Hud (prophet)

Hud (Arabic: هود‎) is the name of a prophet of Islam. The eleventh sura of the Qur'an, Hud, is named after him, though the narrative of Hud comprises only a small portion of the sura, 11:50–60.

Contents 1 The Story of Hud 2 References in the Qur'an 3 Biblical equivalence 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External links

[edit] The Story of Hud

The Qur'an states that Hud was sent as a warning to the people of Aad 'Ad (عاد) in Yemen ( اليمن ). The recently discovered city of Ubar, mentioned in the Qur'an as Iram (إرَم), is believed to have been the capital of 'Ad.

Despite Hud's warnings and admonitions the people persisted in their idolatry (shirk). To punish them, Allah sent a drought. Even after the drought, the people would not relent, so they were destroyed in a large storm from which only Hud and a few believers emerged.

Some Muslims believe that Hud lived for about 150 years and received revelations and prophethood sometime around 2400 BC. The Quran and Muhammad said nothing about the exact amount of years of Hud's lifespan or when exactly he was sent (it mentioned only after Noah). Thus, this debate subject to academic discussion on secular level.

Several sites are revered as his tomb, the most noted of which is located in the deserted village of the Wadi Hadhramaut, in Yemen.

[edit] References in the Qur'an

• 'Aad people built their land: 7:69,26:128–129, 26:133–134, 41:15 89:7–8
• Hud's preaching: 7:65–72, 11:50–57,23:32 26:124–127, 26:131–132, 26:135, 46:21–23
• Challenges for Hud's: 7:66–67,11:53–5514:9,26:123,26:136–137 38:12, 46:21, 50:13, 54:18
• Destruction of 'Aad: 7:72, 11:58, 11:89, 23:41, 25:38, 26:139, 29:38, 29:40, 40:31, 41:13, 41:16, 46:24–25, 51:41–42, 53:50, 54:19–20, 69:6–8, 89:6

[edit] Biblical equivalence

Although some scholars identify prophet Hud with Eber from the Old Testament, the true identity of Hud remains uncertain. Like prophet Saleh, Hud's Qur'anic narrative is to be found nowhere in the Old Testament.

[edit] References

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links

• Hud
• The Story of Hud. The content is also available at [1]

v • d • e Prophets in the Qur'an آدم إدريس نوح هود صالح إبراهيم لوط إسماعيل‎, Adam Adam Idris Enoch Nuh Noah Hud N/A Saleh N/A Ibrahim Abraham Lut Lot Ismail Ishmael إسحاق يعقوب يوسف أيوب شُعيب موسى هارون ذو الكفل داود Is'haq Isaac Yaqub Jacob Yusuf Joseph Ayyub Job Shoaib Jethro Musa Moses Harun Aaron Dhul-Kifl N/A Daud David سليمان إلياس إليسع يونس زكريا عيسى يحيى مُحمد Sulaiman Solomon Ilyas Elijah Al-Yasa Elisha Yunus Jonah Zakaria Zechariah Isa Jesus Yahya John Muhammad in Islam Muhammad Note: Muslims believe that there were many prophets sent by God to mankind. The Islamic prophets above are only the ones mentioned by name in the Qur'an.