Al-Fajr 89:6
The Dawn · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 593
The People of ‘Ad
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ ٦
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A’ad.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with ‘Ad?
Insight
Elmalılı notes that historians, as Ibn Khaldun mentions, divided the Arabs into four, and the “vanished Arabs” were peoples like ‘Ad who perished entirely.
Reflect
Consider that even what seems powerful can vanish.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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