The Destruction of ‘Ād

For seven nights and eight days, a violent wind tore across the land of ‘Ād.

Nothing could stop it— not their strength, not their buildings, not their pride. <break time="0.8s" />

The storm ripped through everything they had built, lifting what it touched

and leaving the ground empty behind it. <break time="0.8s" /> By the morning of the eighth day,

their entire nation lay silent. A people who once said, “Who is stronger

than us?” were gone without a trace. <break time="0.8s" /> Their homes, their pillars,

their wealth, their numbers— all wiped away by the command of Allah. <break time="0.8s" />

But Hūd, peace be upon him, and those who believed with him were saved by Allah’s