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The Ad were a tribe which lived after Noah. The Ad were very prosperous, however, they were disobedient to God. According to the Qur'an, the Ad were destroyed by God by a violent westerly wind. Muhammad often used the Ad as an example of the fate of those who defy God.

- and Hud, al-A`raf 7:65-72; Hud 11:50-60; ash-Shu`ara' 26:123-140; al-Ahqaf 46:21

- sins of,

  - boasting of, Ha Min Sajdah 41:15-16

  - chieftains of ~ disbelievers, al-A`raf 7:66

  - denied God's revelations, flouted His messengers and followed command of their froward potentate (YA: rejected signs, disobeyed apostles, followed trangressors), Hud 11:59

  - denied God's messengers (YA: treated prophets' missions as false, rejects apostles), al-Hajj 22:42; ash-Shu`ara' 26:123

  - disbelieved in judgement to come, al-Haqqah 69:4

  - rejected warnings (YA: Truth), al-Qamar 54:18

  - said that Hud came with no clear proof (YA: sign), Hud 11:53

- judgment on,

  - curse follow them in this world till Day of Resurrection, Hud 11:60

  - destroyed by a fierce roaring wind, al-Haqqah 69:6; al-Qamar 54:18-21

  - sent fatal (YA: devastating) wind against, adh-Dhariyat 51:41

  - thunderbolt (YA: stunning punishment) fell on, Ha Mim Sajdah 41:13

- messengers to them came with proofs (YA: signs), at-Taubah 9:70

- Satan debarred them from the Way, al-`Ankabut 29:38

- saved by a mercy (YA: Grace) from Us, Hud 11:58

- the tribe of, at-Taubah 9:70; Ibrahim 14:9; al-Furqan 25:38; al-Fajr 89:6.

- Sad 38:12; Qaf 50:13; an-Najm 53:50.

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