35 ­ Thamud and The Noise

From the Quran, we learn that the Thamud society had been destroyed by a noise
(sahya) sent upon them. By this definition, we learn that there is a relationship between the
words “Thamud” and the “noise” (sahya). These words which are presented as related;
Thamud is used 26 times, and the word “noise” (sahya) is used 13 times, half as much. In
the verses between 23 and 31 of the sura Moon, the Quran speaks of the destruction of the
Thamud by a noise. In the 31st verse, it is mentioned that Thamud was destroyed by a
noise.

31- We sent a noise upon them, whereupon they became like harvested hey.
54. The Moon, 31

The word
Number of occurrence

Thamud
26(13X2)

Noise
13