The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 152
CH. 11 HŪD PT. 12 وَتِلْكَ عَادَ جَحَدُوا بِأَيْتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَصَوا And these were Ad. They. 60 رُسُلَهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَمْرَكُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيْدِ and disobeyed His Messengers denied the Signs of their Lord and followed the bidding of every haughty enemy of truth. 1440 وَاتَّبِعُوا فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ And a curse was made to. 61 الْقِمَةِ أَلَا إِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوا رَبَّهُمْ. الا بُعْدًا لَّعَادٍ قَوْمٍ هُوية follow them in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection. Behold! the tribe of 'Ād behaved ungratefully to their & Lord. Behold! cursed are ‘Ād, the people of Hūd! 1441 a28:43. thick and deep mud, they will not be able to extricate themselves from it. See the different meanings of the word above. 1440. Commentary: a The word (these) points to the worldly greatness and grandeur of the tribe of ‘Ād. It has been used to hint that although the ‘Ādites were powerful people, yet when they behaved insolently and wickedly and rejected the Divine Messenger, they came to nought. 1441. Important Words: (was made to follow) literally means, they were made to follow. means, he followed him. means, he followed and overtook him. also means, he made him follow another (Lane). Commentary: to The word (curse) when ascribed God means "removing to a distance" or "casting away from mercy. " In this sense the first sentence of the verse would mean that God will remove or cast away disbelievers from His mercy and they will not attain His nearness nor see Him on the Day of Resurrection. The words, the tribe of 'Ad behaved ungratefully to their Lord, comprise an extremely touching sentence and indicate how perverse and ungrateful were the ‘Ād that they refused to listen to the voice of their ✓✓ (Lord), Who brought them into being and then nourished and sustained them. Nobility of character demanded that they should have been grateful to Him, but by rejecting His Message, they set the seal not only on their ingratitude but also on their folly, because they consigned to oblivion the patent fact that He Who gave them greatness and glory could also degrade and debase them. 1360