Who Was The nine of Thamud? Who plotted to kill Salih by night in Islamic History

Before the worldBefore Adam

The first nationsAdam to Shuayb

Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE

Bani Israil and Romec. 1000 BCE – 250 CE

Arabia before IslamUp to 570 CE

Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE

After the Prophet ﷺ632–1000 CE

Crusades and conquests1090–1502 CE

The end of timeStill to come

Ten signs before the Hour

Isa ibn Maryam descends
A landslide in the east
A landslide in the west
A landslide in Arabia
The smoke
The sun rises from the west
The Beast of the earth
A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering

Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗

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تسعة رهط

The nine of Thamud

Who plotted to kill Salih by nightPeople of Thamud

Relied onA secret oath

Undone byTheir own plot

Nine clan leaders of al-Hijr spread corruption in the land. They swore an oath by Allah to kill Salih and his family by night, then tell his heirs they had seen nothing.

How it ended

Allah destroyed them and their people, and left their houses empty as a sign (27:51-52).

And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs].
Quran 27:48

The lessonThey planned a plan and Allah planned a plan, while they did not perceive (27:50).

In the Quran

27:45-53

Stood against
Source: Named in the QuranThe commentators count Qudar, who killed the she-camel, among the nine.

Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal

Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.

Before the worldBefore Adam

Before Adam Iblis: the one who refused