Húd

Húd exhorted the people for 700 hundred years (per a tradition) and was increasingly persecuted

(see Noah on the possible significance of "well-nigh seven hundred years", unless "according to the sayings of men" indicates it is not a confirmation of the statement's validity)

"And after Noah the light of the countenance of Húd shone forth above the horizon of creation.  For well-nigh seven hundred years, according to the sayings of men, He exhorted the people to turn their faces and draw nearer unto the Ridván of the divine presence.  What showers of afflictions rained upon Him, until at last His adjurations bore the fruit of increased rebelliousness, and His assiduous endeavours resulted in the wilful blindness of His people.  "And their unbelief shall only increase for the unbelievers their own perdition." {Qur'án 40:5}"

(Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán, par. 9)

See also

• Súrah of Húd
• Sálih (a Messenger of God after Húd)