What did Ibn Kathir say about Prophet Hūd and ʿĀd?
The people of ʿĀd — tall, mighty, cultured — rejected Hūd and were destroyed by a wind that lasted seven nights. Ibn Kathir traces the story and the lessons the Qur'an draws from it.
10 passages from 6 books in the library
Ibn Kathir relates that the people of ʿĀd were tall, mighty, and cultured, the builders of Iram of the pillars "the like of which was never created in the lands." In his Stories of the Prophets, he recounts that Allah sent them their brother Hūd, as stated in Surah Hūd, but they denied him and were destroyed. He situates ʿĀd in the sands of al-Aḥqāf, drawing the Qur'an's lessons from their rejection and ruin.
Drawn from the classical sources below — in the scholars' own words.
The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 6 books by Ibn Kathir, Ibn Battuta, and Imam al-Ghazali — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
14th century · Bosra, Syria
Monumental history Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, the world's most widely read Qurʾanic commentary, and the classical Stories of the Prophets.
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"and Allah knows best. Now the story of Hud, peace be upon him. Hud was from the tribe of Ad Arabs"
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"The story mentioned in Surat al-Ahqaf refers to the second people of Ad, while other narratives"
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"And Allah the Exalted said in Surah Hud, And to the people of Wad We sent their brother Hud."
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"dealt with Ad-Iram of the pillars, the like of which was never created in the lands? Ad-Iram"
14th century · Bosra, Syria
Monumental history Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, the world's most widely read Qurʾanic commentary, and the classical Stories of the Prophets.
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"Allah sent Hud to the people of Barakah and Al-Ahqaf, but they denied him, so Allah destroyed"
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"Then Ad bin Az and his descendants journeyed from Al-Ras and settled in Al-Ahqaf."
14th century · Tangier, Morocco
The Riḥlah — a 30-year, 75,000-mile journey across three continents, and the most important travel account of the pre-modern world.
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"the eminent jurist Diya ad-Din Samanani to pluck Sheikh's beard. When Diya ad-Din refused,"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Almighty's phrase, Away with Ad, the people of Hud, away with Thamud, away with Madyan"
14th century · Tangier, Morocco
The Riḥlah — a 30-year, 75,000-mile journey across three continents, and the most important travel account of the pre-modern world.
More on Ibn Battuta →
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"It is mentioned that there is a place in the mosque of Damascus inscribed as the grave of Hud, son of Abir,"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"hadith of Ubay ibn Kab, Abu Sa'id and Abu Ad-Darda. This hadith highlights the pinnacle of sanctification,"
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