Real Revolution — Page 23
23Traces of the Babylonian Civilization in the Holy Quran. . Some mention of some of the branches of this civilization is also to be found in the Holy Quran. In. Surah Fajr the Holy Book says: الم تركيفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادِ ، ارم ذات العماد ، التي تم يُخْلَقَ مِثْلُها في البلاد ، وَتَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّحْرَ ، بِالْوَادِ، وَ فِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ ، الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ ، فاكثروا فيها الفساد . (13 - 7 : 89). The people who founded this civilization are called the 'Aad. The Earlier 'Aad were the founders of the Babylonian civilization, while the later 'Aad were one of the bearers of this culture at a later period. The people referred to in the verse quoted here are the Earlier 'Aad, or the founders of the Babylonian culture. God says: Know ye not what treatment was meted out by God to 'Aad? The Earlier 'Aad, who were the builders of lofty buildings, such that no other nation has been able to compete with them in this respect. Though the world has made much progress since that time, still no one has been able to surpass the 'Aad in the science and art of architecture. And. Samood, a branch of the 'Aad, attained great skill in sculpture and the cutting of stone. They built town after town by cutting into the heart of the mountain,