ʿĀd

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ʿĀd is an ancient Arabian tribe mentioned in the Qur’an as a powerful but ultimately destroyed people who rejected the prophet Hud.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Qur’anic people
ancient Arabian tribe
appearsInSurah Surah Fussilat NERFINISHED
Surah Hud NERFINISHED
Surah al-Ahqaf NERFINISHED
Surah al-Dhariyat NERFINISHED
Surah al-Fajr NERFINISHED
Surah al-Haqqah NERFINISHED
Surah al-Qamar NERFINISHED
associatedProphet Hud NERFINISHED
associatedWith Iram of the pillars NERFINISHED
category Ancient Arab peoples
Peoples mentioned in the Qur’an
characterizedBy agricultural prosperity
lofty structures
strength
describedAs arrogant
powerful
prosperous
destroyedBy God NERFINISHED
a violent wind
ethnicContext Arab NERFINISHED
fate total destruction
language Arabic
legacyInIslamicThought example of a destroyed nation
locatedIn al-Ahqaf NERFINISHED
southern Arabia NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Qur’an NERFINISHED
moralRole sign of divine punishment
warning example
notableCityOrRegion Iram NERFINISHED
precedes Thamud NERFINISHED
reasonForDestruction arrogance
disbelief
idolatry
rejection of God’s message
rejectedProphet Hud NERFINISHED
religiousContext Islam
responseToHud denial
responseToHud mockery
timePeriod pre-Islamic
warnedBy Hud NERFINISHED
worshipped idols

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Hud associatedWithTribe ʿĀd