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== Apparent Characteristics == | == Apparent Characteristics == | ||
The glorious Qur'an describes people of 'Ad tall like palm tree, very strong and large. [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] described them as, "they were tall like palm trees and destroyed mountains". | The glorious Qur'an describes people of 'Ad tall like palm tree, very strong and large. [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] described them as, "they were tall like palm trees and destroyed mountains". | ||
It is mentioned in a hadith from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] that they were tall like palm trees. in other sources it is said that the people of 'Ad were too tall. | |||
It is mentioned in a hadith from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] that they were tall like palm trees. in other sources it is said that the people of 'Ad were too tall. [[Al-Shaykh al-Tusi]] in ''[[al-Tibyan]]'' mentioned some of these reports. Also in some narrations it is said that they grew to the height of 100 Dhara' ("cubit" which is a measurement of length about 52 cm) and their shortest ones were about 70 Dhara'. There are different reports in this regard, for example another report described them as 12 Dhara'. | |||
== Life and Civilization == | == Life and Civilization == |