4كَذَّبَت ثَمودُ وَعادٌ بِالقارِعَةِMuhammad AsadTHE LIE gave [the tribes of] Thamud and 'Ad to [all tidings of] that sudden calamity!1I.e., the Last Hour (see note 1 on 101:1). For particulars of the pre-Islamic tribes of 'Ad and Thamud, see 7:65-79 and the corresponding notes.