[Machine] He (Qatadah) heard that Allah sent the Prophet Shuayb ﷺ to two tribes - the people of Madyan and the people of Aikah. Aikah was a valley with twisted trees. When Allah intended to punish them, He sent upon them a severe heat and raised over them a cloud of punishment, like a thundercloud. When it approached them, they came out, hoping for its coolness. However, when they were underneath it, it rained upon them. This is the saying of Allah Almighty: "So He seized them with punishment of the Day of the Overhanging Cloud" [Surah Ash-Shu'ara, 189]. Adh-Dhahabi remained silent about summarizing this.
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ قَتَادَةَ يَقُولُ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ شُعَيْبًا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِلَى أُمَّتَيْنِ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ أَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ وَإِلَى أَصْحَابِ الْأَيْكَةِ فَكَانَتِ الْأَيْكَةُ مِنْ شَجَرٍ مُلْتَفٍّ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَرًّا شَدِيدًا وَرَفَعَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَ كَأَنَّهُ سَحَابَةٌ فَلَمَّا دَنَتْ مِنْهُمْ خَرَجُوا إِلَيْهَا رَجَاءَ بَرْدِهَا فَلَمَّا كَانُوا تَحْتَهَا مَطَرَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ ﷻ {فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ الظُّلَّةِ} [الشعراء 189] سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص