وَ سۡـَٔلۡہُمۡ عَنِ الۡقَرۡیَۃِ الَّتِیۡ کَانَتۡ حَاضِرَۃَ الۡبَحۡرِ ۘ اِذۡ یَعۡدُوۡنَ فِی السَّبۡتِ اِذۡ تَاۡتِیۡہِمۡ حِیۡتَانُہُمۡ یَوۡمَ سَبۡتِہِمۡ شُرَّعًا وَّ یَوۡمَ لَا یَسۡبِتُوۡنَ ۙ لَا تَاۡتِیۡہِمۡ ۚۛ کَذٰلِکَ ۚۛ نَبۡلُوۡہُمۡ بِمَا کَانُوۡا یَفۡسُقُوۡنَ ﴿۱۶۳﴾
163. And ask them about the (people of the) town situated on the seaside,* who violated the Sabbath, when their fish would come to them on the Sabbath day (i.e. Saturday), appearing clearly on the surface of the water (towards the shore). On (other) days, when they were not observing the Sabbath, they (i.e. the fish) would not come to them. Thus, We tested them because of the transgressions they used to commit.
* Some reports identify it as a town called Ayla (Eilat), located in the Gulf of Aqaba between Midian and Sinai. Others identify it as Tiberias or a town in Midian.
