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Al-Hijr

From the Qur’an,
it is understood
that Thamud were
the descendants
of ‘Ad. In agree-
ment with that, Hidjaz
archaeological
finds show that
the roots of
Thamud, who
lived in the north
of the Arabian Ubar
Peninsula, go
back to South
Hadhramaut
Arabia where ‘Ad
had once lived.

The (mighty) Blast overtook the wrong-doers, and they lay prostrate in
their homes before the morning - As if they had never dwelt and flourished
there. Ah! Behold! For the Thamud rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah!
Behold! removed (from sight) were the Thamud! (Surah Hud: 67-68)

Archaeological Finds about Thamud

Of those nations mentioned in the Qur’an, Thamud are some of the
people about whom we have the most extensive knowledge today.
Historical resources reveal that a people called Thamud indeed existed.

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