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Aad (Omani tribe)



'Ad (Arabic عاد) was an ancient Arabian nation mentioned in the Qur'an as being the place where the Islamic prophet Hud (هود) was sent to by God to guide its people back to the righteous path of believing in God. The citizens did not heed his warnings and the town was destroyed by God in a great storm.



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