The Holy Quran 25:38 — Surah Al-Furqan

Arabic text

وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَأَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونًۢا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرًا

Translation

(Just as the destruction of this nation is a lesson, do not forget that) We also annihilated the Aad, the Thamud, the people of the well (a community of Kuffaar that was swallowed by the earth as they sat beside a well) and numerous nations between them.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Who were the Ashab al-Rass: who were the “Ashab al-Rass” (the People of the Well)? There has been sharp disagreement about this. In “Ruh al-Ma'ani”, after citing many opinions, [the author] writes: وَمُلَخَّصُ الْاَقْوَالِ اِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ اَهْلَكَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِتَكْذِيْبِ مَنْ اُرْسِلَ اِلَيْهِمْ (that is, the summary is that they were a people who…

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