Surah Hud 11:54

The Conversation between (the People of) `Ad and Hud

Allah, the Exalted, informs that they said to their Prophet,

(No evidence have you brought us.) This means that they claimed that Hud had not brought them any proof or evidence for what he claimed.

(and we shall not leave our gods for your (mere) saying!) They were saying how could his mere statement, "Leave these gods," be sufficient proof for them to leave their idols

(and we are not believers in you.) This means that they did not believe what he was saying was true.

(All that we say is that some of our gods have seized you with evil.) They were saying, "We think that some of our idols have afflicted you with madness and insanity in your intellect because you are trying to stop them from being worshipped and defame them."

(He said: "I call Allah to witness and bear you witness, that I am free from that which you ascribe as partners in worship besides Him (Allah).)11:54-55 Here, he is saying, "Verily, I am innocent of all of the rivals and idols (that you associate with Allah).

(So plot against me, all of you,) you and your gods if they are true."

(and give me no respite.) the blinking of an eye." Then, Allah says,

(I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature but He has the grasp of its forelock.) Every creature is under His (Allah's) power and His authority. He is the Best Judge, the Most Just, Who does not do any injustice in His ruling. For verily, He is upon the straight path. Verily, this argument contains a far-reaching proof and absolute evidence of the truthfulness of what Hud had come to them with. It also proves the falsehood of them worshipping idols that could not benefit nor harm them. Rather, these idols were inanimate objects that could not hear, see, befriend, or make enmity. The only One Who is worthy of having worship directed solely towards Him is Allah alone, without any partners. He is the One in Whose Hand is the sovereignty and He is in control of all things. There is nothing except that it is under His owner- ship, power and authority. Thus, there is no deity worthy of worship except Him and there is no Lord other than Him.

Pada ayat ini diterangkan kelanjutan dari tantangan kaum Hud a.s., yaitu dengan mengatakan kepadanya, bahwa ucapan Hud itu mirip seperti ucapan orang yang kemasukan setan. Ucapan itu sama sekali tidak dapat mereka terima, lebih-lebih ucapan yang meremehkan dan menghalang-halangi mereka untuk beribadah kepada berhala. Tantangan ini ternyata diikuti dengan tantangan yang lebih keras dari yang sebelumnya. Mereka menuduh Hud a.s. menderita penyakit gila, jadi tidak perlu didengar perkataannya apalagi dipercayai. Penyakit gila itu, menurut anggapan mereka, disebabkan karena Hud a.s. durhaka kepada sesembahan-sesembahan mereka. Itulah sebabnya Nabi Hud a.s. mengambil kesimpulan bahwa dakwahnya tidak akan berguna lagi bagi mereka, sehingga ia menjawab tantangan mereka itu dengan mengatakan bahwa ia bersaksi kepada Allah dan menyuruh mereka supaya menyaksikannya, bahwa sesungguhnya ia terlepas dari apa yang mereka persekutukan itu. Jawaban Hud a.s. ini menunjukkan suatu sikap yang tegas, penuh dengan keimanan dalam mempertanggungjawabkan kebenaran dakwahnya, yang disampaikan kepada kaumnya tanpa memperdulikan segala macam bentuk rintangan dan tantangan yang dihadapinya.