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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 65of 206

۞ وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًۭا ۗ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ﴿٦٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And to the 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Then will you not fear Him?"

Word-by-word meaning

۞ وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
عَادٍʿādinAad
أَخَاهُمْakhāhum(We sent) their brother
هُودًۭا ۗhūdanHud
قَالَqālaHe said
يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
مَاnot
لَكُمlakumfor you
مِّنْminany
إِلَـٰهٍilāhingod
غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۚghayruhuother than Him
أَفَلَاafalāThen will not
تَتَّقُونَtattaqūnayou fear (Allah)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Hud, Peace be upon Him, and the Lineage of the People of `AdAllah says, just as We sent Nuh to his people, similarly, to the `Ad people, We sent Hud one of their own brethren. Muhammad bin Ishaq said that the tribe of `Ad were the descendants of `Ad, son of Iram, son of `Aws, son of Sam, son of Nuh. I say, these are indeed the ancient people of `Ad whom Allah mentioned, the children of `Ad, son of Iram who were living in the deserts with lofty pillars or statues.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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