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The Ad were a tribe which lived after Noah. The Ad were very prosperous, however, they were disobedient to God. According to the Qur'an, the Ad were destroyed by God by a violent westerly wind. Muhammad often used the Ad as an example of the fate of those who defy God.
- and Hud, al-A`raf 7:65-72; Hud 11:50-60; ash-Shu`ara' 26:123-140; al-Ahqaf 46:21
- sins of,
- boasting of, Ha Min Sajdah 41:15-16
- chieftains of ~ disbelievers, al-A`raf 7:66
- denied God's revelations, flouted His messengers and followed command of their froward potentate (YA: rejected signs, disobeyed apostles, followed trangressors), Hud 11:59
- denied God's messengers (YA: treated prophets' missions as false, rejects apostles), al-Hajj 22:42; ash-Shu`ara' 26:123
- disbelieved in judgement to come, al-Haqqah 69:4
- rejected warnings (YA: Truth), al-Qamar 54:18
- said that Hud came with no clear proof (YA: sign), Hud 11:53
- judgment on,
- curse follow them in this world till Day of Resurrection, Hud 11:60
- destroyed by a fierce roaring wind, al-Haqqah 69:6; al-Qamar 54:18-21
- sent fatal (YA: devastating) wind against, adh-Dhariyat 51:41
- thunderbolt (YA: stunning punishment) fell on, Ha Mim Sajdah 41:13
- messengers to them came with proofs (YA: signs), at-Taubah 9:70
- Satan debarred them from the Way, al-`Ankabut 29:38
- saved by a mercy (YA: Grace) from Us, Hud 11:58
- the tribe of, at-Taubah 9:70; Ibrahim 14:9; al-Furqan 25:38; al-Fajr 89:6.
- Sad 38:12; Qaf 50:13; an-Najm 53:50.