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be caught by death without seeing and hearing anything?
This aspect of the event shows that the disappearance of Pompeii was
similar to the destructive events mentioned in the Qur’an, because the
Qur’an particularly points to "sudden annihilation" while relating these
events. For example, the "inhabitants of the city" described in Surah Ya-Sin
died all at once in a single moment. The situation is told as follows:
It was no more than a single mighty Blast, and behold! they were (like
ashes) quenched and silent. (Surah Ya-Sin: 29)
In Surat al-Qamar, again the "instantaneous annihilation" is emphasised
when the destruction of Thamud is recounted:
For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the
dry stubble used by one who pens cattle. (Surat al-Qamar: 31)

Other exam-
ples of petri-
fied human
corpses uncov-
ered among
the remains of
Pompeii.

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