The Scatterers - 51:43
"(There is a lesson) also in Thamud. It was said to them: "Enjoy yourselves until a certain period"."
The time given to the people of Thamud and why:
Prophet Hud/11:61
"And to Thamud sent their brother Salih. He said: "O my people, serve Allah, there is no god but Him. It is He who brought you out of the earth and created you and settled you therein. So seek forgiveness from Him and then turn to Him. Surely my Lord is Near, the Answerer."
Prophet Hud/11:62
"They said: "O Salih, before this you were a popular source of hope among us. Do you now forbid us from what our forefathers used to serve? We are in doubt about what you call us to."
Prophet Hud/11:63
"He said: "O my people, what if I have a clear proof from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Him? Who can save me from Allah if I rebel against Him? You can only increase my losses?"
Prophet Hud/11:64
O my people, this camel of Allah is a sign for you. Let it graze on Allah´s land. Do not harm him. Otherwise a close torment will seize you.
Prophet Hud/11:65
"But they slaughtered him with torture. "You have three days to live in your land. This is a promise that is not a lie."
Prophet Hud/11:66
When Our Command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him from the disgrace of that day with a Mercy from Us. Your Lord is surely Mighty and Powerful.
Prophet Hud/11:67
The wrongdoers were seized by a terrible sound and they collapsed in their homes.
Prophet Hud/11:68
It was as if they had never lived there. Indeed the people of Thamud disobeyed their Lord; Thamud was destroyed.