Al-A'raf 7:72

<h2>Allah mentions the rebellion, defiance and stubbornness of Hud'speople, and their opposition to him, peace be upon him,</h2><p>قَالُواْ أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ</p><p>(They said: "You have come to us that we should worship Allah Alone") Later on, the disbelievers of Quraysh said,</p><p>وَإِذْ قَالُواْ اللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَـذَا هُوَ الْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ أَوِ ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ</p><p>(And (remember) when they said: "O Allah! If this (the Qur'an) is indeed the truth (revealed) from You, then rain down stones on us from the sky or bring on us a painful torment.") Muhammad bin Ishaq said that the people of Hud used to worship several idols, such as Suda', Samud and Al-Haba'. This is why Hud, peace be upon him, said to them,</p><p>قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَغَضَبٌ</p><p>("Rijs and wrath have already fallen on you from your Lord.") you deserve `Rijs' from your Lord because of what you said. Ibn `Abbas said that, `Rijs', means scorn and anger.</p><p>أَتُجَـدِلُونَنِي فِى أَسْمَآءٍ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤكُمُ</p><p>("Dispute you with me over names which you have named -- you and your fathers") 7:71. Hud said, do you dispute with me over these idols that you and your fathers made gods, even though they do …

And We saved him and those with him by a mercy from Us, and We cut the root of those who denied Our revelations and were not believers.

We saved him and those who adhered to him. By Our mercy, and We cut off the roots of those who rejected Our signs and did not believe.

So We saved him and those who were with him by a Mercy from Us, and We cut the roots of those who belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and they were not believers.

So We saved him and those with him, by mercy from Us, and We cut off the roots of those who rejected Our revelations and were not believers.