سورة الاٴعرَاف

Surah Al-A‘râf 7:65

The Elevated Places · Verse 65 of 206

وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا ۗ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And to `Âd (We sent) their brother Hûd. He said, ´O my people! worship Allâh, you have no deity other than He; will you not then guard against evil?´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

To the 'Ad people, (We sent) Hud, one of their (own) brethren: He said: O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him will ye not fear (Allah)?

Ahmed Ali

And We sent Hud, their brother, to the people of ´Ad. He said: "O you people, worship God, for you have no other god but He. Will you not take heed for yourselves?"

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Ali Unal

And to the (people of) ‘Ad We sent their brother Hud. He said: "O my people! Worship God alone: you have no deity other than Him. Will you not, then, keep from disobedience to Him and deserve His protection?"

Daryabadi

And unto ´Ad We sent their brothers Hud. He said: O my people! worship Allah, no god ye have but He; Fear ye not?

Faridul Haque

And We sent Hud to the people of Aad from their own community; he said, "O my people! Worship Allah - you do not have any God except Him; so do you not fear?"

Maulana Muhammad Ali

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Maulvi Sher Ali

And unto Ad WE sent their brother Hud. He said, `O my people, worship ALLAH; you have no other deity but HIM. Will you not then fear HIM?

Muhammad Asad

AND UNTO [the tribe of] 'Ad [We sent] their brother Hud. He said: "O my people! Worship God alone: you have no deity other than Him. Will you not, then, be conscious of Him?"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And to 'Ad (people, We sent) their brother Hud. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. (La ilaha ill- Allah: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). Will you not fear (Allah)?"

Muhammad Pickthall

And unto (the tribe of) A'ad (We sent) their brother, Hud. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)?

Muhammad Sarwar

We sent Hud to his brethren, the tribe of `Ad, who told them, "Worship God for He is your only Lord. Will you not become pious?"

Muhammed ali Shakir

And to Ad (We sent) their brother Hud. He said: O my people! serve Allah, you have no god other than Him; will you not then guard (against evil)?

Rashad Khalifa

To `Aad we sent their brother Hood. He said, "O my people, worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. Would you then observe righteousness?"

Shabbir Ahmed

To the people of ‘Aad, We sent their brother, Hud. He said, “O My people! Serve God by serving His creation. You have no god besides Him. Do you not seek to live upright?”

Commentary 7:65 Hûd هُودًwas the grandson of Iramإرم mentioned in 89:7, who was a grandson of Noah. The tribe of ‘Âd عَادٍ lived in the desert of al-Ahqâf (46:21) in…

وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا ۗ

7:65 Hûd هُودًwas the grandson of Iramإرم mentioned in 89:7, who was a grandson of Noah. The tribe of ‘Âd عَادٍ lived in the desert of al-Ahqâf (46:21) in southern Arabia extending from Oman on the mouth of the Persian Gulf to Hadzramawt and Yemen at the southern end of the Red sea. The people of this tribe were tall in stature and great builders. Violent storms destroyed their lodgings. A small remnant of them, known as the second ‘Âd or the Thamûd ثمود were saved. The Prophet Hûd هود is the Eber of the Bible.