similar to the behavior of the people of fir`awn and those before them. they belied the ayat of their lord so we destroyed them for their sins and we drowned the people of fir`awn for they were all wrongdoers.
كدأب آل فرعون والذين من قبلهم كذبوا بآيات ربهم فأهلكناهم بذنوبهم وأغرقنا آل فرعون وكل كانوا ظالمين