Depth
At a glance
CreedScripture and its sciences
Summary
God destroyed Thamud with the Cry — or the quake — after they hamstrung the she-camel: by morning they lay fallen in their homes, while God saved Salih and those who believed with him.
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Qur'an 29:40· Qur'an 69:4
People and things also explored
Dreams (ahlam)· The Higher Assembly· The Creation and Nature of Angels· Sihr (sorcery)· Adam's disobedience and Iblis· The Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk)· In the Courts of the Hadith Qudsi (television programme)· Liqa' al-Iman, Meeting of Faith (television programme)
Sources
- Tafsir Ibn Kathir
- Ibn Kathir (d. 774 AH), Qisas al-Anbiya' — ed. 'Abd al-Hayy al-Farmawi, Dar al-Tiba'a wa-al-Nashr al-Islamiyya, Cairo, 5th edition 1417 AH/1997 CE
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islam.museum contributors. “The blast that destroyed Thamud”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/thamud-al-sayha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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