Hud
Quranic prophet sent to the people of 'Ad
- Sent to
- The 'Ad, an ancient Arabian people
- Quran
- Surah 11 bears his name; also 7:65–72, 26:123–140
- Message
- Worship God alone; seek forgiveness
- Fate of 'Ad
- Destroyed by a cold, furious wind
- Tomb tradition
- Shrine of Qabr Hud in Hadramawt, Yemen
An Arabian prophet in the Quran sent to warn the giant-like people of 'Ad, who rejected him and were destroyed by a wind.
What is Hud known for?
Hud is one of the prophets named in the Quran who are not in the Bible. He was sent to the 'Ad, an ancient people of southern Arabia, described in the Quran as his own kin. Surah 11 is named after him.
In the Quranic account he calls the 'Ad to worship God alone, says he asks no payment, and promises rain and added strength if they repent. They demand proof and refuse to abandon their gods. In Surah 7:69 he reminds them that God increased them in stature, which later commentators took to mean they were giants. Several surahs describe their end: a furious, freezing wind blowing for seven nights and eight days, leaving them like hollow palm trunks, while Hud and the believers were saved.
Hud is known only from the Quran and later Islamic tradition, and historians have not identified him. A tomb shrine of Hud in the Hadramawt region of Yemen is a pilgrimage site. Later legend attached the city of Iram and its king Shaddad to his story.
He is the prophet sent to the 'Ad, whose great stature and destruction by wind tie into the site's pages on giants and Iram.
Mentioned on these pages
- Rabbit hole'Ad and Iram of the Pillars
- PersonShaddad (king of 'Ad)
Sources
- Quran 11:50–60, Quran.comPrimary text
- Quran 7:65–72, Quran.comPrimary text
- Wikipedia, 'Hud (prophet)'Reference
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