24فَقالوا أَبَشَرًا مِنّا واحِدًا نَتَّبِعُهُ إِنّا إِذًا لَفي ضَلالٍ وَسُعُرٍMuhammad Asadand they said: "Are we to follow one single mortal, one from among ourselves?1 In that case, behold, we would certainly sink into error and folly!For the general implication of this rhetorical question, see note 2 on 50:2. For the story of the tribe of Thamud, their prophet Salih, and the incident of the she-camel, see 7:73-79, 11:61-68, 26:141-158, and the corresponding notes.