Prophet Hud AS

What Prophet Hud AS's story is about

Long after the great flood, one group of Nuh AS's descendants settled among the sand dunes of a land called Al-Ahqaf. Allah SWT gave them gifts no people had been given before: they grew taller and stronger than anyone who had lived, and they built pillars, palaces and walls the like of which had never been seen. But as their walls grew taller, their hearts grew prouder — and slowly they forgot who had given them their strength.

Allah SWT sent them a prophet from among their own people: Hud AS. Year after year he warned them, gently and patiently, asking nothing in return — worship Allah alone, ask His forgiveness, and He will send you rain and add strength to your strength. Most of them laughed. "Who is stronger than us?" they asked. Only a few believed. Then the rain stopped, a dark cloud appeared that they thought would bring rain, and instead came a wind that blew for seven nights and eight days. Hud AS and those who believed with him were kept safe, and set out for Hadramaut.

For a young child, it's a story about gratitude — shukr. However strong, clever or successful we become, everything we have is a gift from Allah SWT, and the bravest thing is to remember who gave it to us.

What's inside the book

• 31 pages, read at a child's pace, with a bookmark that remembers exactly where you left off
• "Seek & find" scenes — tap the pillars, palaces and fortress walls to look closer
• Moments to tap the page and reveal what happened next, including the city before and after the wind
• Gently moving picture pages, and one choice for your child to make: what would a brave heart do?
• Adjustable text size, so every child can follow along

A note for parents

Prophet Hud AS's story is part of The Prophets Collection — retold from the Qur'an's own telling, with details from Ibn Kathir's Stories of the Prophets, and kept gentle in pace and picture. No people are shown at any point: the wind's damage is told through empty buildings and ruins only. There are no points, timers, or prizes here; just a story, read together. It takes only a few quiet minutes, and we hope you'll want to read it yourself first.