ABSTRACT
Ahqaf is the plural of hiqf, meaning a long and curved body of sand. Al-Ahqaf is the name of long tracts of sand in the region of Esh-Shihr, the country of the( Ad. Al Ahqaf is the title of the Meccan
sura 46 in the Qur ) an. It was revealed to
Prophet Muhammad during his struggle with the polytheist Quraysh. The Qur
) an
tells the story of the tribe of ( Ad who
fought their prophet Hud as the Meccans fought him. It reports that because of their vehement rejection of him, the people of
( Ad were totally destroyed by
the command of Allah, but their dwellings remain as a warning.
