1- Allah Saved Hood by His Mercy and Get Rid of Aad’s Disbelievers by His Justice
2- Allah Cut the Root of Aad’s Disbelievers Who Denied His Revelations
3- Aad’s people Said unto Hood: If you Are Truthful, Bring upon us what you Warned of Chastisement
4- The Names of Aad’s gods were Man-Made
5- Aad’s people said unto Hood: Should we Worship Allah Alone and Forsake our many gods?
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Many people do not know Allah. This series of articles is an attempt to help people to know and acknowledge their Creator.
The verses 7:70-72 of the Noble Quran talk about:
1) Aad’s people said unto Hood: should we worship Allah alone and forsake the many gods that our fathers worshipped? ,
2) The names of Aad’s gods were man-made,
3) Aad’s people said unto Hood: If you are of the truthful, bring upon us what you warned us of chastisement,
4) Allah saved Hood and the believers by His mercy and get rid of Aad’s disbelievers by His Justice and
5) Allah cut the root of Aad’s disbelievers who denied His revelations
In the previous article, the Prophet Hood, Allah’s messenger, said unto his folk, the ancient Aad who were the Vicegerents after the People of Noah:
Allah increased your stature in extension, in strength and in height. Remember then all the bounties of Allah, His graces, so that you might believe in Him, prosper, triumph and that haply you may escape Allah’s wrath and torment. In the present article, we will see what happened.
The meaning of verse 7:70
Aad’s people (especially the leaders) said unto Hood:
Have you come to us that we should worship Allah alone, and forsake and abandon what our fathers worshipped? And abandon the many gods that our fathers worshipped?
If you are of the truthful in what you say, Then bring upon us what you promised us of chastisement.
The meaning of verse 7:71
Hood said:
Already, terror, chastisement, and wrath from your Lord have fallen (and must be sent down) on you, have been decreed upon you.
Do you dispute with me concerning just names which you and your fathers, have named idols that you worship.
Allah has not revealed any warrant, any definitive argument or any scripture or proof about your gods, idols and or names.
You are waiting for the punishment, then await the chastisement.
Truly I shall be waiting with you, for that, on account of your denial of me:
N.B.: a blighting wind was unleashed against them and get rid of all the disbelievers [see verse 51:4].
But what happened to Hood and the believers?
The meaning of verse 7:72
Allah saved and delivered Hood and those with him, from among the believers by His mercy and,
Allah cut the root of those who denied His revelations; Allah exterminated those who denied His Scripture and His Messenger Hood.
Those who were destroyed were all disbelievers.
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Verses 7:70-72 in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:
QARIB:
70) They said: ‘have you come to us in order that we worship Allah alone and renounce that which our fathers worshipped? bring down that with which you threaten us if you are from the truthful!
71) He answered: ‘the punishment and wrath of your lord has already fallen upon you. Would you dispute with me about names which you and your fathers have invented, and for which no authority has been sent down from Allah? wait if you will, i am waiting with you. ‘
72) We saved him and all who were with him through our mercy and annihilated those who belied our verses. They were not believers!
SHAKIR:
70) They said: have you come to us that we may serve Allah alone and give up what our fathers used to serve? then bring to us what you threaten us with, if you are of the truthful ones
71) He said: indeed uncleanness and wrath from your lord have lighted upon you; what! Do you dispute with me about names which you and your fathers have given? Allah has not sent any authority for them; wait then, i too with you will be of those who wait
72) So we delivered him and those with him by mercy from us, and we cut off the last of those who rejected our communications and were not believers
PICKTHAL:
70) They said: hast come unto us that we should serve Allah alone, and forsake what our fathers worshipped? then bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us if thou art of the truthful!
71) He said: terror and wrath from your lord have already fallen on you. Would ye wrangle with me over names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which no warrant from Allah hath been revealed? Then await (the consequence), lo! i (also) am of those awaiting (it).
72) And we saved him and those with him by a mercy from us, and we cut the root of those who denied our revelations and were not believers.
YUSUFALI:
70) They said: “comest thou to us, that we may worship Allah alone, and give up the cult of our fathers? bring us what thou threatenest us with, if so be that thou tellest the truth!”
71) He said: “punishment and wrath have already come upon you from your lord: dispute ye with me over names which ye have devised – ye and your fathers,- without authority from Allah? then wait: i am amongst you, also waiting.”
72) We saved him and those who adhered to him. by our mercy, and we cut off the roots of those who rejected our signs and did not believe.
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