Contacts missing from iCloud, iPhone, Macbook, and iPad!

I somehow deleted all my address book contacts off of my Macbook. Since everything is through iCloud, I no longer have any contacts on my iPhone or iPad either. I don't have any time machine back ups on my Macbook (stupid, I know) and iCloud was never backed up on my iPhone. Although, on my iPad I see that there is a backup from the 15th of this month. Is it possible to restore my address book back to that date through iCloud? I’ve already tried resetting the iPad and using the setup assistant to restore from that date and my contacts are still missing! Please help!

Hello Rockstarcasey
If you are using a syncing service to keep your contact on your devices, like iCloud or Gmail, check to see if that service is turned on, You can do that by going to Settings > iCloud, if you are using it, and make sure that it is turned on. If you are using a different service, then go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars and select the account that they are associated with and toggle it on.
If you have a back up within iTunes or iCloud, you can restore that back up back to your devices. Keep in mind that when you do that, it will replace what is currently on your iPhone or iPad mini with that back up.
iCloud: Change iCloud feature settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2613
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Regards,
-Norm G.

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