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'''Ḥūd (a)''' was the prophet of the [[people of 'Ad]] and his name is mentioned 7 times in the [[Qur'an]]. He is considered among the descendants of the [[Prophet Noah (a)]]. Hud was himself from the people of ‘Ad, the story of whose [[reward and punishment|punishment]] is mentioned in the Qur'an. People of 'Ad were the first people after people of Noah (a), who became [[polytheism|polytheist]] despite having many blessings and were thus punished by [[God]]. From the people of 'Ad, only the prophet Hud (a) and some [[believer]]s survived.

Hud (a) was among the descendants of Noah (a). His lineage to Noah (a) is mentioned as the son of 'Abd Allah, son of Riayh (or Rebah), son of Halut (Khulud), son of 'Ad, son of Aws (Uz), son of Aram, son of Sam (Shem), son of Noah (a). In [[Qisas al-anbiya']], al-Najjar claimed that regarding the relationship between prophet Hud (a) and Prophet [[Abraham (a)]], the mentioned lineage is the most acceptable. [[Ibn Kathir]] too claimed that Hud (a) was son of Shalakh (Shelah), son of Arpachshad, son of Sam (Shem), son of Noah (a).

 

Some sources referred to hadiths and believe that the prophet Hud was chosen for [[prophethood]] at the age of 40. God gave him the mission to invite his people to worship God. He was the second prophet, chosen to fight the polytheism of their people.

 

Some mentioned that the people of 'Ad were the first people who became idol-worshipper after the [[Great Flood]]. They worshipped idols named after the idols of the people of Noah (a). Thus, God chose a person from among them for prophethood, called Hud (a); and ordered him to invite his people to obey God.

Based on the verses of the Qur'an, God told Hud (a) to invite his people to worship God for if they accept, God would add upon their wealth and properties. The people of ‘Ad considered Hud (a), trustworthy and truthful; but, when he began speaking about worshipping God and not worshipping idols, they beat and mocked him and said, "You turned back on our gods and we see you to be in folly." Prophet Hud (a) answered, "I am not in folly and only invite you to worship God, Who made you successors after the people of Noah, and increased your sustenance and made you strong and powerful."

After the disobedience of the people of 'Ad and prophet Hud's (a) request for their punishment, he informed them of the divine punishment. By the will of God, there was no rain for seven years in the land of [[Ahqaf]] which was a green and productive land and they suffered from famine. Then, God sent a black cloud to punish them. A freezing gale began to blow at them which was so powerful that took them off the ground into air like trunks of palm tree and dropped their corpses on the ground. It killed all the people of 'Ad. From among them, only prophet Hud (a) and his companions survived the punishment. They had hid in a pit by the order of God. [[al-Sayyid Ni'mat Allah al-Jaza'iri|al-Jaza'iri]] quoted from Wahab that there are reports of some very cold days called days of "Bard al-'Ajuz" (cold old woman) in the history of Arabs and some considered them the mentioned punishment of the people of 'Ad.

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