Al-Qamar 54:16

<h2>The Story of the People of Nuh and the Lesson from it</h2><p>Allah the Exalted said,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">كَذَّبَتْ</div><p>(denied) `before your people, O Muhammad,'</p><div class="arabic uthmani">قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبْدَنَا</div><p>(the people of Nuh. They rejected Our servant) means, they denied him categorically and accused him of madness,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَقَالُواْ مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ</div><p>(and said: "A madman!" Wazdujir.) Mujahid said about Wazdujir: "He was driven out accused on account of madness." It was also said that Wazdujir means, he was rebuked, deterred, threatened and warned by his people saying:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">لَئِنْ لَّمْ تَنْتَهِ ينُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُرْجُومِينَ</div><p>("If you do not stop O Nuh, you will be among those who will be stoned.") 26:116 This was said by Ibn Zayd, and it is sound.</p><div class="arabic uthmani">فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنُّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ </div><p>(Then he invoked his Lord (saying): "I have been overcome, so help (me)!") meaning, `I am weak and cannot overcome or resist my people, so help Your religion!' Allah the Exalted said,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَبَ السَّمَآءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ </div><p>(So, We opened the gates of the heaven with water Munhamir.) As-Suddi said about Munhamir, "It means abundant."</p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَفَجَّرْنَا الاٌّرْضَ عُيُوناً</div><p>(And We caused springs to gush forth from the earth.) means, from every part of the earth, and …

Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?

Then how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

So how were My punishment and My warnings?