سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ
Holy Qur'an
Al-Qur'an
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lit., a bitter and screaming wind.
Cf. xli. 16. How graphic is the description of the tornado that uprooted them! It must indeed be a dreadful tornado that plucks up the palm-trees by their deep tap-roots. The "Day" is an indefinite period of time. The wind that destroyed the 'Ad people lasted seven nights and eight days: lxix. 7.