Sura Hud

Sura Hud (audio)

Sūra Hūd (Arabic: سورة هود) is the eleventh sura, and one of the Makki suras, of the Qur'an, located in the eleventh and twelfth juz' thereof. It is called "Hud" because it involves the story of Hud (a), the prophet of the People of 'Ad. The main subject-matters of the sura include stories of prophets, the battle against corruptions and deviations, steadfastness on the right path, the truth of the revelation and the Qur'an, the miracle and tahaddi of the Qur'an, the problem of divine knowledge, tests of human beings in the course of their perfection, and the selection of the best.

Well-known verses of Sura Hud include the verse thirteen concerning the tahaddi or challenge of the Qur'an, the verse eighty six concerning "baqiyyat Allah", and the verse 114 concerning the annulment of good deeds by bad deeds.

This Surah Hud is recited by Abdul Basit, Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi, Abu Bakr al-Shatri and Saad al-Ghamdi, in their beautiful voices.