Destruction of Thamud
هلاك ثمود
Judgment · Event
The punishment that overtook Thamud after they killed the she-camel.
Overview
After a final three-day warning, the blast and earthquake seized Thamud while Salih and the believers were saved.
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- Destruction of Thamudهلاك ثمود
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Quran references
Al-A'raf 7:78
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ
So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.
Hud 11:66
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا صَٰلِحًۭا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍۢ مِّنَّا وَمِنْ خِزْىِ يَوْمِئِذٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ
So when Our command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might.
Hud 11:67
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ
And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone
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People
Salih
صالحinvolved
The messenger sent to Thamud, who brought the she-camel as a sign.
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Thamud
ثمودinvolved
The people to whom Salih was sent and for whom the she-camel was a sign.
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Destruction of ThamudinvolvedThamudDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src
Evidence
- Quran Hud 11:67Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ
“And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone”
Open ayah 11:67 → - Quran Al-A'raf 7:78Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ
“So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.”
Open ayah 7:78 →
Destruction of ThamudinvolvedSalihDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Salih is part of the event through his rescue with the believers.
Evidence
- Quran Hud 11:66Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا صَٰلِحًۭا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍۢ مِّنَّا وَمِنْ خِزْىِ يَوْمِئِذٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ
“So when Our command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might.”
Open ayah 11:66 →