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Quran · Surah 89:6–8; 7:69

'Ad and Iram of the pillars

EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
ReferenceSurah 89:6–8; 7:69
Written610–632 CE
SetAncient Arabia
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad, With many-columned Iram, The like of which was not created in the lands.

Translation: Pickthall, 1930 · About the translator

Read it literally

7:69 says they were given 'growth of stature'. A lost city of tall builders, destroyed by a wind. Searched for in the Empty Quarter.

What scholars say

'Ad is an ancient Arabian people; commentators describe them as giants.

Giants and hybrids Looks like technology

Quick answers about Surah 89:6–8

Where is Surah 89:6–8 found?

Surah 89:6–8; 7:69 (Quran). Translation quoted: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930).

When was Surah 89:6–8 written?

610–632 CE.

What do scholars say about Surah 89:6–8?

'Ad is an ancient Arabian people; commentators describe them as giants.

Rabbit holes in this passage

Place'Ad and Iram of the PillarsThe Quran speaks of a people of great stature and a city of pillars, "the like of which was not created in the lands," erased by a furious wind. Medieval writers turned it into a golden city. In the 1990s, NASA radar images were used to trace caravan tracks in the hunt for it under Oman's sands.

Sources

  1. Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930)Primary text
  2. Quran 89:6–8, trans. Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930)Primary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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