Story of PROPHET: HUD - HOOD (عليه السلام) Part 9

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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PROPHET: HUD (عليه السلام)

PART: 9

THE DESTRUCTION OF AAD BY BARREN WIND

“And in Aad, when We sent upon them the barren wind; that left nothing that it came upon but reduced it to ruin.” (51:41-42) Barren means unproductive of any good and merciless. Because it did not pollinate any tree, and did not bring any cloud. It was a completely destructive wind which carried no good.

The Prophet ﷺ said: “I am helped by Saba (east wind), and Aad were destroyed by Dabur (west wind).”

“And mention the brother of Aad, when he warned his people at the sand dunes and indeed warners had come before him and after him saying: ‘Worship none but Allah, truly I fear for you the chastisement of a tremendous day.’” (46:21). It is apparent that Aad which are mentioned here are those ancient Aad, because its context is the same as the context of the people of Hud. It is also possible that they are the ‘second Aad’.

THE DENSE CLOUD – A PAINFUL TORMENT

“Then, when they saw it as a dense cloud coming towards their valleys they said: ‘This is a cloud that shall give us rain.’ No this is that you were asking to be hastened! A wind wherein is a painful torment.” (46:24) When Aad saw those clouds which were gathering in the sky, they took it for rain clouds. But, it was a destructive cloud. They were hoping it to bring them relief, but it was a chastisement; the promised punishment. It is possible that their punishment was by the raging, fatal, immensely cold wind that continued for seven nights and eight days, and did not leave any person alive. It followed them everywhere, even it entered into the caves of the mountains and destroyed them there.

اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم

 To be Continued…

ان شاء الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰ

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