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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.

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ʿĀd 0

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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
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

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Prophet Hud associatedWithTribe Ad
subject surface form: Hud