Sahih al-Bukhari #1007
Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I was granted victory with As-Saba and the nation of 'Ad was destroyed by Ad-
Dabur (westerly wind) .
Narrated by Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
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سُورَةُ الحَاقَّةِ
Al-Haaqqa (The Reality)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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وَأَمَّا عَادٌۭ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍۢ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍۢ
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
سُورَةُ الذَّارِيَاتِ
Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
سُورَةُ النَّجۡمِ
An-Najm (The Star)
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وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
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