The Story of Prophet Hud and the People of `Ad Allah, the Exalted, says,وَ And,This is an introductory to what is implied:"Verily, We sent."إِلَى عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًاto the `Ad (people) their brother Hud.قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـهٍ غَيْرُهُإِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلاَّ مُفْتَرُونَHe said, "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other god but Him. Certainly, you do nothing but invent lies! Hud came to them commanding them to worship Allah alone, without any associates. He forbade them from worshipping the idols which they made up, inventing names as gods