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أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
“Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Aad?”
Why these verses?
Reflection on Aad's fate.
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AL-ARAFshuayb-1
وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ
And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu'ayb. He said, 'O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him.'
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AL-QASASpharaoh-1
إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَائِفَةً مِّنْهُمْ
Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a group among them.
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AL-ARAFlut-1
وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّنَ الْعَالَمِينَ
And Lot, when he said to his people, 'Do you commit immorality that no one before you has committed?'
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إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
“Iram—who had lofty pillars, the likes of whom had never been created in the land.”
Why these verses?
Aad's magnificent civilization.
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وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
“And with Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley.”
Why these verses?
Thamud's rock engineering.
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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
“Thamud denied by reason of their transgression.”
Why these verses?
Thamud's arrogance.
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فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً
“As for Aad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, 'Who is greater than us in strength?'”
Why these verses?
Aad's false pride.
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فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي أَيَّامٍ نَّحِسَاتٍ
“So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days of misfortune.”
Why these verses?
Aad destroyed by wind.