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===The Divine Punishment=== | ===The Divine Punishment=== | ||
[[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.]] | |||
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}} | {{see also|Divine Reward and Punishment}} | ||
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==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. | ||