to the Quran, the ʿĀd built monuments and strongholds at every high point and their fate is evident from the remains of their dwellings. There are other mentions of ʿĀd in the Qurʾān, namely Qurʾān 7, Q9:70, Qurʾān 11:50, 59–60, Q14:9, Q22:42, Q25:38, Qurʾān 26:123-140, Q38:12, 40:31, Qurʾān 41, Q50:13 Q51:41, Q53:50, Q54:18, Qurʾān 69, and Qurʾān 89:6. In Andrew Rippin's summary,the tribe of ʿĀd is frequently mentioned alongside Thamūd and Noah, as in Q 9:70. A prosperous group living after the time of Noah (Q 7:69), the ʿĀd built great buildings (Q 26:128) associated with the aḥqāf (Q 46:21), understood as the "sand dunes" and identified by tradition as a place in the south of Arabia ... Hūd and other prophets were sent to the people of ʿĀd but they rejected him; they were then destroyed by a violent wind (Q 41:16, 46:24, 51:41, 54:19, 69:6) that lasted for a week and left only their buildings standing. The remnant of the tribe who survived, were the followers of Hūd (Q 7:72, 11:58). The King Saud University from The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stated the interpretation from Al-Tabari of were related to the disaster which caused the extinction of ʿĀd. Wahbah al-Zuhayli, Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid, Imam of Grand Mosque of Mecca, along with the officials of Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance also agreed the verse were speaking about the punishment from God towards ʿĀd peoples. See also ʽAd, the supposed progenitor of the Adites Arabian Desert Madyan (Midian) People of al-Ukhdud ("the Ditch") People of Lut (Lot) People of Ya-Sin Sabaʾ (Sheba) Thamud Mahd al-Aadiyya References Tribes of Arabia Articles about multiple people in the Quran Giants in Islam South Arabia Iram of the Pillars