plot : and We plotted a plot , while they perceived not .

27.51 . Then see the nature of the consequence of their plotting , for lo! We destroyed them and their people , every one .

27.52 . See , yonder are their dwellings empty and in ruins because they did wrong . Lo! herein is indeed a portent for a people who have knowledge .

27.53 . And we saved those who believed and used to ward off ( evil ) .

27.54 . And Lot! when he said unto his folk : will ye commit abomination knowingly?

27.55 . Must ye needs lust after men instead of women? Nay , but ye are folk who act senselessly .

27.56 . But the answer of his folk was naught save that they said : Expel the household of Lot from your township , for they ( forsooth ) are folk who would keep clean!

27.57 . Then we saved him and his household save his wife ; We destined her to be of those who stayed behind .

27.58 . And We rained a rain upon them . Dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned .

27.59 . Say ( O Muhammad ) : Praise be to Allah , and peace be on His slaves whom He hath chosen! Is Allah best , or ( all ) that ye ascribe as partners ( unto Him ) ?

27.60 . Is not He ( best ) who created the heavens and the earth , and sendeth down for you water from the sky wherewith We cause to spring forth joyous orchards , whose trees it never hath been yours to cause to grow . Is there any God beside Allah? Nay , but they are folk who ascribe equals ( unto Him ) !