Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - Surah Adh-Dhariyat, ayah 41

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Translation of Surah Adh-Dhariyat, ayah 41 (51:41)

وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ ٤١

And in ˹the story of˺ ’Âd ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent against them the devastating wind.¹

Foot notes

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lit., ‘a barren wind,’ since the wind was not productive—it did not carry rain or fertilize trees.