Introduction
The Quran (1,400 years ago) mentions a city by the name of Iram (a city of pillars) :
The Quran, chapter 89 (Al-Fajr), verse 6 to 14:| “ |
6: Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad - 7: Iram - who had lofty pillars, 8: The likes of whom had never been created in the lands 9: And Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley? 10: And Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? - 11: whom oppressed within the lands 12: And increased therein the corruption. 13: So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment. 14: Indeed, your Lord is in observation.— |
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According to Islamic beliefs, King Shaddad defied the warnings of the prophet Hud and God smote the city, driving it into the sands, never to be seen again. The ruins of the city lie buried somewhere in the sands of the Rub' al-Khali. Iram became known to Western literature with the translation of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights.
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