People of Ṭhamūd & Mada'in Salih

51:43
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ ٤٣

And in ˹the story of˺ Thamûd ˹was another lesson,˺ when they were told, “Enjoy yourselves ˹only˺ for a ˹short˺ while.”

51:44
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ٤٤

Still they persisted in defying the commands of their Lord, so they were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast while they were looking on.

51:45
فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍۢ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ ٤٥

Then they were not able to rise up, nor were they helped.

 

The Qur’ān even gives more details about them:

"And you carve houses out of the mountains with great skill." [Qur’ān 26:149]

"And Ṭhamūd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;" [Qur’ān 89:9]

Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence. [Qur’ān 20:128]

The ruins of Ṭhamūd are located in the region of Madain Saleh in modern-day Saudi Arabia.

Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those before them? [35:44]

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إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ ٢٢۞

Indeed, the worst of all beings in the sight of Allāh are the deaf and dumb, who do not use reason.

[Qur’ān 8:22]

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