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'''People of Rass''' or '''Asḥāb al-Rass''' (Arabic: {{ia|أَصْحَابُ الرَّس}}) are people who threw their prophet into a well. People of Rass are introduced as those who refused to worship [[God]] and their women | '''People of Rass''' or '''Asḥāb al-Rass''' (Arabic: {{ia|أَصْحَابُ الرَّس}}) are people who threw their prophet into a well. People of Rass are introduced as those who refused to worship [[God]] and their women were lesbians. God sent a [[prophethood|prophet]] to guide them, but they threw him into a well and thus God punished them. There are different views about the time and place they lived and also the name of their prophet. | ||
== In the Qur'an == | == In the Qur'an == | ||
The [[Qur'an]] mentioned the | The [[Qur'an]] mentioned the People of Rass beside the [[People of 'Ad]], the [[People of Thamud]] and the People of Noah (a): | ||
:"The people of Noah denied before them, and [so did] the people of Rass and Thamud," ([[Qur'an 50]]:12) | :"The people of Noah denied before them, and [so did] the people of Rass and Thamud," ([[Qur'an 50]]:12) | ||
According to the Qur'an, the | According to the Qur'an, the People of Rass refused to worship God and were afflicted by His [[reward and punishment|punishment]]. Some exegetic references related the story of the People of Rass with the verse 45 of [[Qur'an 22]] and "Bi'r Mu'attala" (the Abandoned Wells). | ||
== Cause of Naming == | == Cause of Naming == | ||
"Rass" is a Semitic word and in Aramaic and Hebrew, it means "to split and to break". In Arabic too, it means "to | "Rass" is a Semitic word and in Aramaic and Hebrew, it means "to split and to break". In Arabic too, it means "to penetrate" and "to dig" and "well". It is said that in the Qur'an it means "well" and the People of Rass were the people who threw their prophet into a well. | ||
Also, Rass is mentioned as a name for a region, mountain, river and people. | Also, "Rass" is mentioned as a name for a region, mountain, river and people. | ||
== The Story of the People of Rass == | == The Story of the People of Rass == | ||