11 Apr, 2026
Quran 11:17 (Ayah Hud)
˹Can these people (the disbelievers) be compared to˺ those ˹believers˺ who stand on clear proof from their Lord, backed by ˹the Quran as˺ a witness from Him, and preceded by the Book of Moses ˹which was revealed˺ as a guide and mercy? It is those ˹believers˺ who have faith in it. But whoever from the ˹disbelieving˺ groups rejects it, the Fire will be their destiny. So do not be in doubt of it. It is certainly the truth from your Lord, but most people do not believe. Quran 11:17 {Surah Hud}
The mention of Prophet Hud occurs more time in this Surah than any other Surah of the Qur’an. It appears a total of 5 times.
The Prophet refered to this surah as Hud in a number of hadeeth. Abu Bakr once said to the Prophet, ‘O Messenger of Allah, you have become old.’ The Prophet said, ‘I have become old [due to] [Surah] Hud, al-Waqiah [56], al-Murasalat [77], Amma yatasailoon [an-Naba 78] and Waidha ash-Shamsu kuwirat [at-Takweer 81].” [Tirmidhee]
There are 123 Ayat in this Surah.
سُوۡرَةُ هُود اَفَمَنۡ كَانَ عَلٰى بَيِّنَةٍ مِّنۡ رَّبِّهٖ وَيَتۡلُوۡهُ شَاهِدٌ مِّنۡهُ وَمِنۡ قَبۡلِهٖ كِتٰبُ مُوۡسٰٓى اِمَامًا وَّرَحۡمَةً‌  ؕ اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِهٖ‌ ؕ وَمَنۡ يَّكۡفُرۡ بِهٖ مِنَ الۡاَحۡزَابِ فَالنَّارُ مَوۡعِدُهٗ‌ ۚ فَلَا تَكُ فِىۡ مِرْيَةٍۢ مِّنْهُ ۚ اِنَّهُ الۡحَـقُّ مِنۡ رَّبِّكَ وَلٰـكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۱۷﴾
In this Surah we have the stories of Prophets Noah, Salih, Hud, Lot, Shuaib and Moses – peace be upon them all. The basic point is that Allah sent His Prophets and Messengers to mankind out of His grace and mercy, but when people did not listen to the Prophets and rejected their message then Allah’s punishment came and came relentlessly. It did not make any difference whether someone was the son of a Prophet or his wife or any one, none could escape Allah’s judgment.
بھلا وہ شخص جو اپنے رب کی طرف سے ایک صاف شہادت رکھتا تھا، اس کے بعد ایک گواہ بھی پروردگار کی طرف سے (اس شہادت کی تائید میں) آ گیا، اور پہلے موسیٰؑ کی کتاب رہنما اور رحمت کے طور پر آئی ہوئی بھی موجود تھی (کیا وہ بھی دنیا پرستوں کی طرح اس سے انکار کرسکتا ہے؟) ایسے لوگ تو اس پر ایمان ہی لائیں گے اور انسانی گروہوں میں سے جو کوئی اس کا انکار کرے تو اس کے لیے جس جگہ کا وعدہ ہے وہ دوزخ ہے پس اے پیغمبرؐ، تم اِس چیز کی طرف سے کسی شک میں نہ پڑنا، یہ حق ہے تمہارے رب کی طرف سے مگر اکثر لوگ نہیں مانتے ﴿۱۷﴾
Sections:
Seek forgiveness from Allah and His bounties will be for you.
Patience and good deeds bring the stability in character.
The story of Prophet Noah -peace be upon him.
The fate of those who disbelieved in Prophet Noah. The moving description of the fate of Prophet Noah’s son.
The Message of Prophet Hud. ‘Ad people denied Allah’s message and were punished.
The Message of Prophet Saleh, the Sign of the She-Camel, and end of Thamud.
Prophet Ibrahim receives the angles. The angels then went to Prophet Lot. The punishment of the people of Lot -peace be upon him.
Prophet Shu’aib and his message, his people’s denial and their punishment.
Prophet Moses was sent to Pharaoh and his people. The purpose of these stories.
Prophets were denied before. Continue presenting the message with patience. Had Allah forced His will upon the people, He would have made them all one people.
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