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==Thamud in the Qur'an== | ==Thamud in the Qur'an== | ||
Some people take | Some people take “Thamud” to be an Arabic word meaning little water, and others take it to be a non-Arabic word. “Thamud” was a tribe which was named after its main ancestor. The word occurred 26 times in the Qur'an. Some [[exegetes]] of the Qur'an take “Ashab al-Hijr” (companions of Hijr) in the verse 80 of [[Sura al-Hijr]] to refer to Thamud, taking “Hijr” to refer to the place where they lived. | ||
===Characteristics=== | ===Characteristics=== | ||
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The Qur'an refers to the expertise of the people of Thamud in the construction of houses by carving the mountains and stones, the construction of palaces in deserts as well as fertile lands. According to the Qur'an, they built their houses with stones. | |||
==Period of Living== | |||
The Qur'an has not referred to the period in which people of Thamud lived, but they are introduced as successors of the [[People of 'Ad]]. In mentioning past people and [[prophets]], the Qur'an has narrated the story of Thamud after People of 'Ad. Some people have referred to people of Thamud as “'Ad al-Akhira” (the later 'Ad). Some people believe that the Quranic order implies the chronological order as well. On Azarnush’s account, the Thamud are mentioned in ancient sources as having lived between the 8th century BC and the 2nd century. However, according to sources of Islamic history, the period of Salih’s [[prophethood]] was prior to [[Abraham]]’s, and people of 'Ad and Thamud were 500 years apart. In some sources, people of Thamud are said to be from the progeny of [[Shem]] the son of the prophet [[Nuh]]. | |||
==Place of Living== | |||
People of Thamud reportedly lived in Hijr at the coast of the Red Sea near Wadi l-Qura which was located on the way from [[Hijaz]] to [[al-Sham]]. According to a [[hadith]], when the army of Islam arrived in Hijr on its way from [[Medina]] to [[Tabuk]], [[the Prophet (s)]] ordered people not to drink from its water and to pass the region while crying lest they be stricken with the same punishments with which the people of Thamud were stricken. Jawad 'Ali maintains that people of Thamud lived in the heights of today’s Hijaz and [[Jordan]]. The Qur'an has not specified the place where people of Thamud lived. | People of Thamud reportedly lived in Hijr at the coast of the Red Sea near Wadi l-Qura which was located on the way from [[Hijaz]] to [[al-Sham]]. According to a [[hadith]], when the army of Islam arrived in Hijr on its way from [[Medina]] to [[Tabuk]], [[the Prophet (s)]] ordered people not to drink from its water and to pass the region while crying lest they be stricken with the same punishments with which the people of Thamud were stricken. Jawad 'Ali maintains that people of Thamud lived in the heights of today’s Hijaz and [[Jordan]]. The Qur'an has not specified the place where people of Thamud lived. | ||
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==Remnants of Thamud== | ==Remnants of Thamud== | ||
[[File:Thamud's giant body.jpg|260px|thumbnail|right|The holy Quran also speaks about the [[people of ‘Ad]] and Thamud. They were huge and powerful, and could uproot trees with their hands.]] | |||
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. | ||