72فَأَنجَيناهُ وَالَّذينَ مَعَهُ بِرَحمَةٍ مِنّا وَقَطَعنا دابِرَ الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِآياتِنا ۖ وَما كانوا مُؤمِنينَMuhammad AsadAnd so, by Our grace, We saved him and those who stood by him, the while We wiped out the last remnant of those who gave the lie to Our messages and would not believe.1As is shown in 69:6-8, this destruction came about through a violent sandstorm raging without a break for seven nights and eight days.