Prophet Hood Tomb is located in Al Qara Mountains (Dhofar Mountains), which is North of Salalah, Oman. Prophet Hood is also spelled as Prophet Hud. Locally, he is known as Nabi Hud.
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Prophet Hood Tomb
The Tomb of Nabi Hood is in the mountains in Salalah, near Sahalnoot, Zeek and Quaroon Hiriti. It is Dhofar Mountains, North of Salalah.
Who is Prophet Hood?
Prophet Hood was the pre-Ibrahim era prophet, i.e. he was one of the prophets before Prophet Ibrahim. He was from the off-springs of Prophet Nuh. The following is the family tree of Nabi Hud.
What Quran Says About Prophet Hud and The People of Ad
There is a chapter in Quran thats named after Prophet Hud. Prophet Hood is mentioned in other parts of Quran as well. Most of the time mentioned for his messages to the people of Ad.
As per Quran, the city’s rich but polytheists inhabitants ignored the messages of Prophet Hud who was sent to the tribe of A’ad. After repeated warning to mend their ways, God destroyed the city and all the inhabitants were killed except those who were saved by Allah – the righteous ones.
Quran Says in Surah Ash-Shu`araa (Chapter 26), from Ayat 123 to 140:
The (people of) ‘Ād rejected the messengers
when their brother Hūd said to them, “Do you not fear Allah?
I am an honest messenger for you,
so fear Allah and obey me.
I do not claim from you any reward for it. My reward is with none but with the Lord of the worlds.
Do you erect on every height a monument, having no sound purpose,
and take the objects of architecture as if you are going to live forever,
and when you seize (someone) you seize as tyrants?
So fear Allah and obey me.
And fear the One who has supported you with what you know.
He has supported you with cattle and sons,
and with gardens and springs.
In fact I fear for you the punishment of a horrible day.”
They said, “It is all equal for us, whether you give us advice or you do not become one of the advisors.
This is nothing but the practice of the ancient,
and we are not going to be punished.”
Thus they rejected him, so We destroyed them. Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers,
and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
The Lost City of Ubar
The Lost City of Ubar (also Wubar), which was discovered few years back, is supposedly the place where the city of people of Ad was. This was a city used for the Frankincense caravans.
The ruins are 170 kilometers on the north of Salalah, before Empty Quarter Oman. The Lost City of Ubar is in Al Shisr area.
Further Reading: Wubar Archaeological Site
