“And remember when He made you successors of A’ad and gave you a region in the earth, so you now build palaces in the soft plains and carve houses in rocks; therefore remember Allah’s favours and do not roam the earth spreading turmoil.”

And they used to carve dwellings in the hills, without fear.

“And you carve out dwellings in the mountains, with skill?”

He said, “What! You worship what you yourselves have sculpted?”