Hūd
هود"Hud"
- Number
- 11 of 114
- Verses
- 123
- Revealed
- Makkah
The prophets sent to destroyed nations — and why.
24 passages reference this surah
From 13 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"And God knows best. The story of Hud, peace be upon him. Hud was the son of Shalikh, the son of Arfakshid, the son of Sam, the son of Noah, peace be upon him. Some say Hud is the same as Eber, while others claim he was the son of Abdullah ibn Rabah,"
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"The people of Hud responded, O Hud, you have not brought us clear evidence, and we will not abandon our gods on your word, nor are we believers in you. We say only that some of our gods have possessed you with evil. They claimed he had not brought any miracle"
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"it from the hadith of Ibn Wahb. We have already presented the pilgrimage of Hud, peace be upon him, when mentioning the pilgrimage of Noah, peace be upon him. It is narrated from Ali ibn Abi Talib that he described the grave of Hud, peace be upon"
Hud, Salih & the Destroyed Nations
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"and eliminated those who denied Our signs, and they were not believers. And Allah the Exalted said in Surah Hud, And to the people of Wad We sent their brother Hud. He said, O My people, worship Allah. You have no deity other than Him. You are merely fabricators."
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"that among the prophets and messengers were four Arabs, Hud, Saleh, Shu'aib, and the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. It is said that Hud, peace be upon him, was the first to speak Arabic. Wahb ibn Munabbi claimed that his father was the first to speak it,"
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"And why should I not worship the one who created me? And to him you will be returned. The people of Hud responded to him, O Hud, you have not brought us any clear evidence, and we are not leaving our gods on your word, and we are not believers in you."
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"to each group accordingly. It is said that this statement was found at the grave of Hud, peace be upon him, uncovered by the wind in Yemen before the time of Bilqis, during the days of Malik ibn Dhi al-Manar. Al-Suhayli narrated that it was written on Hud's grave"
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"It is mentioned that they were four brothers, Qahtan, Qahit, Miqat, and Falg. Some say that Qahtan is Hud, while others claim he is a descendant of Hud. There are also opinions that Qahtan is from the lineage of Ismail, as narrated by Ibn"
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"And there are four from the Arabs, Hud, Salih, Shuayb, and your Prophet, O Abu Dharr. The first prophet from the children of Israel is Musa, and the last of them is Isa. The first of the prophets is Adam, and the last of them is your Prophet."
al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume Two
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"in the chapter of Hud the punishments of the nations that denied the messengers, and the disgrace that befell them in this world, He said afterward: Surely in that is a sign for whoever fears the punishment of the Hereafter. So He tells us that His punishments of the deniers are a lesson for whoever fears the punishment of the Hereafter."
al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"And this is the meaning of the words of His prophet Hud: "There is no creature that moves but He holds it by its forelock." Then he said: "Truly my Lord is upon a straight path" — meaning that though He is Owner, Overpowering, disposing of His servants with their forelocks in His hand, He is nonetheless upon a straight path; that is,"
Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Abu Sulayman al-Darani said, "I recite the verse, and I spend four or five nights on it, and were it not for my breaking down in thought, I would not move beyond it to another." Some predecessors spent six months on Surah Hud, continually repeating it without exhausting reflection upon it."
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"on Saturday night with Al-An'am to Hud, on Sunday night with Yusuf to Maryam, on Monday night with Taha to Al-Naml, on Tuesday night with Al-Ankabut to Sad, and on Wednesday night with Al-Zumar to Al-Rahman, concluding on Thursday night."
Book 32: Patience and Gratitude
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"but you'll receive one thousand dinars? He said no. "Or the chapter of Hud for one thousand dinars? He said no. "Or the chapter of Yusuf? He continued to refuse, and the voice enumerated the chapters, saying, "You possess a value of one hundred thousand dinars, yet you complain."
The Destroyed Nations & Yunus
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"There is no place with more columns of stone than Damascus. Then God sent Hud, son of Abd Allah, son of Rabah, son of Khalid, son of al-Khulud, son of Ad, to Ad — that is, to the children of Ad in al-Ahqaf — and they denied him, so God, mighty and majestic, destroyed them."
Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"near the city of Dhofar in Yemen, at a site called the Al-Ahqaf, a building with a grave marked as the grave of Hud ibn Abir, peace be upon him. One of the virtues of this mosque is its constant engagement with Qur'an recitation and prayer, with little interruption, as we"
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"Half a day's journey from this city are the akhaf, the dwellings of the people of Ad. There lies a zawiyah and a mosque on the seashore, surrounded by a fishing village. In the zawiyah, there is a grave inscribed as the grave of Hud, son of Abir, may peace be upon him."
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"In a tradition from the Prophet, peace be upon him, it is said, Allah will be worshipped there for 40 years after the destruction of the world. It is said the southern wall was laid by the Prophet Hud, peace be upon him, and that his grave is within. I have seen"
Book 33: Fear and Hope
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Believers are reminded to be fearful when the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Hud and its sisters have aged me. Another hadith mentions that he and Gabriel, peace be upon them, wept out of fear of Allah, and Allah revealed to them: "Why do you weep?"
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"The hadith "Hud and its sisters aged me," is recorded by Al-Tirmidhi, who rated it good, and by Al-Hakim with his authentication, from the narration of Ibn Abbas, and it also appears in Al-Shama'il from the narration of Abu Juhaifa."
The Disease and The Cure
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"on a straight path in his command, prohibition, reward, and punishment. As Allah said, informing about his prophet Hud, that he said to his people, I bear witness to Allah, and you bear witness that I am free from what you associate with him, besides"
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"from the people of Hud. Thus the sinner adopts the ways of these nations, who are enemies of God. It is narrated that God revealed to a prophet from the children of Israel to tell his people, Do not enter the places of my enemies, do"
Book 22: The Book of Disciplining the Soul
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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""Guide us on the straight path," as recited in each unit of prayer in Al-Fatiha. It is narrated that someone saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, in a dream and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what caused you to say 'Hud has made me old'?"
The Story of Nuh
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"people of Abraham, the inhabitants of Madian, and the overturned cities? Their messengers came to them with clear proofs. So Allah was not to wrong them, but they were wronging themselves. His story is also mentioned in Yunus in Hud."
Books referenced
From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · 18h 8m
The Story of Hud & Salih
Ibn Kathir · 1h 45m
Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · 18h 22m
al-Fawāʾid II
Ibn al-Qayyim · 6h 04m
al-Fawāʾid
Ibn al-Qayyim · 6h 03m
Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · 1h 48m
Patience & Gratitude
Imam al-Ghazali · 5h 38m
The Story of Yunus & the Destroyed
Ibn Kathir · 30m