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Salih
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Salih or Saleh () is a prophet mentioned in the Qur'an who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud in ancient Arabia, before the lifetime of Muhammad. The story of Salih is linked to that of the she-camel of God, a gift from God to the people of Thamud when they sought a miracle to confirm that Salih was a prophet.
Key facts
- Religious biography.religion
- Islam
- Religious biography.honorific_prefix
- Prophet
- Religious biography.name
- Ṣāliḥ
- Religious biography.image
- Saleh leads she-camel crop.jpg
- Religious biography.honorific_suffix
- Alayhi as-Salam
- Religious biography.native_name
- صَالِحٌ Selah
- Religious biography.native name lang
- ar
- Religious biography.caption
- Salih leads the she-camel of God from the side of a mountain.
- Religious biography.resting_place
- Hasik ()
- Religious biography.office1
- Prophet of Islam
- Religious biography.predecessor1
- Hud
- Religious biography.successor1
- Abraham
- Religious biography.relatives
- Thamud
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- Salih and the she camel.jpg
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Salih or Saleh () is a prophet mentioned in the Qur'an who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud in ancient Arabia, before the lifetime of Muhammad. The story of Salih is linked to that of the she-camel of God, a gift from God to the people of Thamud when they sought a miracle to confirm that Salih was a prophet.
== Historical context == thumb|right|Hegra|''Mada'in Saleh or Al-Hijr'' in the [[Hejaz Mountains of Saudi Arabia]]