اَلَمْ یَرَوْا کَمْ اَھْلَکْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِہِمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ مَّکَّنّٰہُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَکِّنْ لَّکُمْ وَ اَرْسَلْنَا السَّمَآءَ عَلَیْہِمْ مِّدْرَارًا ۪ وَّ جَعَلْنَا الْاَنْہٰرَ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِہِمْ فَاَھْلَکْنٰہُمْ بِذُنُوْبِہِمْ وَ اَنْشَاْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِھِمْ  قَرْنًا اٰخَرِیْنَ (۶)

Did they not see how many nations We destroyed before them? We had granted them power in the earth which We did not grant you, and We sent heavy rain upon them and caused rivers to flow beneath them. Then, We destroyed them due to their sins, and We brought forth other nations after them.^[1]

The nation of ꜤĀd was very powerful. They had tall statures and used to carve out mountains to build their palaces. Allah Almighty blessed them with wealth and riches, and He bestowed bounties upon them, but they disobeyed. They denied Prophet Hūd عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, persisted in disbelief, remained determined in sins, and became stubborn.

In the end, the wrath of Allah Almighty befell them. He sent a torment of wind upon them which extremely cold, dry, and filled with a dreadful stillness that was devoid of any goodness or blessings. Its intensity was such that it would lift people from the earth as if they were dried trunks of date palms. Then it would thrust them head-first onto the ground, shattering them into pieces. This wind continued for 8 days, obliterating any trace of the nation of ꜤĀd.^[2]

The nation of Thamūd were experts in the art of construction. Allah Almighty blessed them with many bounties. He gave them strength, and He bestowed wealth and riches upon them, but they were disobedient. They denied Prophet Ṣāliḥ عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, persisted in disbelief, and indulged