Ek aisi qaum jis ne apni taqat par itna ghurur kiya ke Allah ko bhool gayi. Ek aisi qaum jis ne apne haathon se aasmaan choomne wale mehlon ko ta'meer kiya, magar apne dil mein Allah ki mohabbat ko jagah na di. Aur phir... ek aisi hawa chali jo saat din aur saat raat lagatar chalti rahi. Ye hawa itni sakht thi ke logon ko utha utha kar zameen par patak deti thi, jaise wo khokle darakhton ke tane hon. Ye kahani hai qaum e Aad ki... ek aisi qaum jis ka koi nishaan aaj is zameen par baqi nahi raha. **[INTRODUCTION - Historical Background]** Qaum e Aad Arab ke janubi hisse mein aabaad thi. Quran e Kareem mein Surah Al-Ahqaf aur Surah Hud mein is qaum ka tafseel se zikr hai. Ye woh log thay jo Hazrat Nooh AS ke tufan ke baad aaye. Allah ne unhein beshumar ne'matein ata ki theen. Unhein taqat di thi, dolat di thi, aur khubsurti di thi. Unke jism lambe aur mazboot thay. Tarikh al-Tabari ke mutabiq, unki qadd o qaamat itni lambi thi ke aam insaan unke saamne buhat chhote nazar aate thay. Allah ne is qaum ko Ahqaf ke ilaqe mein basaya tha - wo ilaqe jo aaj Yemen aur Oman ke darmiyan register hote hain. Yahan ki zameen zahiz thi, paani ki kasrat thi, aur hawa khushgawar thi. Magar in tamam ne'maton ke bawajood, ye qaum Allah se door hoti chali gayi. Qaum e Aad apni taqat mein bemisaal thi. Quran Surah Ash-Shu'ara mein farmata hai ke ye log har unchi jagah par nishani ta'meer karte thay, jaise ke wahan hamesha rehne wale hon. Wo bade bade mehlon ko bannate, sakht imaratein khadii karti, aur apni quwwat ka izhaar karte. Unka ghurur itna barh gaya tha ke wo kehte: "Kaun hai humse zyada taaqatwar?" Quran Surah Fussilat mein Allah ne inka ye jumla naqal kiya hai. Wo apni taaqat, apni dolat, aur apni ta'meer ko dekhkar khud ko sab se behtar samajhne lage. Allah ko yaad karna, uski ibadat karna - ye sab unhone chhod diya. Wo buton ki pooja karne lage. Pattharon ke bute banana aur un ke saamne jhukna unka ma'mul ban gaya. Allah ki ne'matein khaate, magar Allah ko bhool jaate. Allah ne is qaum ki hidayat ke liye Hazrat Hud AS ko bheja. Wo khud isi qaum se thay, unhi ki zuban bolte thay, unhi ke darmiyan rehte thay. Seerat Ibn Hisham mein hai ke Hazrat Hud AS ne apni qaum ko saaf saaf kaha: "Ay meri qaum! Sirf Allah ki ibadat karo. Uske siwa tumhara koi Ma'bood nahi." Magar qaum ne unka mazaaq udaya. Unhone kaha: "Hud, tum to sirf ek insan ho humari tarah. Tumhare paas koi mojiza nahi, koi sabut nahi." Hazrat Hud AS ne sabar se jawab diya. Wo din raat unhein samjhate rahe. Tarikh al-Tabari ke mutabiq, unhone qaum ko baar baar yaad dilaya ke Allah ne unhein jo taqat di hai, wo azmaish hai, na ke takabbur ki wajah. Lekin qaum e Aad apni zid par qaim rahi. Wo apne buzurgon ki pairawee karte rahe aur Hazrat Hud AS ko jhutlate rahe. Saalon guzar gaye. Hazrat Hud AS lagatar da'wat dete rahe, magar qaum ne tauba na ki. Phir ek ajeeb silsila shuru hua. Baarish aani band ho gayi. Zameen sokhne lagi. Faslein khatam hone lagin. Qaum pareshan hone lagi. Quran Surah Al-Ahqaf mein hai ke unhone ek badal ko apni waadiyon ki taraf aate dekha. Wo khush huye aur bole: "Ye to humein baarish dene wala badal hai!" Magar ye khushi fitrat ki na samajhi thi. Ye woh badal na tha jo baarish lata. Ye woh badal tha jo tabahi lata. Hazrat Hud AS ne apni qaum ko aakhri baar kaha: "Tauba kar lo. Allah ki taraf rujoo ho jao." Magar unhone phir bhi inkar kiya. Aur phir... azaab aa gaya. Quran Surah Al-Haqqah mein Allah farmata hai: "Aur Aad ko halak kiya gayi ek tund hawa ke zariye." Ye hawa koi aam hawa na thi. Ye Allah ke hukm se chalai gayi ek aisi aandhī thi jo har cheez ko mita deti thi. Saat din aur saat raat... lagatar. Din mein bhi andhere ka manzar, raat mein bhi dehshat ka aalam. Wo hawa itni tez thi ke logon ko zameen se utha kar hawaa mein phenk deti aur phir zameen par patak deti. Quran mein Allah farmata hai ke log aise gir rahe thay jaise wo khokle khajoor ke tane hon. Unke bade bade mehel dhwast ho gaye. Unki taqat kuch kaam na aayi. Unka maal, unki dolat, unka ghurur - sab kuch mitti mein mil gaya. Sirf ek cheez baqi rahi: Allah ki qudrat ka sabut. Aur Hazrat Hud AS? Allah ne unhein aur unke sath imaan lane wale thode se logon ko bachaa liya. Quran Surah Hud mein hai ke Allah ne apni rehmaton ke saath unhein najaat di. Jab aandhī ruk gayi to qaum e Aad ka koi asar baqi na raha. Wo imaratein jo aasmaan ko chhumti theen, wo taqat jis par ghurur tha - sab khatam. Quran Surah Al-Fajr mein Allah sawal farmata hai: "Kya tumne nahi dekha ke tumhare Rabb ne Aad qaum ke sath kya kiya? Iram ke sath jo mehlon wali thi, jis jaisi tamam shahron mein koi paida nahi hui thi?" Aj agar aap Yemen ke regestaan mein jaayen to wahan sirf ret aur veerani hai. Kahin kahin purane khandaraat mil sakte hain. Magar wo azmat, wo ghurur, wo taqat - sab sirf qissón mein baqi hai. Qaum e Aad ki kahani humein kya seekhati hai? Ye seekhati hai ke Allah ki di hui ne'matein takabbur ki wajah nahi, shukr ki wajah hoti hain. Taqat ho to Allah ki raah mein istemaal karo. Dolat ho to Allah ke bandon par kharch karo. Jism mazboot ho to Allah ki ibadat mein lagao. Quran mein Allah baar baar ye waqia is liye zikar farmata hai taake hum sabaq hasıl karein. Aaj hum bhi to sakht imaaraten banaate hain. Hum bhi to apni taqat aur technology par fakhr karte hain. Magar kya hum Allah ko yaad rakhte hain? Hazrat Hud AS ne apni qaum ko sirf itna kaha tha: "Allah ki ibadat karo aur usse daro." Agar wo maan jaate to Allah unki taqat ko barqarar rakhta, unki ne'maton mein izafa karta. Magar unhone inkar kiya aur tabah ho gaye. Aaj humein ye faisla karna hai: kya hum bhi apni duniawi kamyabiyon par itne mast ho gaye hain ke Allah ko bhool gaye hain? Ya hum Allah ke shukr guzaar bande banna chahte hain? Qaum e Aad ka anjaam humari aankhon ke saamne hai. Unki tabahi ka sabab wazeh hai. Ab ye humare haath mein hai ke hum sirat e mustaqeem par chalin ya gumrahi ki raah chunain. Allah hum sab ko hidayat de aur Hazrat Hud AS jaise saabit qadam banaye. Ameen.