Al-Quran 69:5 - Surah Al-Haaqqa Ayah #5 - English Translation

69:4

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ

Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].

69:5

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ

So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].

69:6

وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ

And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind

69:7

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ

Which He [i.e., Allāh] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.

69:8

فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُمْ مِنْ بَاقِيَةٍ

Then do you see of them any remains?

Surah Al-Haaqqa Ayahs #8 Translated in English

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