وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Wa annahooo ahlak a 'Aadanil oolaa
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
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Lessons from past peoples
53:50Ayah 162
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and that He destroyed former ‘Ād ‘Ādan al-ūlā a variant reading elides the nunation with the following lām sc. ‘Āda’l-ūlā; this former one refers to the people of ‘Ād while the second ‘Ād is that of the people of Sālih
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I was granted victory with As-Saba and the nation of 'Ad was destroyed by Ad-
Dabur (westerly wind) .
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Dhus-Suwaiqatain (the thin legged man) from Ethiopia will demolish the
Ka`ba."
The Ka'ba would be destroyed by an Abyssinian having two small shanks.
The Prophet;; said, "Dhus-Suwaiqa-tain (literally: One with two lean legs) from Ethiopia will
demolish the Ka`ba."
'Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) burnt the date-palms of Banu Nadir.
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