The 'Ad people, to whom the Prophet Hud was sent were fourth in generation of Noah, having being the son of 'Aus, the son of Aram, the son of Sam, the son of Noah.
They occupied a large tract of hilly sand country, extending from 'Uman at the mouth of the Persian Gulf to Hadramawt and Yemen at the southern end of the Red Sea. The people were tall in stature and were great builders.
Surah 26 Verse 128: Do you build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves? 129: And do you get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living there in (forever)?
Probably the long, winding tracts of sand (ahqaf) in their dominions were irrigated with canals.
They forsook the true God for they worshipped a number of idols - Wudd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Nasr, and Hattar.
They oppressed the people. A three year famine visited them, and yet they took no warning. At length a terrible blast of wind destroyed them and their land, but a remnant, known as the second 'Ad or the Thamud afterwards suffered a similar fate for their sins.
The tomb of Hud is still traditionally shown in Hadramawt, latitude 15 N and 49.5 E, about 90 miles north of Mukalla. There are ruins and inscriptions in the neighbourhood. There is an annual pilgrimage to it in the month of Rajab.
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