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إِن نَّقُولُ إِلَّا ٱعۡتَرَىٰكَ بَعۡضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوٓءٖۗ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أُشۡهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَٱشۡهَدُوٓاْ أَنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تُشۡرِكُونَ
[2561] That is, they superstitiously believed that a god of theirs ‘touched’ him with madness for speaking ill of them (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr).
[2562] This is a resolute reply that shows how little he cares for their idols, which they falsely believe are able to inflict harm (cf. Ibn ʿĀshūr).
مِن دُونِهِۦۖ فَكِيدُونِي جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ لَا تُنظِرُونِ
إِنِّي تَوَكَّلۡتُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۚ مَّا مِن دَآبَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ ءَاخِذُۢ بِنَاصِيَتِهَآۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
[2563] This firm stand is akin to that of Prophet Noah’s (عليه السلام); such is the unshakable Faith of these beacons of guidance: “Recite to them ˹Muhammad˺ the ˹notable˺ news of Nūḥ when he said to his people: “My people, if my staying ˹among you˺ and reminding ˹of you˺ of Allah’s Signs is ˹so˺ unbearable for you – then in Allah I ˹unshakably˺ trust – so deliberate your affair, ˹collectively˺ you and your Associates, and find no qualms about your affair, then administer it to me and afford me no respite!” (10: 71).
[2564] Nāṣiyah (lit. forelock), and, in particular, the ‘taking by it’ as is this instance, is metonymous for God’s wielding control over His creatures. God Almighty has Perfect Power over His creation and, thus, Prophet Hūd clearly communicated to his people that none of their gods could harm him naught (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr). This realization has got to be felt and lived by, by the Believers at all times. Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to bid us when we went to sleep to say: “O Allah! Lord of the Heavens, Earth, and the Great Throne; Our Lord and the Lord of everything; Splitter of the seed and the date stone; Sender down of the Torah, the Evangel and the Furqān ˹the Qur’an˺: I seek refuge in You from the evil of every creature You are taking by the forelock. You are the First, nothing is before You; You are the Last, nothing is after You; You are the Obvious, nothing is more obvious than You; You are the Near, nothing is nearer than You: Settle our debts for us and spare us from poverty”” (Muslim: 2713).
[2565] That is the path of Truth and Justice. God Almighty does not deal anyone wrongfully and His Speech and Deeds are always accurate and wise in both His decrees and law setting (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Taymiyyah, Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā, 14: 177, al-Saʿdī).
فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَقَدۡ أَبۡلَغۡتُكُم مَّآ أُرۡسِلۡتُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَيۡكُمۡۚ وَيَسۡتَخۡلِفُ رَبِّي قَوۡمًا غَيۡرَكُمۡ وَلَا تَضُرُّونَهُۥ شَيۡـًٔاۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ حَفِيظٞ
[2566] Through this delivery he established the case against his people and whether they heeded or not he was not to be held to account over their choice of path (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr).
[2567] al-Ḥāfiẓ is one of the Most Beautiful Names of God Almighty. It derives from the verb ḥafiẓa which has the dual meaning of to keep record of and to preserve and protect from harm. Here, Prophet Hūd (عليه السلام) intended both meanings: that God keeps a record of the speech and deeds of His servants and will hold them to account over them, and that God is his Protector from peoples’ harm should they intend him evil (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr).
وَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمۡرُنَا نَجَّيۡنَا هُودٗا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحۡمَةٖ مِّنَّا وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُم مِّنۡ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٖ
[2568] This punishment could be either the Punishment that will come in the Hereafter (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Wāḥidī, al-Basīṭ, al-Qurṭubī), or the frightful punishment that actually befell the ʿĀd (cf. al-Baghawī, al-Saʿdī).
وَتِلۡكَ عَادٞۖ جَحَدُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَعَصَوۡاْ رُسُلَهُۥ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖ
وَأُتۡبِعُواْ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا لَعۡنَةٗ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ عَادٗا كَفَرُواْ رَبَّهُمۡۗ أَلَا بُعۡدٗا لِّعَادٖ قَوۡمِ هُودٖ
۞ وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمۡ صَٰلِحٗاۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُۥۖ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱسۡتَعۡمَرَكُمۡ فِيهَا فَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي قَرِيبٞ مُّجِيبٞ
[2569] The Thamūd, besides the ʿĀd, was yet another Arabian tribe who rebelled against their Messenger and, thus, were destroyed (cf. al-Biqāʿī, Naẓm al-Durar).
[2570] This is a reminder of the great bounty of the creation of their father, Adam (عليه السلام), the father of humanity who was created from the clay of Earth (cf. 6: 2, al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr); an everlasting Sign of God Almighty’s worthiness of devoted worship.
[2571] “Should My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the Prayer of the one who prays. Let them ˹then˺ respond to Me and Believe in Me so that they might be guided” (2: 186).
قَالُواْ يَٰصَٰلِحُ قَدۡ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرۡجُوّٗا قَبۡلَ هَٰذَآۖ أَتَنۡهَىٰنَآ أَن نَّعۡبُدَ مَا يَعۡبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِي شَكّٖ مِّمَّا تَدۡعُونَآ إِلَيۡهِ مُرِيبٖ
[2572] That is to say: “We are disappointed in you”. This is to show their strong disapproval of his call and give vent to their rebuke of it (cf. Ibn ʿĀshūr).
