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Al-'Ankabut 29:38

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وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَقَد تَّبَيَّنَ لَكُم مِّن مَّسَـٰكِنِهِمْ ۖ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْتَبْصِرِينَ

And [We destroyed] ʿAad and Thamūd, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path, and they were endowed with perception.

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يخبر تعالى عن هؤلاء الأمم المكذبة للرسل كيف أبادهم وتنوع في عذابهم ، فأخذهم بالانتقام منهم ، فعاد قوم هود ، وكانوا يسكنون الأحقاف وهي قريبة من حضرموت بلاد اليمن ، وثمود قوم صالح ، وكانوا يسكنون الحجر قريبا من وادي القرى . وكانت العرب تعرف مساكنهما جيدا ، وتمر عليها كثيرا

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