so regarding the aad they were haughty in the land without right and they said who is more powerful than us? did they not realise that allah who created them is more powerful than them? and they used to deny our signs.
فأما عاد فاستكبروا في الأرض بغير الحق وقالوا من أشد منا قوة أولم يروا أن الله الذي خلقهم هو أشد منهم قوة وكانوا بآياتنا يجحدون