Story of PROPHET: HUD - HOOD (عليه السلام) Part 6

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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PROPHET: HUD (عليه السلام)

PART: 6

PEOPLE OF IRAM (AAD) BUILT HUGE LANDMARK LIKE PALACES/CASTLES/LOFTY PILLARS!

Hud said to them in his admonition: “Do you build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves, and that you get for yourselves fine buildings as though you may live forever.” (26:128-129).

 Prophet Hud is telling them: Do you build on every high place a huge landmark like palaces and castles. You are only fooling around, because you do not need them – as they used to live in tents.

 The Qur’an said: “Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Aad? Of the (city of ) Iram, with lofty pillars. The likes of which was never created in any land.” (Surah Al-Fajr 89:6-8). So Aad of Iram were those ancient Aad who lived in those tents which were pitched by lofty pillars.

Those who claim Iram was a city of gold and silver and that it moved from one place to another, they claim so without any evidence. 

ARE YOU GONNA LIVE FOREVER IN THE FINE BUILDINGS THAT YOU BUILT?

Scholars are of different opinions regarding what it means by ‘fine buildings’ which is mentioned in this Verse “you get for yourselves fine buildings.” Some say these are palaces, while in other opinion what is meant is dovecotes(a shelter with nest holes for domesticated pigeons.). It is also suggested that these are the places of water resources. “As though you may live forever,” by building these fine buildings you perhaps hope that you are going to live for  a long time in them. “And when you exert your power, you exert like tyrants. So fear Allah and obey me. And fear Allah the One Who has bestowed on you what you know. Bestowed on you cattle and children, and gardens and fountains. Indeed, I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day.” (26:130-135)

BRING US YOUR THREATS IF YOU ARE TRUTHFUL…

“They said: ‘Have you come to us that we may worship Allah Alone and forsake that which our fathers worshipped? Then bring to us your threats, if you are truthful.’” (7:70) They said: Did you come to us so that we could worship one God and disregard what our forefathers and ancestors used to practice in their worship? If you are truthful as you claim in your Message, then let those punishments inflict upon us which you have promised us. We are not going to believe in what you are inviting us to, neither we are going to follow you.

اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم

 To be Continued…

ان شاء الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰ

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