Surah 26:135
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كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
‘Ād called the envoys liars:
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Hūd said to them, ‘Will you not guard (yourselves)?
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Surely I am a trustworthy messenger for you,
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
so guard (yourselves) against God and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for it. My reward (depends) only on the Lord of the worlds.
أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
Do you build a sign on every high place in vain,
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
and take strongholds in the hope that you may remain there?
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you attack (someone), do you attack like tyrants?
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Guard (yourselves) against God and obey me.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
Guard (yourselves) against the One who has increased you with what you know.
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ
He has increased you with livestock and sons,
وَجَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
and gardens and fountains.
إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Surely I fear for you the punishment of a great day.’
Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Hud, when he called his people 'Ad. His people used to live in the Ahqaf curved sand-hills near Hadramawt, on the borders of Yemen. They lived after the time of Nuh, as Allah says in Surat Al-A'raf. {as if you will live therein forever} means, 'so that you may stay there forever, but that is not going to happen, because they will eventually cease to be, just as happened in the case of those who came before you.' {And when you seize (somebody), seize you (him) as tyrants?} They are described as being strong, violent and tyrannical. {So, have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me.} 'Worship your Lord and obey your Messenger.' Then Hud began reminding them of the blessings that Allah had bestowed upon them. He said: {And have Taqwa of Him, Who has aided you with all that you know. He has aided you with cattle and children, and gardens and springs. Verily, I fear for you the torment of a Great Day.} meaning, 'if you disbelieve and oppose (your Prophet).' So he called them to Allah with words of encouragement and words of warning, but it was to no avail.