وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
See 26:156.
Commentary:
The tribe of Thamud were tried by means of the she-camel. The Prophet Salih used to go about preaching on his she-camel, so interference with her movements meant interference with his work. Metaphorically Salih himself may be regarded as God’s she-camel, i.e. bearer of the Heavenly message, interference with whose movements was tantamount to interference with the plan and design of God Whose Messenger he was. For a fuller note see 7:74.
26:156.