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qāla l-malaʾu lladhīna kafarū min qawmihī ʾinnā la-narāka fī safāhatin wa-ʾinnā la-naẓunnuka mina l-kādhibīna
The elite of his people who were faithless said, ‘Indeed we see you to be in folly, and indeed we consider you to be a liar.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verses 66 - 68
66. " The chiefs of those who disbelieved from among his people said: 'Verily we see you in folly, and verily we do think you to be of the liars'."
67. "He said: ' O' my people! There is no folly in me, but I am a Messenger from the Lord of the worlds '."
68. " I deliver to you the Messages of my Lord, and I am a faithful adviser for you."
A group of disbelieving people, or a party of the rich, told Hud that they had distinguished him as a foolish, ignorant, and silly person. They added that - they thought his words were thoroughly lies. The holy verse says:
In Answer to them, Hud said that they would be sure that he did not told them that matter foolishly. He added that he was a messenger from the side of the Lord of the worlds. The verse says:
Thus, the Lord, the Exalted, teaches us that no one should face the ignorant people with a disgrace word, nor the one should answer their unagreeable word with a disgrace statement. But, he should only negate whatever wrong they have attributed him with. The same as Hud did not say anything obscene to them in answer to that undue attribution. Hud continued his statement and added that he was to deliver them the information that his Lord gave him, and he advised them not to abandon the obedience of Allah. He told them they should be certain that he (Hud) was faithful in conveying the message of Allah to them and he never told a lie, nor he changed anything. The verse says: