And what reason have you that you should not fight in the way of Allah and of the weak among the men and the women and the children, (of) those who say: Our Lord! cause us to go forth from this town, whose people are oppressors, and give us from Thee a guardian and give us from Thee a helper.

This is because your Lord would not destroy towns unjustly while their people were negligent.

And such is the punishment of your Lord when He punishes the towns while they are unjust; surely His punishment is painful, severe.

And it did not beseem your Lord to have destroyed the towns tyrannously, while their people acted well.

And (as for) these towns, We destroyed them when they acted unjustly, and We have appointed a time for their destruction.

And how many a town which was iniquitous did We demolish, and We raised up after it another people!

So how many a town did We destroy while it was unjust, so it was fallen down upon its roofs, and (how many a) deserted well and palace raised high.

And how many a town to which I gave respite while it was unjust, then I overtook it, and to Me is the return.

And your Lord never destroyed the towns until He raised in their metropolis a messenger, reciting to them Our communications, and We never destroyed the towns except when their people were unjust.

And when Our messengers came to Ibrahim with the good news, they said: Surely we are going to destroy the people of this town, for its people are unjust.