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===Reaction to Salih’s Call to Monotheism=== | ===Reaction to Salih’s Call to Monotheism=== | ||
People of Thamud asked Salih to present a miracle to prove his claims. According to hadiths, they asked him to bring out a she-camel from inside a mountain. God realized their request and a she-camel came out of the mountain. Salih (a) warned them not to harm the she-camel, but they slaughtered her. In Islamic sources, the animal is known as the [[She-Camel of Salih]]. Some Shiite exegetes of the [[Qur'an]] have appealed to a hadith from the Prophet (s) to analogize the slaughterer of the She-Camel of Salih (“the wretched of the former people”) with the killer of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] (“the wretched of the late | {{Main|Salih (a)}} | ||
People of Thamud asked Salih to present a miracle to prove his claims. According to hadiths, they asked him to bring out a she-camel from inside a mountain. God realized their request and a she-camel came out of the mountain. [[Salih (a)]] warned them not to harm the she-camel, but they slaughtered her. In Islamic sources, the animal is known as the [[She-Camel of Salih]]. Some Shiite exegetes of the [[Qur'an]] have appealed to a hadith from the Prophet (s) to analogize the slaughterer of the She-Camel of Salih (“the wretched of the former people”) with the killer of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] (“the wretched of [[the late people]]”). | |||
The Qur'an refers to 9 groups of people who allied to kill Salih (a) and his family. However, according to some accounts, there were 9 people who plotted the murder of Salih (a) and hid in a cave, but the cave collapsed and they died as a result. | The Qur'an refers to 9 groups of people who allied to kill Salih (a) and his family. However, according to some accounts, there were 9 people who plotted the murder of Salih (a) and hid in a cave, but the cave collapsed and they died as a result. | ||
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===The Divine Punishment=== | ===The Divine Punishment=== | ||
When people of Thamud killed the She-Camel of Salih (a), Salih told them that they were going to be punished by God within three days. On some accounts, on the first day, their faces turned yellow; on the second day, their faces turned red; and on the third day, their faces turned black, and then they were killed by the divine punishment. The Qur'an has variously referred to the punishment of the people of Thamud as “thunderbolt” (“sa'iqa”), “shriek” (“sayha”), and “earthquake” (“rajfa”). Some authors take these to refer to different stages of their punishment. | When people of Thamud killed the She-Camel of Salih (a), Salih told them that they were going to be punished by God within three days. On some accounts, on the first day, their faces turned yellow; on the second day, their faces turned red; and on the third day, their faces turned black, and then they were killed by the divine punishment. The Qur'an has variously referred to the punishment of the people of Thamud as “thunderbolt” (“sa'iqa”), “shriek” (“sayha”), and “earthquake” (“rajfa”). Some authors take these to refer to different stages of their punishment. | ||
{{see also|Divine Reward and Punishment}} | |||
===Survivors of the Punishment=== | ===Survivors of the Punishment=== | ||
The few survivors of the people of Thamud allegedly migrated to [[Mecca]] or Ramla in Palestine. Some researchers believe that the attribution of a number of places in Palestine to the prophet Salih (a) is evidence that some survivors of Thamud lived there. [[Abu l-Faraj Isfahani]] holds that the Thaqif tribe was a progeny of the people of Thamud, but [[Ibn Khaldun]] has cast doubts on the accuracy of this attribution. Some other people take Banu Hilal to be a progeny of the people of Thamud. | The few survivors of the people of Thamud allegedly migrated to [[Mecca]] or Ramla in [[Palestine]]. Some researchers believe that the attribution of a number of places in Palestine to the prophet Salih (a) is evidence that some survivors of Thamud lived there. [[Abu l-Faraj Isfahani]] holds that the Thaqif tribe was a progeny of the people of Thamud, but [[Ibn Khaldun]] has cast doubts on the accuracy of this attribution. Some other people take Banu Hilal to be a progeny of the people of Thamud. | ||
==Remnants of Thamud== | ==Remnants of Thamud== | ||
A lot of petroglyphs, epigraphy, and buildings have been found in Mount Athalith and other places in the Arabian Peninsula which are speculated to be related to people of Thamud. The following names appear in inscription attributed to them: “Radw” or “Radi”—well-known idols of northern Arabia—, “Sulm”—an idol in Tayma'—and other idols of the region. | A lot of petroglyphs, epigraphy, and buildings have been found in Mount Athalith and other places in the Arabian Peninsula which are speculated to be related to people of Thamud. The following names appear in inscription attributed to them: “Radw” or “Radi”—well-known idols of northern Arabia—, “Sulm”—an idol in Tayma'—and other idols of the region. | ||
It is said that the story of the people of Thamud does not appear in the [[Torah]]. Thus, some | It is said that the story of the people of Thamud does not appear in the [[Torah]]. Thus, some archaeologists cast doubts on the existence of such people, but their existence was confirmed by archaeological findings in the 19th century. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:ثمود|ثمود]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | *The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:ثمود|ثمود]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | ||