Surah Hud Ayah 59

وَتِلْكَ عَادٌ ۖ جَحَدُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَصَوْا۟ رُسُلَهُۥ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 11:59 says: “And that was ʿAad, who rejected the signs of their Lord and disobeyed His messengers and followed the order of every obstinate tyrant.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 11:59 is in Surah Hud, chapter 11 of the Quran.

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