The People of Thamud

The People of Thamud

The Sun and the Moon

The Thamud were the successors of the Aad. Even though we don’t know for sure how this succession took place, I like to think that perhaps there were a few survivors from that windstorm that wiped them out.
Perhaps these survivors were Prophet Hud (AS) and his followers.
Perhaps they wandered through the Arabian Peninsula for some time looking for a new home. And then perhaps they found a suitable place to settle in southern Arabia. And perhaps, using the knowledge, culture, and technology from the Aad, they established a new society.
And perhaps, over the generations, these people developed their own magnificent society with its own special hallmarks and characteristics.
And perhaps, just like the Aad before them, they forgot the faith of Tawheed practiced by their ancestors and slipped into worshiping idols.
Only Allah knows if this scenario really happened. But certainly, there is some possibility that something like this may have happened.
For one, Allah certainly mentions that the Thamud were successors to the Aad.
And remember when He made you successors after the Aad and settled you in the land?
Chapter 7, Verse 74.
Furthermore, there is also proof that they had some elements of true Islam in their faith.
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