"The people of Noah denied before them, as did ‘Ad and Pharaoh, the Lord of the Stakes." Qatada's interpretation: When he was angry at someone, he would drive four stakes into [the ground] for him, [to fasten] his hands and his feet.
﴿كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفرْعَوْن ذُو الْأَوْتَاد﴾ تَفْسِير قَتَادَة: كَانَ إِذا غضب عَلَى أحدٍ أوتد لَهُ أَرْبَعَة أوتاد على يَدَيْهِ وَرجلَيْهِ
