Named for the dwelling place of the people of 'Ad, it retells their destruction and includes an account of jinn secretly listening to Muhammad's recitation and being moved to believe — offered as evidence that his message carried real spiritual force, recognized even by unseen listeners, at a time when Meccan humans continued to reject it. Its jinn-listening account is followed by a poignant reflection on the fleeting nature of worldly enjoyment, comparing it to the way people exhausted their share of good things in this life and now have nothing left to draw on — a warning aimed at complacent comfort. It also briefly reflects on the patience of "those of firm resolve" among the earlier messengers, naming this select group as a standard Muhammad himself was instructed to emulate, tying his own endurance directly to a recognized lineage of especially steadfast prophets.
Includes jinn secretly listening and believing — used to suggest the message carried real spiritual weight, recognized even by unseen listeners. That comparison of spending down one's "share" of worldly comfort is often invoked in discussions of moderation, cautioning against treating present indulgence as a bottomless account with no eventual reckoning. Being placed within this named category of especially resolute messengers is often cited in Islamic biography of Muhammad as framing his patience not as an isolated personal virtue but as continuity with a small, historically consistent group.