Salih

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Salih with the mare camel (Turkish miniature)

Salih or Saleh ( Arabic صالح Saalih , DMG Ṣāliḥ ) is the name of anon-Jewish prophet sentby God ( Allah ) to the people of Thamud (according to Koran Suras 7 and 11). According to Islamic tradition,the Thamud people are said to have disregarded Salih's warnings and were punished for them by God.

The Bible announces Shiloh in the Old Testament ( Gen 49,10  SLT ) :

" The scepter, the ruler's staff from his feet (better: the staff on which rulership is based) never deviates from (the tribe of) Judah , until Shiloh comes, to whom the obedience of the peoples is due."

- Translation to Pshitta Bible by Syrian or Aramaic Christians.

The meaning of this word is unclear and therefore starting point for speculation, which also includes the equation with the Messiah , David or various prophets . Equation with the Arabic Salih is also not guaranteed.

Salih in Islam

The central point and prominent element in the Qur'anic narrative is the mention of the camel, who was given by God as a "sign" or "test, temptation" ( Fitna , in sura 54 , 27) or "proof" (in sura 17:59) was sent. Salih warned his people to leave the female camel alone so that she could eat and drink unhindered. But members of the Thamud people cut the camel's tufts and killed it. They then mocked Salih and demanded the threatened punishment from him. He asked them to stay in their houses for three days, after which a storm ( sura 51 : 44 and sura 69 : 5) or an earthquake ( sura 7 : 78) broke out, and the next morning they lay dead on the ground in their houses . The old Hegra, where Thamud also lived, received the name Mada'in Salih in connection with this legend in the Middle Ages .

Islamic legend added miraculous accounts of the conception and birth of Salih. Probably for the reason that he is often mentioned in the Koran in connection with Noah - there are examples in Sura 14, 9; 9, 70; 22, 42; 25, 37-38; 40, 31; 50, 12 -, Salih's family tree is traced back to Noah. In Islam, Salih does not correspond to any of the biblical prophets , but according to Islamic tradition, prophets like Salih and Hūd are said to have been as well known among the Arabs as Ibrahim and his descendants.

literature

  • Encyclopaedia of Islam , Volume 8, pp. 1018-1019
  • Pentateuch and Haftaroth: Hebrew Text and German Translation , Volume 1: Genesis. Commentary by Joseph Herman Hertz. Verlag Morascha, Zurich, 1984, DNB 891347542 , p. 416 ff.