Story of Hud: Peace be upon Him

Allah the Most Exalted says in the Quran: We are relating unto you the most beautiful stories in that which we have revealed to you from the Quran, though before it you were from among those who were not aware of them. God wanted to guide the people of Ad, so He sent a prophet from among them. This prophet was Hud (pbuh), a noble man who handled this task with great resoluteness and tolerance. Prophet Hud condemned idol worship. He warned his people. "MY people, what is the benefit of these stones that you carve with your own fingers and then worship?