Allah Almighty revealed: Noah's people, when they denied the
Messengers We drowned them, and We made them as a sign for mankind. We have
prepared a painful torment for the Zalimeen (polytheists and wrongdoers) Also Ad
and Thamud and the dwellers of Ar Rass and many generations in between. For each
of them We put forward examples (as proofs and lessons etc), and each of them We
brought to utter ruin (because of their disbelief and evil deeds). (Ch
25:37-39 Quran)
Allah the Exalted revealed: Denied before them (these pagans
of Mecca who denied you, O Muhammad) the people of Noah and the dwellers of Ar
Rass, and Thamud and Ad and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot, and the dewellers
of the Wood, and the people of Tubba, everyone of them denied their Messengers
so My Threat took effect. (Ch 50:12-14 Quran).
These verses indicate that the dwellers of Ar Rass were
destroyed as they were the other people who refused to believe in the prophets
of Allah
Ibn jarir stated that the dwellers of Ar Rass were the people of
one of Thamud's villages. Allah sent a prophet to them called Huzlah Ibn Safwan.
They denied and killed him, so Allah destroyed them.
Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Al Hassan narrated: "The dwellers of AR
Rass had a well sufficing them and their land. They also had a just and
good-hearted king. When he died, they were much grieved for him. After four days
Satan took his form and said: "I was not deed, but I kept absent from you to see
your reaction." They were very joyful. He commanded them to set up a curtain
between him and them and told them that he would never die. A great number of
them believed him and were fascinated with and worshiped him. Then Allah sent
them a prophet telling them that it was only Satan who was addressing them from
behind the curtain. He forbade them to worship him and commanded them to worship
only Allah and no partner with Him. In spite of that, they killed their prophet
and threw his body into a well. Therefore Allah destroyed them and their homes."
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