
Iram: The Lost City
Iram (إرم) in the QuranBy Aira AuroraLength1h 20m
About this audiobook
The Quran tells the story of a lost city — a city of pillars, of architecture, of power — that was destroyed so completely that it became a byword for transience. The city is Iram — *Iram dhat al-'Imad* in Arabic, "Iram of the pillars" — and it is mentioned in the Quran in a single, striking passage:
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 17, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Introduction
3Chapter 1: The Name — Iram in the Quran
4Chapter 2: The People of 'Aad
5Chapter 3: Hud and His Message
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6Chapter 4: The Rejection and the Arrogance
7Chapter 5: The Drought and the Cloud
8Chapter 6: The Wind of Destruction
9Chapter 7: The Remnants and the Ruins
10Chapter 8: Iram and the Other Sacred Places
11Chapter 9: Lessons and Reflections
12Chapter 10: The Dunes-Warning — 46:21's Ahqaf-Sermon and 53:50's First-Ad Doctrine
13Chapter 11: The Wronged-Themselves Audit — 9:70's News-Doctrine and 23:31's Raised-Generation
14Chapter 12: The Thunderbolt-Warn — 41:13-14's Clear-Proofs and 29:38's Satan-Fairness
15Disclaimer
16Frequently Asked Questions
17Glossary
18About the Author
19Series Info