تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ Qur’an Al-Qamar (54:20)TanziAAu a l nn a sa kaannahum aAAj a zu nakhlin munqaAAir in
As mentioned in {69:6-8}, this wind - obviously an exceptionally violent sandstorm - raged without break for seven nights and eight days. For particulars of the tribe of 'Ad, see second half of note [48] on 7:65 .