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Surah ash-Shams ayah 13

Arabic text

Fa qala la hum rasulu Allahi naqata Allahi wa suqya ha

But the Messenger of Allah said to them: That is the she-camel of Allah so let it drink

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah:

The miraculous she-camel was born, without parent camels, from a rock. The prophet Salih told his people not to stop her from drinking water as there were turns for taking water, for the she-camel and for the people