Hud was an Arab prophet, sent to the people of (see 7.66–72; 11.50–60; 26.123–140; 41.15–16; 46.21–25). Muslim genealogists claim that Hud is a descendant of Shelah b.Arpachshad b. Shem b.Noah (see Genesis 10:24) or b. Rabbah b. b. Uz b. Aram b. Shem b. Noah. Hud is said to be the first person to speak Arabic, and the people of are listed among the peoples said to be the ‘original Arabs’ (al-‘arab ). The story of Hud epitomizes the ‘prophetic cycle’, found also in the accounts of the prophets Noah, Salih and Lot, in which the prophet is sent to his people, rejected and the people punished. According to Muslim exegesis, God had endowed the with gigantic size and a fantastic city, but they refused to acknowledge God and rejected Hud.
God caused a long drought to afflict the during which time they sent a delegation to Mecca to pray for rain. In response to the delegation, God sent a black cloud which contained the storm that destroyed the for their disobedience (see 51.41–42; 54.18–21; 69.6–8). Although a number of locations have been identified as the tomb of Hud (e.g. Mecca, Damascus, Jerash), the tomb of Hud in the Hadhramawt, reported to be thirty metres in length, is the destination of a well-established yearly pilgrimage.
Further reading
Breton, J.-F. and Darles, C. (1997) ‘Le tornbeau de Hud’, Saba 3–4:79–81.
Coussonnet, N. and Mermier, F. (1997) ‘Le pèlerinage au sanctuaire de Hud, le prophète de Dieu’, Saba 3–4:73–7.
De Keroualin, F. and Schwarz, L. (1995) ‘Hud, un pèlerinage en Hadramaout’, Quaderni di Studi Arabi 13:181–9.
Hamblin, W.J. (1983) ‘Pre-Islamic Arabian Prophets’, in S.J.Palmer (ed.) Mormons and Muslims: Spiritual foundations and modern manifestations, Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press, 85–104.
Serjeant, R.B. (1954) ‘Hud and other PreIslamic Prophets of Hadramawt’, Le Muséon 6:121–79.
Winnett, F.V. (1970) The Arabian Genealogies in the Book of Genesis, Nashville, TN: Abingdon.
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(see 7.66–72; 11.50–60; 26.123–140; 41.15–16; 46.21–25). Muslim genealogists claim that Hud is a descendant of Shelah b.Arpachshad b. Shem b.Noah (see Genesis 10:24) or 
b. Rabbah b. 
b. Uz b. Aram b. Shem b. Noah. Hud is said to be the first person to speak Arabic, and the people of 
are listed among the peoples said to be the ‘original Arabs’ (al-‘arab 
). The story of Hud epitomizes the ‘prophetic cycle’, found also in the accounts of the prophets Noah, 
Salih and Lot, in which the prophet is sent to his people, rejected and the people punished. According to Muslim exegesis, God had endowed the 
with gigantic size and a fantastic city, but they refused to acknowledge God and rejected Hud. 
during which time they sent a delegation to Mecca to pray for rain. In response to the delegation, God sent a black cloud which contained the storm that destroyed the 
for their disobedience (see 51.41–42; 54.18–21; 69.6–8). Although a number of locations have been identified as the tomb of Hud (e.g. Mecca, Damascus, Jerash), the tomb of Hud in the Hadhramawt, reported to be thirty metres in length, is the destination of a well-established yearly pilgrimage.
