These verses recount the mission of Hud to his people, ʿAad. They relate how its notables insulted him and called him a liar, his reply calling Allah to witness that he disowns what they associate with Him, and the punishment that struck them, making them, like others who were arrogant toward the truth, an example and a lesson.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
[Hūd] said, "Already have defilement and anger fallen upon you from your Lord. Do you dispute with me concerning [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allāh has not sent down any authority? Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
