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Scientific and Archaeological Explanation of

the Ayaats of the Holy Quran

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 Sura: Al-A'raaf
Ayat 74

And remember when He made you successors after Ad and settled you in the land-- you make
mansions on its plains and hew out houses in the mountains-- remember therefore Allah's benefits and
do not act corruptly in the land, making mischief.

M Shakir's Quran Translation

People of Thamud
In this Ayat the incident of People of Thamud or People of Al Hijr is mentioned. Both these terms are used in the
Holy Quran referring to the same nation (SEE TAFSIR IBN E KATHIR EXPLANATION OF SURAH AL-RAAD 15:80 3/139). Historical
sources confirm that a people known as the Thamud existed many years ago. That being the case, the word
"Thamud" may be the name of a people and al-Hijr one of the cities they founded. In fact, this is exactly what is
suggested by the descriptions of the Greek geographer Pliny, who wrote that Thamud lived in places called Domotha
and Hegra, the present-day city of Hijr. ((ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ISLAM: DICTIONARY OF ISLAMIC WORLD, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY,
ETHNOGRAPHY, AND BIBLIOGRAPHY) VOL. 5/1, 475.)
The oldest known historical source to refer to Thamud is the Babylonian state records. They relate the details of the
victory of King Sargon II of Babylon over that people in the 8th century B.C. Sargon defeated them in a war in
Northern Arabia. The Greeks also mention this people and Aristotle, Ptolemy and Pliny refer to them as the
Thamudaei" i.e. "Thamud (PHILLIP HITTI, A HISTORY OF THE ARABS). All trace of them vanished before the time of our
Prophet Muhammad in around 400-600 but the Quran mentions them accurately. Today, one can see the finest
examples of these peoples' stonework in the ancient city of Petra, in southwest Jordan. (For details see ‘PERISHED
NATIONS’ BY HARUN YAHYA)

This document is based on my under process book. I plan to collect all the Ayaats of the Holy Quran with deal with
scientific, historical and archaeological subjects. I am trying to provide explanation to those Ayaats in light of
Previous commentaries (Tafaseer), established science, archaeological discoveries and Arabic lexicons. Send in
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