ʿĀd, Iram and Thamud
Also known as: Ad, Thamud, Iram of the Pillars, ʿĀd
Basic account
The peoples the Qur'an says were destroyed for arrogance. It does not say they were giants. That part was added later, and recently.
Account
The Ad and the Thamud appear repeatedly in the Qur'an, usually together, as prosperous peoples who ignored the prophets sent to them and were destroyed. The Ad were ended by a violent wind.
Motifs
- The people who came before
- Bones offered as evidence
- Grown in the telling
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Sources
- Qur'an 89:6-14 and the Ad and Thamud passages generally
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