Ad
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Ad is an ancient Arabian tribe mentioned in historical and religious traditions, often depicted as a powerful people who were ultimately destroyed for their arrogance and disobedience.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ʿĀd | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic people
ⓘ
ancient Arabian tribe ⓘ legendary people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
al-Ahqaf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
desert region ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ |
| calledInArabicScript | عاد ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | believers who obey prophets ⓘ |
| country | Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
powerful people
ⓘ
prosperous people ⓘ |
| destroyedFor |
arrogance
ⓘ
idolatry ⓘ rejecting their prophet ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | ancient Arabs ⓘ |
| fate |
annihilated
ⓘ
destroyed by a violent wind ⓘ |
| genre | religious-historical narrative ⓘ |
| groupType | tribe ⓘ |
| hasReputation | giant-like stature in some later legends ⓘ |
| hasType | punished nation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arrogance
ⓘ
disobedience to God ⓘ monumental buildings ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| languageContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Quran
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabian tradition ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Fussilat
NERFINISHED
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Surah Hud NERFINISHED ⓘ Surah al-Ahqaf NERFINISHED ⓘ Surah al-Fajr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralLesson | power and prosperity do not prevent divine judgment ⓘ |
| moralRole | warning example of divine punishment ⓘ |
| moralTheme | consequence of rejecting divine guidance ⓘ |
| precedes | Thamud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophet | Hud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | people of Hud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInQuran | example of a people who denied their messenger ⓘ |
| statusInIslam | extinct nation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient times ⓘ |
| viewedAs | historical-legendary community in Islamic exegesis ⓘ |
| worshipped | idols ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hud