Who are the owners of the stone?

The owners of the Hijr are the people of Thamud to whom Salih - peace be upon him - was sent, and Salih is one of the honorable messengers whom God Almighty sent to the different peoples to call them to the religion of truth, light and guidance and to stay away from the path of rebellion, delusion and disobedience. They were named by this name because they lived in Al-Hijr, and Al-Hijr is one of the areas that lies between both the Levant and the Hijaz in the southeast of Madin near the Gulf of Aqaba.

Thamud was named by this name in relation to her grandfather, which is (Thamud bin Aamer bin Aram bin Sam), and there are those who said that Thamud is Ibn Aad bin Aws bin Aram. A number of historians said that the dwellings of Thamud in Al-Hijr are one of the settlements that were for the people of Ad, among whom the Prophet of God Almighty sent a hood - peace be upon him -.

The tribe of Thamud was among the worshipers of idols that do not harm or benefit, so they associated them in worship with God - Glory be to Him -, and from here God Almighty sent Salih - peace be upon him - to deliver the message of monotheism to them, to discourage them and keep them away from worshiping idols, and to save them from what they entered themselves into from Misfortunes and disasters will have dire consequences for them.

The people of Thamud asked Saleh to bring them a sign from God Almighty that would be evidence of the truth of his prophecy and his message and what he brought, so God Almighty brought out a camel for them from a rock, and God Almighty commanded them not to touch this camel with any harm and to let it eat and graze as it wanted on the earth, and tied He linked the people’s safety and survival with the safety and survival of the she-camel, and the Great Qur’an attributed this camel to God, Lord of the Worlds, and this ascription increases its status and exalts its status. They leave the camel alone, so they hamstrung it. And here came the severe punishment of God Almighty to them.

God Almighty destroyed Thamud by shouting, which is a loud sound, and there is a saying that they were destroyed by electric shock, and it is a saying that has its inferences and justifications. As for Saleh and those who believed with him among the believers, they left the village and the place they went to differed. There are those who said that they went to Ramla in the land of Palestine, and there are those who said that they went to Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and there are those who said that they returned to their village and resided there, and there are those who said that they resided in Hatra death.