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And, We sent, to Midian, their brother Shu'ayb. He said, 'O my people! Worship Allahu ta’ālā and anticipate al-yawm al-ākher (the Last Day), fear it, namely, the Day of Resurrection; and do not be degenerate in the earth, working corruption' (mufsidīna is a circumstantial qualifier, emphasising its operator [wa-lā ta'thaw, 'do not be degenerate']; it [the verb] derives from 'athiya, meaning afsada, 'he corrupted').