The hurricane may start as a sandstorm
Part 2
Stages of the hurricane Aad:
God – be glorified - said in the Quran 77: 1-6
وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا .فَالْعَاصِفَاتِ عَصْفًا . وَالنَّاشِرَاتِ نَشْرًا . فَالْفَارِقَاتِ فَرْقًا . فَالْمُلْقِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا . عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
The explanation:
(1- [I swear] by the [winds] loosed [on the tribe of Aad, which are] well-know [to you!]
2- And that storming tempestuously!
3- And that ripped throug the land like the saw [scattering destruction!]
4- Then separated them apart [one from another!]
5- And [by that event] they [: the storms] made an admonition [to people!]
6- Whether you be [children] excused, or [adults] warned [: the punishment will involve them all.)
(1- [I swear] by the [winds] loosed [on the tribe of Aad, which are] well-know [to you!]
2- And that storming tempestuously!
3- And that ripped throug the land like the saw [scattering destruction!]
4- Then separated them apart [one from another!]
5- And [by that event] they [: the storms] made an admonition [to people!]
6- Whether you be [children] excused, or [adults] warned [: the punishment will involve them all.)
God – be glorified – said also in the Quran 79: 1-5
وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا .وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا . وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا . فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا . فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا
The explanation:
(1- [I swear] by [the winds] that plucked out [a people] immersed [in their sins, and cast them away!]
2- And that rushed with increasing speed!
3- And started swimming [through the air!]
4- And outstripped [horses and every creature on earth!]
5- And threw the am'r [: genies (or demons) and souls] on their backs!)
The interpretation:
The "pluckers" here means the severe storms [: and hurricanes] that pluck man out of his [hiding] place and throw him on the ground, causing his death.
(1- [I swear] by [the winds] that plucked out [a people] immersed [in their sins, and cast them away!]
2- And that rushed with increasing speed!
3- And started swimming [through the air!]
4- And outstripped [horses and every creature on earth!]
5- And threw the am'r [: genies (or demons) and souls] on their backs!)
The interpretation:
The "pluckers" here means the severe storms [: and hurricanes] that pluck man out of his [hiding] place and throw him on the ground, causing his death.
The "immersed" means the disbelievers that are immersed or drowned in their sins. These were the tribe of Aad [near Yemen], on whom God loosed the storms and hurricanes and exterminated them.
>> ([I swear] by [the winds] that plucked out [a people] immersed [in their sins, i.e. it plucked people and cast them away causing their death!] )
This is a threatening oath, which means:
If you do not believe in Me and in My apostle, I will loose on you some storms similar to the storms that I sent on the people of Aad, and these storms exterminated them.
If you do not believe in Me and in My apostle, I will loose on you some storms similar to the storms that I sent on the people of Aad, and these storms exterminated them.
Then He – be glorified – started to describe those storms:
>> (And that rushed with increasing speed!): it means that stormy wind started to increase gradually until it annihilated them completely.
>> (And that rushed with increasing speed!): it means that stormy wind started to increase gradually until it annihilated them completely.
>> (And started swimming [through the air!] )
>> (And outstripped [- with its speed - horses, gazelles and every creature on earth!] )
[Horses may run at 38 miles per hour, and cheetah may initially run at 120 km per hour.]
[Horses may run at 38 miles per hour, and cheetah may initially run at 120 km per hour.]
>> (And threw the am'r [: genies (or demons) and souls] on their backs!)
It means: It throws the genies (demons), souls and any creature that is in its way.
It means: It throws the genies (demons), souls and any creature that is in its way.
[N.B. It appears from this aya that genies (or demons) are mightier than people, but in spite of this, the hurricanes cast them away, and they cannot resist such violent storms.]
And there are many other ayat in the Quran about these storms that exterminated the tribe of Aad.
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