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ʿĀd
Ancient tribe mentioned in the Qurʾān / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ʿĀd (Arabic: عاد, ʿĀd) was an ancient tribe in pre-Islamic Arabia mentioned frequently in the Qurʾān.[1]
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'Ād عَادٌ | |
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Ancient Arab tribe | |
Ethnicity | Arab |
Nisba | 'Ādi |
Location | Arabian Peninsula |
Descended from | 'Ād bin 'Aws bin Iram bin Sam bin Nuh |
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The tribe's members, referred to as ʿĀdites, formed a prosperous nation until they were destroyed in a violent storm. According to Islamic tradition, the storm came after they had rejected the teachings of a monotheistic prophet named Hud.[1][2] ʿĀd is regarded as one of the original tribes of Arabia, "The Extinct Arabs".