[قَالُواْ
أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ]
(They said: "You have come to us that we should worship Allah Alone'') Later
on, the disbelievers of Quraysh said,
[وَإِذْ قَالُواْ
اللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَـذَا هُوَ الْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا
حِجَارَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ أَوِ ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ]
(And (remember) when they said: "O Allah! If this (the Qur'an) is indeed the
truth (revealed) from You, then rain down stones on us from the sky or bring on
us a painful torment.'') Muhammad bin Ishaq said that the people of Hud used to
worship several idols, such as Suda', Samud and Al-Haba'. This is why Hud, peace
be upon him, said to them,
[قَدْ وَقَعَ
عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَغَضَبٌ]
("Rijs and wrath have already fallen on you from your Lord.'') you deserve
`Rijs' from your Lord because of what you said. Ibn `Abbas said that, `Rijs',
means scorn and anger.
[أَتُجَـدِلُونَنِي
فِى أَسْمَآءٍ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤكُمُ]
("Dispute you with me over names which you have named -- you and your
fathers'') [7:71]. Hud said, do you dispute with me over these idols that you
and your fathers made gods, even though they do not bring harm or benefit; did
Allah give you authority or proof allowing you to worship them Hud further said,
[مَّا نَزَّلَ
اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـنٍ فَانتَظِرُواْ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ
الْمُنتَظِرِينَ]
("with no authority from Allah Then wait, I am with you among those who
wait.'') this is a threat and warning from the Messenger to his people.
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