مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ (34)
(51:34) marked by your Lord upon those who go beyond the limits.' *32
*32) That is, "Each stone has been marked by your Lord's command to show 'for which culprit it is meant." According to the details given in the Qur'an, in Surahs Hud and Al-Hijr, their towns were turned upside down, and then showered with stones of baked clay. From this one can understand that the entireland was overturned by a severe earthquake and the people who tried to escape were showered with brimstone and destroyed.