Ushbu surraning bu uchinchi qismi uning markaziy masalasiga oldingi qismlardagidan boshqacha yo‘sinda yondashadi. U ‘Od qavmi va Makka atrofidagi boshqa shaharlarning taqdiri haqida so‘zlaydi. Ularning birodari bo‘lgan Hudga, ya’ni Alloh yuborgan elchisiga nisbatan ular Makkadagi mushriklarning Muhammadga – ularning birodari va Alloh elchisiga – bo‘lgan munosabatiga o‘xshash munosabat bildirdilar. Ikkala tomon ham bir xil e’tirozlarni bildirdi. Hud payg‘ambarlarga xos go‘zal uslubda ularga javob berdi, lekin o‘zining inson imkoniyatlari va unga topshirilgan vazifa doirasida qoldi. Ular uning ogohlantirishlariga e’tibor bermagach, Allohning azobi ularni shunday urdiki, ular butunlay halok bo‘ldilar. Ular Makkadagi kofirlardan kuchliroq, boyroq va aqllirоq bo‘lsalar-da, bularning hech biri ularga foyda bermadi. Ularning Allohga yaqinlashtiradi, deb da’vo qilgan sxtiyoriy xudolari ham ularga hech narsada yordam bermadi.

This third part of the surah addresses its central question in a different way to that of its earlier parts. It speaks of the fate of the ‘Ad and other townships around Makkah. Towards Hud, their brother, whom God sent as His messenger, they adopted a similar attitude to that of the idolaters in Makkah towards Muhammad, their brother and Gods messenger. Both raised the same objections. Hud answered them in the splendid manner of prophets, but within the limits of his human ability and the mission assigned to him. When they paid no heed to his warnings, they were smitten by God’s punishment that left them utterly destroyed. Although they were more powerful, wealthy and intelligent than the Makkan unbelievers, none of this was of any avail to them. Nor did their alleged deities, which they claimed would bring them closer to God, avail them of anything.

Makkalik kofirlarga ham o‘z ajdodlari duch kelgan taqdir eslatiladi, chunki ular ham xuddi shunday munosabatda bo‘lgan edilar. Ularga aniq va ochiq qilib aytiladiki, ular ham xuddi shunday taqdirga duchor bo‘ladilar. Shuningdek, sura ilohiy xabar izchil va o‘zgarmas ekanini ham ko‘rsatadi, ya’ni u qanday yo‘ldan borishini ularga anglatadi. Xuddi shunday, Xudoning qonuni hammaga birdek tegishli bo‘lib, o‘zgarmaydi. Biz imonning ildizi mustahkam, shoxlari esa avlodlar osha keng yoyilgan daraxtni ko‘ramiz. Bu barcha zamonlar va jamoalar uchun bir xil imondir.

The Makkan unbelievers are also reminded of the fate their own ancestors met, given they too had adopted the same attitude. They are told in no uncertain terms that they will suffer the same fate. The surah also shows them the line the Divine message follows: it is consistent and unchanging. Likewise, God’s law applies to all and does not change. We see the tree of faith with firm roots, its branches stretched wide across the generations. It is the same faith for all times and communities.

Esla ʻOd qavmining birodarini, ya'ni qumliklar vodiysida yashagan qavmini ogohlantirgan o'sha kishini eslang. Undan oldin ham, keyin ham ogohlantiruvchilar kelib-ketgan edi. U shunday degan edi: "Allohdan boshqasiga ibodat qilmanglar. Men sizlar uchun dahshatli kun azobiga uchrashingizdan qo'rqaman" (21-oyat).

Remember that brother of the 'Ad who warned his people who lived in the Valley of the Sand Dunes. Other warners have come and gone both before and after him. He said: 'Worship none but God. I fear lest suffering befall you on a terrible day' (Verse 21)

"Od" qabilasining birodari Hud Payg'ambar (alayhissalom)dir

The brother of the ‘Ad is the Prophet Hud (peace be upon him)

ularning ichida o'z qavmining birodari sifatida tilga olingan kishi bor. Bu uning va qavmi o'rtasida mavjud bo'lgan o'zaro mehr va g'amxo'rlik aloqasini ko'rsatadi, bu esa ularni uning da'vatiga yanada javob berishga va u o'rgatgan narsalarni yaxshi o'ylashga undashi kerak edi. Xuddi shunday aloqa Muhammad ﷺ bilan unga xuddi shunday qarshi chiqqan qavmi o'rtasida ham mavjud edi.

who is mentioned here by his position as a brother to his people. This highlights the relation of mutual love and care that existed between him and his people, which should have made them more responsive to his call and motivated them to think well of him and what he taught. The same bond existed between Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his people who similarly opposed him.

Od qavmi baland qum tepaliklarida, Arabiston yarimorolining janubidagi, Hadramavt yaqinida deb aytiladigan vodiyda uylar qurgan. Xudo O'z ulug'ligida Elchisiga Hudni va u o'z qavmini Qum tepaliklari vodiysida qanday ogohlantirgani haqida eslashni buyuradi. Bu Payg'ambar ﷺ uchun ruhiy madad bo'lib, u Hud ham xuddi shunday o'z qavmi tomonidan rad etilganini anglaydi.

The ‘Ad used to build their homes on the high sand dunes in a valley in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, said to be near Hadramawt.1 God in His glory directs His messenger to remember Hud and how he warned his people at the Valley of the Sand Dunes. This to give him encouragement as he realizes that Hud was similarly rejected by his people.

Shunday eslatma, shuningdek, Makkadagi kofirlarga o‘sha oldingi ummatlarning taqdirini eslatadi, ular Allohning xabarlarini rad etgan edilar.

Such remembrance also serves to remind the Makkan unbelievers of the fate of those earlier communities that rejected Gods messages.

Hud o‘z qavmini ogohlantirdi, lekin u o‘z jamoasini ogohlantirgan birinchi payg‘ambar emas edi. Undan oldin ham boshqa payg‘ambarlar xuddi shunday qilgan edilar: “Undan oldin ham, keyin ham ogohlantiruvchilar kelib-ketgan”. Ular vaqt va makon jihatidan u bilan yaqin bo‘lganlari kabi, undan uzoq bo‘lganlari ham bor edi.

Ushbu o‘lim va vayronagarchilik tasviri bilan, surah 'Odning izidan borayotgan hozirgi avlodga murojaat qiladi va ularga ibratli eslatma beradi:

With this image of death and destruction, the surah addresses the present generation who follow in the ‘Ad’s footsteps, giving them a telling reminder:

Biz ularni shunday mustahkam o‘rnashtirgan edikki, sizni hech shunday o‘rnashtirmaganmiz; ularga eshitish, ko‘rish va qalblar ato qilgan edik. Ammo ular Allohning oyatlarini inkor etganliklari sababli, eshitishlari, ko‘rishlari va qalblari ularga hech foyda bermadi. Ular masxara qilgan narsaning o‘zi ularni o‘rab oldi.

We had securely established them in a manner in which We have never established you; and We had endowed them with hearing, and sight, and hearts. Yet nothing did their hearing, sight and hearts avail them since they persisted in denying God's revelations. They were overwhelmed by the very thing which they had mocked. (Verse 26)

Aynan o‘sha odamlarning o‘zi, ular shamol bo‘roni bilan halok qilingan qavmdir, yer yuzida shunday o‘rnashgan ediki, bu Makka arablariga berilmagan edi. Bu ularga berilgan kuch-qudrat, boylik, ilm va hayotning rohatlari haqida umumiy ishoradir. Ularga, shuningdek, o‘tkir eshitish va ko‘rish qobiliyatlari, hamda qalblar ham ato etilgan edi.

Those very people who were destroyed by the stormwind had once been established in the land in a way that had not been granted to the Arabs of Makkah. This is a general reference to what they had been given of power, wealth, knowledge and life’s luxuries. They were also endowed with sharp faculties of hearing and sight, as well as hearts.

Qur’on bilimning qobiliyatiga turli yo‘llar bilan murojaat qiladi: uni ba’zan qalb, ba’zan aql, ba’zan miya deb ataydi, holbuki bularning barchasi bir xil qobiliyatga ishora qiladi. Ammo ‘Odlar oldida bu quvvatlarning hech biri foyda bermadi, chunki ular {Allohning oyatlarini inkor etishda davom etdilar} (26-oyat). Xudoning vahiylarini inkor etish sezgi va quvvatlarni bosib qo‘yadi, ularni Uning nuridan va ma’rifatidan to‘sadi va ularni butunlay tig‘siz qilib qo‘yadi. {Ular o‘zlari masxara qilgan narsaning o‘ziga duchor bo‘ldilar} (26-oyat). Bu ularni ogohlantirilgan va mazaq qilgan jazoga ishora qiladi.

The Qur’an uses different ways of referring to the faculty of understanding, citing it alternatively as heart, mind or brain, when all refer to the same ability. Yet none of these faculties was of any use as the ‘Ad rendered them useless when “they persisted in denying God's revelations” (Verse 26) Denying Gods revelations suppresses senses and faculties and screens them from His source of light and understanding, blunting them altogether. “ They were overwhelmed by the very thing which they had mocked. (Verse 26) This refers to the punishment they were warned about and which they derided.