al-Qamar

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

إِنَّا أرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

18. The people of ‘Ad belied their Prophet. Then how were My Torment and My Warnings?

19. Indeed, We recurrently sent against them a furious and icy gale on an inauspicious day.

Following the account of Prophet Noah (as) and the tempest, the Holy Qur’an proceeds with those of Prophet Hod (as) and the people of ‘Ad so that it makes people aware of the manner of the torment of those who disobeyed Divine Command. Although the people of ‘Ad were strong, robust, and of high stature such that they extracted rocks from mountains and built their houses, they were afflicted with Divine torment in the form of an incessant icy gale on an inauspicious day. The inauspicious day mentioned herein may reflect Divine torment encompassing disbelievers on that day and led to their perdition.