People Of A'Ad

And Some Historians Said

It is famous from the speeches of those who deal with the story of A'ad that they are destroyed after the existence

of Abraham (PUH) and the building of the Holy House in Holy Mecca, and said: it is poissble the A'ad were the longest living people on earth and also the greatest in bodies. And who said that A'ad is the son of `Ewas ben Iram then he got so far with that, because in such a short time it is not possible for Iram to generate such a huge tribe that works on earth and be proud of its strength as A'ad used to be, for they were people of agriculture and enslaved people as it is mentioned by Hud (PUH) in his saying to them as been told by the Holy Book: Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves? And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (forever)? And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power? Now fear Allah, and obey me. Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know. Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons, And Gardens and Springs. (Al-Sho'arв':128-134).

They also mentioned that the headquarter of A'ad and their homes were in the land of Ahqвf and it is located in the north of Hadramawt, and their place now is just a sandy location with no one living thing after that great construction, and Al-Ahqвf means the place of lot of sands as in the language. And as mentioned before they used to worship the idols instead of God, the Exalted, as the people of Noah (PUH) used to do. It is reported from Ibn Abbвs that they had an idol called "Samud" and another one called "Al-Hattвr", so then God sent to them Hud (PUH) and he was from a tribe called "Al-Khalood", and he was one of nobles with a nice-looking face, with a shape and body like them, white with a long beard, so he called them to worship God and believe in the One and stop worshipping the idols and doing wrong to people, but they refused to do so and called him a liar and said: Who's stronger than us? And Hud used to warn them and give examples for them with the first people of A'ad and people of Noah (PUH) before them and remind them of the gifts of God and explained to them that he has no greed for their money and fortunes but he is only commanded by God to guide them and God only rewards him.

As there were people of might and ego among the people the of Hud, there were also people of faith and mind and believed in him and followed him, but the people of wrong were much more in number so they refused Hud and ignored all the clues that he brought for the truth until God destroyed them and their body turned to be like empty palms' trunks. It is apparent that the people of Hud were the second A'ad and not the first as some believed that the second A'ad after the people of Hud are the people of Sвleh (PUH) and they are Thamud that lived in Yemen from Qahtвn and Saba' (Sheba), and their conditions will come later on, and only God knows. Some said, and as reported by the people of Hadramut, that Hud (PUH) lived in Hadramut after the destruction of A'ad until he died there and buried on the eastern parts of it not far away from the town of Tareem near the valley of Berhut. So we say, and this is the right, that Hud (PUH) was buried in the valley of Salвm (valley of peace) near the shrine of the prince of believers Ali ben Abi-Tвlib (PUH), and near the graves of Adam and Noah (PUH), and beside him Sвleh (PUH) with a high dome above them and their shrines underneath it, and they have their own servants and people visit them in that wide part of Iraq.

You should know that Quran mentioned the story of A'ad with Hud (PUH) in ten Suras (chapters): Al-A`rвf, Hud, Al-Mu'minun, Al-Sho`arв', Fussilat, Al-Ahqвf, Al-Рвriyвt, Al-Qamar, Al-Hвqqah, Al-Fajr. And the mentioning of Hud (PUH) was included for seven times in them, and might be the mentioning of A'ad is for the first A'ad like in the chapter of Al-Fajr, because it is also mentioned with it the city if Iram, the many-columned. Because both of A'ad of Hud and the one before it were tyrants, but both of them are different as mentioned before, and for this purpose He said: Lo! A'ad disbelieved in their Lord. A far removal for A'ad, the folk of Hud!(Hud:60). This speech is from Him, the Exalted, is call for their destruction and in it you will find the reasons for their destruction and the repetition of their story is to show how awful is their matter, and also for meditating and take the wisdom from their story and avoid their deeds, and He said "folks of Hud" to make a destinction betweem them and between the owner of Iram, the many columned. In the Hadith: people must be filtered and be tested so their good be known among their bad ones. Look by the eye of your heart to the story of Hud (PUH) with his people you will see a respected man with wisdom and high manners with great feelings, worshipper and ascetic, and also with pride and dignity with a hard faith and believe in God, the Exalted, for the disbelievers he was the torture and for the believers he was a passionate father,