Yusuf's friends wanted to change the rules of a board game to cheat, and when he said no, they called him weird and played without him. Baba tells him about Prophet Hud, who stood alone against the mighty people of 'Ad - the most powerful civilization on earth - and told them to stop their arrogance and worship Allah. They called him crazy, they threatened him, but Hud declared, "I put my trust in Allah." A story about standing firm in your principles even when everyone around you says you're wrong.

The lesson: Sometimes the truth makes you stand alone. You don’t need the whole group to agree with you. If you have the truth and you have Allah, that is enough.

Sources: 11:50–60 (Hud calls his people; they reject him; he declares trust in Allah; the wind destroys ‘Ad; Hud and believers saved); 7:65–72 (Hud sent to ‘Ad; chiefs mock him; Allah saves Hud and cuts the root of the disbelievers); Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Prophets, Hadith 18 (Reference to the people of ‘Ad and Allah’s punishment upon them); Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir, Ch. 4 (Hud’s life, his appeals to ‘Ad, the drought, the wind, and the salvation of the believers)

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Quran translation graciously provided by Clear Quran, with permission from Talal Itani.