S10 - Surah Al Furqaan (25) Verse 37 - 39

Yusuf Circle Sheffield

Quran Class Surah 25 v 37-39 Session 10 The Dwellers of Ar-Rass The word Rass here refers to a water well that has not been built by bricks or stones. Prophet Salih (as) & The Nation of Thamud. Prophet Hanzalah ibn Safwân (as) & Ar-Raas. Prophet Hud ibn Abdullah ibn Rabah ibn Khalid ibn Jalood ibn Ad (as) & the Nation of Ad. The people of Ar-Rass were the remnants [approx 4,000 people] from one of the towns of Thamood. Prophet Salih (as) was with them and they took shelter in Hadramaut, Yemen. Prophet Salih (as) passed away hence the name 'Death Overcame' (Hadramaut). Prophet Hanzalah ibn Safwân (as) was sent to the people of Ar-Rass, as they fell into idol worship. The people belied & killed him then threw him into a well. So Ad ibn Aws ibn Eram ibn Sam ibn Nooh and his son-left Ar-Rass and descended in al-Ahqâf. After that Allah destroyed the people of Ar-Rass and the descendants of these and other people spread all over Yemen and other parts of Earth. The destruction of these people was the stripping of the water of the life-giving well. Then Jabroon ibn Sad ibn Äd ibn Aws ibn Eram ibn Sâm ibn Nooh went to Damascus and built a city there, which he named Jabroon (named after himself). This is the same city which is referred to in the Qur'an as 'Eram of the Pillars.' Then Allah SWT sent Prophet Hood (as) to Ad. This is referred to the descendents of Âd, who had descendents in al-Aqâf. They had subsequently rejected and belied him and so Allah SWT destroyed them.