11:53 Hud (Hud)

فـ { قَالُوا } رادين لقوله: { يَا هُودُ مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ } إن كان قصدهم بالبينة البينة التي يقترحونها، فهذه غير لازمة للحق، بل اللازم أن يأتي النبي بآية تدل على صحة ما جاء به، وإن كان قصدهم أنه لم يأتهم ببينة، تشهد لما قاله بالصحة، فقد كذبوا في ذلك، فإنه ما جاء نبي لقومه، إلا وبعث الله على يديه، من الآيات ما يؤمن على مثله البشر. ولو لم يكن له آية، إلا دعوته إياهم لإخلاص الدين لله، وحده لا شريك له، والأمر بكل عمل صالح، وخلق جميل، والنهي عن كل خلق ذميم من الشرك بالله، والفواحش، والظلم، وأنواع المنكرات، مع ما هو مشتمل عليه هود، عليه السلام، من الصفات، التي لا تكون إلا لخيار الخلق وأصدقهم، لكفى بها آيات وأدلة، على صدقه. بل أهل العقول، وأولو الألباب، يرون أن هذه الآية، أكبر من مجرد الخوارق، التي يراها بعض الناس، هي المعجزات فقط. ومن آياته، وبيناته الدالة على صدقه، أنه شخص واحد، ليس له أنصار ولا أعوان، وهو يصرخ في قومه، ويناديهم، ويعجزهم، ويقول لهم: { إِنِّي تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ } { إِنِّي أُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ وَاشْهَدُوا أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ * مِنْ دُونِهِ فَكِيدُونِي جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ لَا تُنْظِرُونِ } وهم الأعداء الذين لهم السطوة والغلبة، ويريدون إطفاء ما معه من النور، بأي طريق كان، وهو غير مكترث منهم، ولا مبال بهم، وهم عاجزون لا يقدرون أن ينالوه بشيء من السوء، إن في ذلك لآيات لقوم يعقلون. وقولهم: { وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِي آلِهَتِنَا عَنْ قَوْلِكَ } أي: لا نترك عبادة آلهتنا لمجرد قولك، الذي ما أقمت عليه بينة بزعمهم، { وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ } وهذا تأييس منهم لنبيهم، هود عليه السلام, في إيمانهم، وأنهم لا يزالون في كفرهم يعمهون.

يخبر تعالى أنهم قالوا لنبيهم "ما جئتنا ببينة" أي بحجة وبرهان على ما تدعيه "وما نحن بتاركي آلهتنا عن قولك" أي بمجرد قولك اتركوهم نتركهم "وما نحن لك بمؤمنين" بمصدقين.

The Conversation between (the People of) `Ad and Hud

Allah, the Exalted, informs that they said to their Prophet,

مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ

(No evidence have you brought us.) This means that they claimed that Hud had not brought them any proof or evidence for what he claimed.

وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِى ءالِهَتِنَا عَن قَوْلِكَ

(and we shall not leave our gods for your (mere) saying!) They were saying how could his mere statement, "Leave these gods," be sufficient proof for them to leave their idols

وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

(and we are not believers in you.) This means that they did not believe what he was saying was true.

إِن نَّقُولُ إِلاَّ اعْتَرَاكَ بَعْضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوءٍ

(All that we say is that some of our gods have seized you with evil.) They were saying, "We think that some of our idols have afflicted you with madness and insanity in your intellect because you are trying to stop them from being worshipped and defame them."

قَالَ إِنِّى أُشْهِدُ اللَّهِ وَاشْهَدُواْ أَنِّى بَرِىءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَمِن دُونِهِ

(He said: "I call Allah to witness and bear you witness, that I am free from that which you ascribe as partners in worship besides Him (Allah).)11:54-55 Here, he is saying, "Verily, I am innocent of all of the rivals and idols (that you associate with Allah).

فَكِيدُونِى جَمِيعًا

(So plot against me, all of you,) you and your gods if they are true."

ثُمَّ لاَ تُنظِرُونِ

(and give me no respite.) the blinking of an eye." Then, Allah says,

إِنِّى تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ مَّا مِن دَآبَّةٍ إِلاَّ هُوَ ءاخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَآ

(I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature but He has the grasp of its forelock.) Every creature is under His (Allah's) power and His authority. He is the Best Judge, the Most Just, Who does not do any injustice in His ruling. For verily, He is upon the straight path. Verily, this argument contains a far-reaching proof and absolute evidence of the truthfulness of what Hud had come to them with. It also proves the falsehood of them worshipping idols that could not benefit nor harm them. Rather, these idols were inanimate objects that could not hear, see, befriend, or make enmity. The only One Who is worthy of having worship directed solely towards Him is Allah alone, without any partners. He is the One in Whose Hand is the sovereignty and He is in control of all things. There is nothing except that it is under His owner- ship, power and authority. Thus, there is no deity worthy of worship except Him and there is no Lord other than Him.

They said ‘O Hūd you have not brought us any clear proof any evidence for what you say and we are not going to forsake our gods on the basis of your saying that is because of what you say and we are not believers in you.

After that, the next eight verses (61-68) carry the story of Sayyidna Salih peace be upon him. He was sent to the people of Thamud, another branch of the tribe of ` Ad. He too invited his people to believe in Tauhid, the Oneness of Allah. As customary, his people belied him and insisted that he must first make a she-camel of a specified description come out from the rock of the mountain in front of them in order to have them believe that he was a true prophet of Allah.

Sayyidna Salih (علیہ السلام) warned them: If Allah Ta` ala shows you your custom-ordered miracles, and you still fail to believe, then, according to the customary practice of Allah, the punishment will come and destroy all of you. But, they remained obstinate and Allah Ta` a1a, in His perfect power, made the miracle they demanded manifest before them. The rock of the mountain in front of them split asunder. Out from it came the she-camel bearing the features specified by them. Allah Ta` ala ordered them not to harm that she-camel in any manner, otherwise the punishment will come upon them. But, they disobeyed this order as well, and killed the she-camel. Consequently, they were seized by Allah Ta` ala, Sayyidna Salih (علیہ السلام) and his companions were saved from the punishment, and the rest of those people were destroyed by a Sound which was severe and terrifying.