How many days did Allah need to destroy the people of Aad?

[eksesar]

How many days did Allah need to destroy the people of Aad?

The Qur'an speaks in various passages about the people of Aad, and about their destruction by terrible tornado as punishment from Allah for their disobedience.
The Qur'an, however, contradicts itself in the number of days this wind endured.

Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity, [54:19]

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Therefor We let loose on them a raging wind in evil days, that We might make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of the world. And verily the doom of the Hereafter will be more shameful, and they will not be helped. [41:16]

And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind, Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees. [69:6-7]

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According to Sura 54:19, the wind continued for a single day, while 41:16 uses the plural form indicating at least three days, and 69:7 specifies exactly eight days.

 

[LightOfEyes]

Actually according to Ibn kathir tafsir its 7 nights and 8 days clearly in sura 69:6-7 but in sura 54:19 means the wind and the punishment started in the jinx day and remained for 7 nights and 8 days in succession.

 

[eksesar]

Actually according to Ibn kathir tafsir its 7 nights and 8 days clearly in sura 69:6-7 but in sura 54:19 means the wind and the punishment started in the jinx day and remained for 7 nights and 8 days in succession.

Is it? I am not seeing any relations each verses.

 

[LightOfEyes]

In sura [54:19] Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.

So the punishment started on that day but the sura did not mention how many days its mentend the quality of that day, while in sura [69:7] Which Allâh imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!


It has mentioned the period of the punishment

In brief sura [54:19] has mentioned the quality of that day which start the punishment in.

sura 69:6-7 has mentioned the period of punishment.

 

[eksesar]

In sura [54:19] Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.

So the punishment started on that day but the sura did not mention how many days its mentend the quality of that day, while in sura [69:7] Which Allâh imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!


It has mentioned the period of the punishment

In brief sura [54:19] has mentioned the quality of that day which start the punishment in.

sura 69:6-7 has mentioned the period of punishment.

In sura [54:19] Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.

past tense!!