Ramadan: The Prophets - Prophet Hud?
Prophet Hud ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Auzubillahi Mina'shaytan-nir Rajeem Bismillah ir rahman ir rahim --------------------------------- The people of 'Ad lived many years in the windswept hills of an area between Yemen and Oman. They were physically well built and renowned for their craftsmanship especially in the construction of tall buildings with lofty towers. They were outstanding among all the nations in power and wealth, which, unfortunately, made them arrogant and boastful. Their political power was held in the hand of unjust rulers, against whom no one dared to raise a voice. They were not ignorant of the existence of Allah, nor did they refuse to worship Him. What they did refuse was to worship Allah alone. They worshipped other gods, also, including idols. This is one sin Allah does not forgive. Allah wanted to guide and discipline these people so He sent a prophet from among them. This prophet was Hud (PBUH), a noble man who handled this task with great resoluteness and tolerance. Ibn Jarir reported that he was Hud Ibn Shalikh, Ibn Arfakhshand, Ibn Sam, Ibn Noah (PBUH). He also reported that Prophet Hud (PBUH) was from a tribe called Ad Ibn Us Ibn Sam Ibn Noah, who were Arabs living in Al Ahqaf in Yemen between Oman and Hadramaut, on a land called Ashar stretching out into the sea. The name of their valley was Mughiith Some traditions claimed that Hud (PBUH) was the first person who spoke Arabic while others claimed that Noah (PBUH) was the first. It was also said that Adam was the first. Hud (PBUH) condemned idol worship and admonished his people. "MY people, what is the benefit of these stones that you carve with your own hands and worship? In reality it is an insult to the intellect. There is only One Deity worthy of worship and that is Allah. Worship of Him and Him alone, is compulsory on you. He created you, He provides for you and He is the One Who will cause you to die. He gave you wonderful physiques and blessed you in many ways. So believe in Him and do not be blind to His favours, or the same fate that destroyed Noah's people will overtake you." With such reasoning Hud hoped to instil faith in them, but they refused to accept his message. His people asked him: "Do you desire to be our master with your call? What payment do you want?" Hud tried to make them understand that he would receive his payment (reward) from Allah; he did not demand anything from them except that they let the light of truth touch their minds and hearts. Allah the Almighty states: And to Ad people We sent their brother Hud. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (god) but Him; Certainly, you do nothing but invent (lies)! O my people I ask of you no reward for it (the Message). My reward is only from Him Who created me. Will you not then understand? And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him, He will send you (from the sky) abundant rain, and add strength to your strength, so do not turn away as Mujrimeen (criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah)." They said: "O Hud! No evidence have you brought us and we shall not leave our gods for your mere saying! We are not believers in you. All that we say is that some of our gods (false deities) have seized you with evil (madness)." HE said: "I call Allah to witness and bear you witness that I am free from that which you ascribe as partners in worship, and with Him (Allah). SO plot against me, all of you, and give me no respite. I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving (living) creature but HE has grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the Straight Path (the truth). SO if you turn away, still I have conveyed the Message with which I was sent to you. My Lord will make another people succeed you, and you will not harm Him in the least. Surely, my Lord is Guardian over all things." (Ch 11:50-57 Quran) Hud tried to speak to them and to explain about Allah's blessings: how Allah the Almighty had made them Noah's successors, how He had given them strength and power, and how HE sent them rain to revive the soil. Hud's people looked about them and found they were the strongest on earth, so they become prouder and more obstinate. Thus they argued a lot with Hud. They asked "O Hud! Do you say that later we die and turn into dust, we will be resurrected?" He replied, "Yes, you will come back on the Day of Judgment and each of you will be asked about what you did." A peal of laughter was heard after the last statement. "How strange Hud's claims are!" The disbelievers muttered among themselves. They believed that when man dies his body decays and turns into dust, which is swept away by the wind. How could that return to its original state? Then what is the significance of the Day of Judgment? Why does the dead return to life? All these questions were patiently received by Hud. He then addressed his people concerning the Day of Judgment. he explained t that belief in the Day of Judgment is essential to Allah's justice, teaching them the same thing that every prophet taught about it. Hud explained that justice demands that there be a Day of Judgment because good is not always victorious in life. Sometimes evil overpowers good. Will such crimes go unpunished? If we suppose there is no Day of Judgment, then a great injustice will have prevailed, but Allah has forbidden injustice to be incurred by Himself or His subjects. Therefore, the existence of the Day of Judgment, a day of accounting for our deeds and being rewarded or punished for them, reveals the extend of Allah's justice. Hud spoke to them about all of these things. They listened but disbelieved him. Allah recounts his people's attitude towards the Day of Judgment: "The chiefs of his people, whom disbelieved and denied the meeting in the Hereafter, and to who We had given the luxuries and comforts of this life, said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he eats of that which you eat, and drinks of what you drink. If you were to obey a human being like yourselves then verily! You indeed would be losers. Does he promise you that when you have died and have become dust and bones, you shall come out alive (resurrected)? Far, very far, is that which you are promised. There is nothing but our life of this world! We die and we live! We are not going to be resurrected! He is only a man who has invented a lie against Allah, but we are not going to believe in him." (Ch 23:33-38 Quran) the chiefs of Hud's people asked: "IS it not strange that Allah's chooses one of us to reveal His message to?" Hud replied: "What is strange in that? Allah wants to guide you to the right way of life, so HE sent me to warn you. Noah's flood and his story are not far away from you, so do not forget what happened. All the disbelievers were destroyed, no matter how strong they were." "Who is going to destroy us Hud?" the chiefs asked. "Allah." replied Hud. The disbelievers among his people answered: "We will be saved by our gods." Hud clarified to them that the gods they worshipped would be the reason for their destruction, that it is Allah alone Who saves people, and that no other power on earth can benefit or harm anyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Disclaimer- -Dar-us-Salam Publications- ----------- 2 Stories per day, thats what I post. 1 at 5 pm gmt and the next at 7 gmt --------- Walaikum Salaam sister Lebonese I will be posting all them during ramadan, Prophet Noah(as) I have already posted, they are being posted in order. -------------- The Story of Adam and Eve (Hawwa) The Story of Enoch (Idris) The Story of Noah (Nuh) The Story of Hud The Story of Saleh The Story of Abraham (Ibrahim) The Story of Lot (Lut) The Story of Shu'aib The Story of Ishamel (Isma'eel) The Story of Isaac (Is-haq) The Story of Jospeh (Yusuf) The Story of Job (Ayoub) The Story of Dhul-Kifl The Story of The People of Ar-Raas The Story of The People of Yaseen The Story of Jonah (Yunus) The Story of Moses and Aaron (Musa and Haroon) The Story of Joshua (Yusha') The Story of Khidr The Story of Ezekiel (Hizqeel) The Story of Elia and Elisha (Ilyas and Al-Yas'a) The Story of Samuel The Story of David (Dawud) The Story of Solomon (Sulaiman) The Story of Isaiah bin Amoz (Shi'ya bn Amsia) The Story of Jeremiah bin Hilkiah The Story of the Destruction of Jerusalem The Story of Daniel (Daniyal) The Story of Ezra ('Uzair) The Story of Zacharia and John (Zakariyyah and Yahya) The Story of Jesus ('Isa) + some others. ------------------- True MK, I agree with you on that point.
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How about starting a series of the stories of the prophets. One story(One prophet) a day.
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Its worth reading, thanks for your contributions on Prophet Hud, pbuh. May Allah bless all Muslims always.
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destroy the enemies of Islam as thou destroyed the Ad and the Thamud, hold them in a grio which befits thy power and dominance.
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assalamo alaykom. Allah(swt) will ask about how we used to spend our time and sobhana LLAH and alhamduli LLAH bro when we read ur q we are learning. i would like to read in sha'aa LLAH if u can, about the other part of the story of hud(as) how his ppl died bcz of their own misguidance and i would like to read about the prophet Noah(as) and his ppl. jazaka LLAH khayran...may Allah bless u for ur good work...really knowledge is beautiful. THANKS and alhamduli LLAH. assalamo alaykom bro.
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Hud clarified to them that the gods they Worshipped would be the reason for their destruction, that it is Allah Alone Who saves people, and that no other power on earth can benefit or harm anyone. Worshiping is not just believing in Allah Alone, the other part of worship is Obedience to Allah Alone, which majority miss. majority is more obedient to hadith books, so much so that they believe these books can abrogate ,supersede Glorious Quran !
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salam great way to learn about the prophets ,thanks
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