23/08/2025
About 300 kilometers from Medina,
there is a quiet area. It is called Mada'in Saleh. The people of Hazrat Saleh (AS) lived in this area. This people is also called the people of Thamud. This people was the contemporaries of the people of Hazrat Hud (AS). Hazrat Hud's people are called the people of Ad. Whose remains are present in the desert of Abar in Bahrain today.
Thus, the people of Saleh (AS) or the people of Thamud disbelieved in Allah. They were very big, tall, wide and powerful, they had built their houses inside the mountains. Which could withstand any weather conditions. They said in response to the preaching of Hazrat Saleh (AS), O Saleh, look at our magnificent houses, are we not very powerful? If there is another nation that is in competition with us, bring them before us. But when they killed a she-camel as a sign from Allah, the she-camel's calf disappeared into a mountain crying and screaming. Hazrat Saleh (AS) said to his people, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for 3 days." This is the promise of Allah that He will not be a liar. So Allah saved Hazrat Salih (a.s.) and some people by His mercy. A thunderbolt seized this nation... They remained lying face down in their homes. The angel's scream or thunderbolt was so intense that their hearts were torn, and they perished lying in their homes. No matter how powerful they were, they cannot be more powerful than Allah. He is superior and exalted.
It is narrated that Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) passed through this area with some of his companions. Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) had anxiety on his face. And it seemed that he was in a hurry. The people there offered him water from a well, but Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) forbade his companions and ordered them to leave quickly. When the companions asked about the reason for the anxiety, Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) said, "The punishment of Allah has descended here." This area belongs to the people of Hazrat Salih (a.s.) on whom Allah has descended a severe punishment.
Neither staying there nor drinking water are secrets that we do not know, Hazrat Muhammad (ﷺ) is naturally innocent, so the common man is shaken from within after hearing about divine punishment. He is the Messenger of Allah who knows the power of Allah very well.
Exactly the same thing happened to the people of Lot (a). They had indulged in abominable acts like homosexuality, Hazrat Lot (a) warned them, but they were so immersed in the pleasure of luxury and sins that they started persecuting Hazrat Lot (a).
Hazrat Lot (a) was a contemporary of Hazrat Ibrahim (a). He explained his people a lot, but they did not stop. Allah sent His angels to Hazrat Lot (a) and they told Hazrat Lot (a) to stay here for a while and leave with his family and friends. Allah has said in the Quran that the time of Our punishment is morning. And is the morning some distance away??
The angels insisted that no one should look back,
However, Allah rained stones and fire from the sky on the people of Lot (peace be upon him) at the time of Suhoor. And in the Quran, Allah said that We rained stones on them layer upon layer and turned the entire city upside down.
Today, modern science has proven that when this nation was on earth, meteorites rained from the constellation of Sumbulah, and those stones rained down on this nation like fiery tornadoes. They were engrossed in their own world, and their bones show that they were under the most painful punishment.
The wife of Hazrat Lot (peace be upon him) disobeyed Allah's command and looked back at the destroyed city. And she turned into stone... Her remains can still be seen today in the S***m Valley near the Dead Sea...
May Allah grant us the ability to follow His straight path and protect us from divine punishment. Amen, O Lord of the Worlds 🤲🏼🥺