ʿĀd
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ʿĀd was an ancient tribe in pre-Islamic Arabia. The banū ʿĀd are best known for being mentioned two dozen times in the Quran, often in conjunction with Thamud. In 2025 it was shown that 'Ad was a trib
"And Ad, and Thamud, and the Companions of the Rass, and many generations between those – and to each of them We set forth parables, and each one We utterly razed. [...]"
Sand dunes in Ar-Rub' Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter), Oman
Hud gazes over piles of cadavers after God smote the banu 'Ad and their beasts by means of a divine storm.
Thamud
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The Thamud were an ancient tribe or tribal confederation in pre-Islamic Arabia that occupied the northwestern Arabian Peninsula. They are attested in contemporaneous Mesopotamian and Classical inscrip
ʿĀd
…tribe in pre-Islamic Arabia. The banū ʿĀd (people of ʿĀd) are best known for being mentioned two dozen times in the Quran, often in conjunction with Thamud. In 2025 it was shown that 'Ad was a tribe that existed two millennia ago in the Wadi Rum region of the southern Jordan. The tribe's members, the…
Ruins of carved buildings at Hegra