Al An‘ām

ذَلِكَ أَن لَّمْ يَكُن رَّبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ الْقُرَى بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا غَافِلُونَ

131. " This is because your Lord would never destroy the towns unjustly while their people were negligent. "

One of Allah’s ways of treatment is that, by sending prophets and different kinds of warning, He shows right and wrong to people and states the facts for them to complete the argument. It is in that case that if they behave heedlessly, He will punish them. This general law and way of treatment is referred to in numerous verses of the Qur'an, including: Surah-Ash-Shu'ara, No.26. Verse 208 which says:

and Surah Al-Isra, No.17. Verse 15; where it says:

Therefore Allah’s chastisements are given because of justice that exists in the Essence of His Lordship. Regarding to this, it can be said that punishment without former statement of admonishment and warning, is unjust and is a vice-