ʽAd


According to Islamic tradition, Ad, who came from the northeast and was the progenitor of the Adites, was the son of Uz, who was the son of Aram, who was the son of Shem, the son of Noah. Therefore, Noah is said to be Ad's great-great-grandfather.
In Islamic tradition, the Adites are believed to be among the first inhabitants of Arabia. They belong to what is known as the perished Arabs.
After Ad's death, his sons Shadid and Shedad reigned in succession over the Adites. ʿĀd then became a collective term for all those descended from Ad.
According to the Quran, Iram is the place to which the prophet Hud was sent in order to guide its people back to the righteous path of God. The citizens continued in their idolatrous ways and Allah destroyed their city in a great storm.
Surah 89:6-14 mentions ʿĀd:
It is said that Hud along with his closest family escaped the region and resettled in and around the modern area of Hadramaut in Yemen. His grave is traditionally said to be located there till this day. According to Islamic scholarship, the descendants of Hud were the forerunners to the Pure Arabs.