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52. See, there are their dwellings empty and in ruins because
they did wrong. Lo! herein is indeed a sign for people
who know.
53. And we saved those who believed and used to fear Allah.
54. And Lot! when he said to his folk: Will you commit
abomination while you are seeing?
55. Must you need lust after men instead of women? Nay, but
you are folk who act ignorantly.
? . 56 But the answer of his folk was nothing save that they
said: Expel the household of Lot from your township, for
they [indeed] are folk who would keep pure!
57. Then we saved him and his household save his wife; We
destined her to be of those who stayed behind.
58. And We rained a rain upon them. Dreadful is the rain of
those who have been warned.
59. Say [O Muhammad]: Praise be to Allah, and peace be on
His slaves whom He has chosen! Is Allah best, or [all] that
you associate [with Him]?
60. Is not He [best] who created the heavens and the earth,
and sends down for you water from the sky wherewith We
cause to spring forth joyous orchards, whose trees it never
has been yours to cause to grow. Is there any deity with
Allah? Nay, but they are folk who ascribe equals [to Him]!
61. Is not He [best] Who made the earth a fixed abode,
and placed rivers in the folds thereof, and placed firm
mountains therein, and has set a barrier between the two
seas? Is there any god with Allah? Nay, but most of them
know not!
62. Is not He [best] who answers the wronged one when he
cries to Him and removes the evil, and has made you
viceroys of the earth? Is there any deity with Allah? Little
do you remember!
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63. Is not He [best] Who guides you in the darkness of the
land and the sea, He Who sends the winds as heralds of
His mercy? Is there any deity with Allah? High Exalted be
Allah from all that they associate with Him!
64. Is not He [best], Who begins creation, then repeats it, and
Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Is
there any deity with Allah? Say: Bring your proof, if you
are truthful!
65. Say [O Muhammad]: None in the heavens and the earth
knows the Unseen save Allah; and they know not when
they will be resurrected [again].
66. Nay, but does their knowledge reach to the Hereafter?
Nay, for they are in doubt concerning it. Nay, for they are
concerning it, blind.
67. Yet those who disbelieve say: when we have become dust
like our fathers, shall we verily be brought forth [again of
the graves]?
68. We were promised this, we and our fathers, before. [All]
this is nothing but fables of the men of old.
69. Say [to them, O Muhammad]: Travel in the land and see
the nature of the sequel for the criminals!
70. And grieve you not for them, nor be in distress because of
what they plot [against you].
71. And they say: When [will] this promise [be fulfilled], if
you are truthful?
72. Say: It may be that a part of that which you would hasten
on is close behind you.
73. Lo! your Lord is bountiful for the people, but most of
them do not give thanks.
74. Lo! your Lord knows surely all that their breasts hide, and
all that they proclaim.
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75. And there is nothing hidden in the heaven or the earth but
it is in a clear Record.
76. Lo! this Qur’ân narrates to the Children of Israel most of
that concerning which they differ.
77. And lo! it is a guidance and a mercy for believers.
78. Lo! your Lord will judge between them of His [wise]
Judgement, and He is the Mighty, the Knowing.
79. Therefor [O Muhammad] put your trust in Allah, for you
[stands] on the plain Truth.
80. Lo! you cannot make the dead to hear, nor can you make
the deaf to hear the call when they have turned to flee;
81. Nor can you guide the blind out of their error. You can
make none to hear, save those who believe Our verses so
they are Muslims [submitting to Allah].
82. And when the word is fulfilled concerning them, We shall
bring forth a beast of the earth to speak to them because
the people believed not with certainty in Our verses.
83. And [remind them of] the Day when We shall gather out
of every nation a host of those who denied Our signs,
and they will be set in array;
84. Till, when they come [before their Lord], He will say: Did
you deny My signs when you could not compass them in
knowledge, or what was it that you did?
85. And the Word will be fulfilled concerning them because
they have done wrong, and they will not [be able to] speak.
86. Have they not seen how We have appointed the night
that they may rest therein, and the day sight-giving? Lo!
therein verily are signs for a people who believe.
87. And [remind them of] the Day when the Horn will be
blown, and all who are in the heavens and the earth will
be terrified, save him whom Allah wills. And all will come
to Him, humbled.
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88. And you see the mountains you deem solid while they
pass as the passing of clouds: the work of Allah Who
perfected all things. Lo! He is Acquainted of what you do.
89. Whoso brings a good deed will have better than its worth;
and such are safe from terror that Day.
90. And whoso brings an ill-deed, such will be thrown down
on their faces in the Fire. Are you rewarded nothing save
what you did?
91. [Say]: I [Muhammad] am commanded only to worship the
Lord of this city which He has sanctified, and to Whom
all things belong. And I am commanded to be of the
Muslims [those who submit to Allah],
92. And to recite the Qur’ân. And whosoever is guided, is
guided only for [the good of] his own soul; and as for him
who goes astray– [To him] say: Lo! I am only a warner.
93. And say: Praise be to Allah Who will show you His signs so
that you shall know them. And your Lord is not unaware
of what you [mortals] do.
28- THE STORY [AL-QASAS]
Revealed at Mecca, [88 verses]
Al-Qasas, “The Story” takes its name from a word in
v. 25. The name is moreover justified by the nature of the
Sûrah, which consists mostly of the story of Moses, his early
struggles and ultimate triumph, revealed at a time when the
Prophet’s case seemed desperate. It is one of the last Meccan
Sûrahs. Some Arabic writers even say that it was revealed
during the Hijrah, while others are of opinion that v. 85 only
was revealed during the flight. A late Meccan Sûrah, except
v. 85 revealed during the Prophet’s flight from Mecca to Al-
Madînah, and vv. 52-55 revealed at Al-Madînah.[1]
[1] Tafsîr al-Jalâleyn.
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
1. Ta. Sin. Mîm. [1]
2. These are verses of the Book that makes plain.
3. We recite to you [somewhat] of the story of Moses and
Pharaoh with truth, for folk who believe.
4. Lo! Pharaoh exalted himself in the earth and made its
people castes. A group among them he oppressed, killing
their sons and sparing their women. Lo! he was of the
corruptors.
5. And We desired to show favour to those who were
oppressed in the earth, and to make them leaders and to
make them the inheritors,
6. And to establish them in the earth, and to show Pharaoh and
Haman and their hosts that which they feared from them.
7. And We inspired the mother of Moses, saying: Suckle him
and, when you fear for him, then cast him into the river
and fear not nor grieve. Lo! We shall bring him back to you
and shall make him [one] of Our messengers.
8. And the family of Pharaoh took him up, that he might
become for them an enemy and a sorrow. Lo! Pharaoh and
Haman and their hosts were sinners.
9. And the wife of Pharaoh said: [He will be] a consolation
for me and for you. Kill him not. Perhaps he may be
of use to us, or we may take him for a son. And they
perceived not.
10. And the heart of the mother of Moses became void, and
she would have betrayed him if We had not fortified her
heart, that she might be of the believers.
11. And she said to his sister: Trace him. So she observed him
from afar, and they perceived not.
[1] See Sûr. [2], v.1, footnote.
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12. And We had before forbidden foster-mothers for him, so
she said: Shall I show you a household who will rear him
for you and take care of him?
13. So We restored him to his mother that she might be
comforted and not grieve, and that she might know that
the promise of Allah is true. But most of them know not.
14. And when he reached his full strength and was ripe, We
gave him judgement and knowledge. Thus do We reward
the good.
15. And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its
folk, and he found therein two men fighting, one of his
own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was
of his caste asked him for help against him who was of
his enemies. So Moses struck him with his fist and killed
him. He said: This is of Satan’s doing. Lo! he is an enemy,
a manifest misleader.
16. He said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged my soul, so forgive
me. Then He forgave him. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the
Merciful.
17. He said: My Lord! Forasmuch as You have favoured me, I
will nevermore be a supporter of the criminals.
18. And morning found him in the city, fearing, vigilant, when
see! he who had appealed to him the day before cried out
to him for help. Moses said to him: Lo! you are indeed an
evident deviator.
19. And when he would have fallen upon the man who was
an enemy to them both, he said: O Moses! Would you
kill me as you did kill a person yesterday. You would be
nothing but a tyrant in the land, you would not be of the
reformers.
20. And a man came from the uttermost part of the city,
running. He said: O Moses! Lo! the chiefs take counsel
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against you to kill you; therefor escape. Lo! I am of those
who give you good advice.
21. So he escaped from thence, fearing, vigilant. He said: My
Lord! Save me from the wrong-doing folk.
22. And when he turned his face toward Midian, he said:
Perhaps my Lord will guide me in the right way.
23. And when he came to the water of Midian he found there
a whole tribe of men, watering. And he found apart from
them two women keeping, back [their flocks]. He said:
What ails you? The two said: We cannot give [our flocks]
to drink till the shepherds return from the water; and our
father is a very old man.
24. So he watered [their flock] for them. Then he turned aside
into the shade, and said: My Lord! I am needy of whatever
good you send down for me.
25. Then there came to him one of the two women, walking
shyly. She said: Lo! my father invites you, that he may
reward you with a payment for that you did water [the
flock] for us. Then, when he came to him and told him
the [whole] story, he said: Fear not! You have escaped
from the wrong-doing folk.
26. One of the two women said: O my father! Hire him!
For the best [man] that you can hire is the strong, the
trustworthy.
27. He said: Lo! I gladly would marry you to one of these two
daughters of mine on condition that you hire yourself to
me for [the term of] eight years. Then if you complete ten
it will be of your own accord, for I would not make it hard
for you. Allah willing, you will find me of the righteous.
28. He said: That [is settled] between you and me. Whichever
of the two terms I fulfil, there will be no injustice to me,
and Allah is Surety over what we say.
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29. Then, when Moses had fulfilled the term, and was
travelling with his housefolk, he saw in the distance a fire
and said to his housefolk: Wait you [here]. Lo! I see in the
distance a fire; perhaps I shall bring you tidings thence, or
a brand from the fire that you may warm yourselves.
30. And when he reached it, he was called from the right side
of the valley in the blessed field, from the tree: O Moses!
Lo! I, even I, am Allah, the Lord of the Worlds;
31. Throw down your staff. And when he saw it writhing as it
had been a snake, he turned to flee headlong, [and it was
said to him]: O Moses! Draw near and fear not. Lo! you
are of those who are secure.
32. Insert your hand into the bosom of your robe it will come
forth white without hurt. And draw in your arm close to
you [as prevention] from fear. Then these shall be two
proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his chiefs: Lo!
they are evil-living folk.
33. He said: My Lord! Lo! I killed a man among them and I
fear that they will kill me.
34. My brother Aaron is more eloquent than me in speech.
Therefor send him with me as a helper to confirm me.
Lo! I fear that they will belie me.
35. He said: We will strengthen your arm with your brother,
and We will give to you both power so that they cannot
reach you. [It will be] through Our signs, you, and those
who follow you, will be the victors.
36. But when Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they
said: This is nothing but invented magic. We never heard
of this among our fathers of old.
37. And Moses said: My Lord is Best Aware of him who
brings guidance from His presence, and whose will be the
sequel of the Home [of bliss]. Lo! wrong-doers will not
be successful.
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38. And Pharaoh said: O chiefs! I know not that you have a god
other than me, so kindle for me [a fire], O Haman, to bake
the mud; and set up for me a lofty tower in order that I may
survey the God of Moses; and lo! I deem him of the liars.
39. And he and his hosts were arrogant in the land without
right, and deemed that they would never be brought
back to Us.
40. Therefor We seized him and his hosts, and abandoned
them to the sea. So behold the nature of the consequence
for wrong-doers!
41. And We made them leaders that invite to the Fire, and on
the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped.
42. And We made a curse to follow them in this world, and on
the Day of Resurrection they will be among the hateful.
43. And We verily gave the Book to Moses after We had
destroyed the generations of old; as enlightenments for
mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that perhaps they
might remember.
44. And you [Muhammad] were not on the western side
[of the Mount] when We expounded to Moses the
commandment, and you were not among the witnesses;
45. But We brought forth generations, and their lives dragged on
for them. And you were not a dweller in Midian, reciting to
them Our verses, but We kept sending [messengers to men].
46. And you were not beside the Mount when We did call; but
[the knowledge of it is] a mercy from your Lord that you
may warn a folk to whom no warner came before you,
that perhaps they may give heed.
47. Otherwise, if disaster should afflict them because of that
which their own hands have sent before [them], they might
say: Our Lord! Why did not You send no messenger to
us, that we might have followed Your verses and been of
the believers?
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48. But when there came to them the Truth from Us, they said:
Why is he not given the like of what was given to Moses?
Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses
of old? They say: Two work of magic[1] that support each
other; and they say: Lo! in both we are disbelievers.
49. Say [to them, O Muhammad]: Then bring a book from
Allah that gives clearer guidance than these two [that] I
may follow it, if you are truthful.
50. And if they answer you not, then know that what they
follow is their lusts. And who goes farther astray than he
who follows his lust without guidance from Allah. Lo!
Allah guides not wrong-doing folk.
51. And now verily We have caused the Word to reach them,
that perhaps they may give heed.
52. Those to whom We gave the Book before it, they believe
in it,
53. And when it is recited to them, they say: We believe in it.
Lo! it is the Truth from our Lord. Lo! even before it we
were Muslims [submit to Him].
54. These will be given their reward twice over, because they
are patient and repel evil with good, and spend of that
wherewith We have provided them,
55. And when they hear vanity they withdraw from it and say:
To us our deeds and to you your deeds. Peace be to you!
We desire not the ignorant.
56. Lo! you [O Muhammad] guide not whom you love, but
Allah guides whom He wills. And He is Best Knowing of
the [rightly] guided.
57. And they say: If we were to follow the Guidance with
you we should be torn out of our land. Have We not
established for them a secure sanctuary [Mecca], whereto
[1] i.e. the Scripture of Moses and the Qur’an.
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the produce of all things is brought [in trade], a provision
from Us? But most of them know not.
58. And how many a town have We destroyed that was
thankless for its means of livelihood! And those are their
dwellings, which have not been inhabited after them save
a little. And We, even We, were the inheritors.
59. And never did your Lord destroy the townships, till
He had raised up in their mother [-town] a messenger
reciting to them Our verses. And never did We destroy
the townships unless the folk thereof were wrong-doers.
60. And whatsoever you have been given is a comfort of
the life of the world and an ornament thereof; and that
which Allah has is better and more lasting. Have you
then no sense?
61. Is he whom We have promised a fair promise which he
will find [true] like him whom We suffer to enjoy awhile
the comfort of the life of the world, then on the Day of
Resurrection he will be of those brought up?
62. On the Day when He will call unto them and say: Where
are My partners whom you claimed?
63. Those concerning whom the Word will have come true will
say: Our Lord! These are they whom we led astray. We led
them astray even as we ourselves were astray. We declare
our innocence before You: us they never worshipped.
64. And it will be said: Call upon your [so-called] partners [of
Allah]. And they will call upon them, and they will give no
answer to them, and they will see the Doom. Ah, if they
had but been guided!
65. And on the Day when He will call to them and say: What
answer gave you to the messengers?
66. On that day [all] tidings will be dimmed for them, nor will
they ask one of another,
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67. But as for him who had repented and believed and done
righteousness, he perhaps may be one of the successful.
68. Your Lord creates what He wills and chooses. They have
never any choice. Glorified be Allah and exalted above all
that they associate [with Him]!
69. And your Lord knows what you breasts conceal, and what
they declare.
70. And He is Allah; there is no deity save Him. His is all
praise in the former and the latter [state], and His is the
command, and to Him you will be brought back.
71. Say: Have you thought, if Allah made night everlasting for
you till the Day of Resurrection, who is a deity other than
Allah who could bring you light? Will you not then hear?
72. Say: Have you thought, if Allah made day everlasting for
you till the Day of Resurrection, who is a deity other than
Allah who could bring you night wherein you rest? Will
you not then see?
73. Of His mercy He has appointed for you night and day that
therein you may rest, and that you may seek His bounty,
and that perhaps you may be thankful.
74. And on the Day when He shall call to them and say: Where
are My partners whom you claimed?
75. And We shall take out from every nation a witness and
We shall say: Bring your proof. Then they will know that
Allah has the Truth, and all that they invented will have
failed them.
76. Indeed, Qarun [Korah] was of Moses folk, but he
oppressed them and We gave him so much treasure that
the keys thereof would verily have been a burden for a
group of mighty men. When his own folk said to him:
Exult not; lo! Allah loves not the exultant;
77. But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that which Allah
has given you and neglect not your portion of the world,
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and be kind even as Allah has been kind to you, and seek
not corruption in the earth; lo! Allah loves not corrupters,
78. He said: I have been given it only on account of knowledge
I possess. Knew he not that Allah had destroyed already
of the generations before him men who were mightier
than Him in strength and greater in respect of following?
The criminals are not questioned of their sins.
79. Then he went forth before his people in his adornment.
Those who were desirous of the life of the world said: Ah,
would that to us had been given the like of what has been
given to Qarun [Korah]! Lo! he is lord of rare good fortune.
80. But those who had been given knowledge said: Woe to
you! The reward of Allah for him who believes and does
right is better, and only the patient will obtain it.
81. So We caused the earth to swallow him and his dwelling
place. Then he had no host to help him against Allah, nor
was he of those who can save themselves.
82. And those who had coveted his place but yesterday crying:
Ah! Allah enlarges the provision for whom He wills of
His slaves and straitens it [for whom He wills]. If Allah
had not been gracious to us He would have caused it to
swallow us [also]. Ah! the disbelievers never prosper.
83. As for that Abode of the Hereafter We assign it to those
who seek not oppression in the earth, nor yet corruption.
The sequel is for the righteous.
84. Whoso brings a good deed, he will have better than the
same; while as for him who brings an ill-deed, those who
do ill-deeds will be requited only what they did.
85. Lo! He Who has given you the Qur’ân for a law will
surely bring you to a place of return. Say: My Lord is best
aware of he who brings guidance and him who is in error
manifest.
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86. And you were not expecting that the Book would be
conveyed to you; but it is a mercy from your Lord, so
never be a helper to the disbelievers.
87. And let them not divert you from the verses of Allah
after they have been sent down to you; but call [mankind]
to your Lord, and be not of those who associate others
[with Him].
88. And invoke not to any other god along with Allah. There
is no god save Him. Everything will perish save His Face.
His is the command, and to Him you will be returned.
29- THE SPIDER [AL-ANKABUT]
Revealed at Mecca, [69 verses]
Al-’Ankalut, “The Spider,” takes its name from v. 41 where
false beliefs are likened to the spider’s web for frailty. Most
of this Sûrah belongs to the middle or last Meccan period.
Some authorities consider vv. 7 and 8, others the whole latter
portion of the Sûrah.[1] to have been revealed at Al-Madînah.
It gives comfort to the Muslims in a time of persecution. A
late Meccan Sûrah.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
1. Alif. Lâm. Mîm.[2]
2. Do men imagine that they will be left [at ease] because they
say, “We believe”, and will not be tested with affliction?
3. Lo! We tested those who were before them. Thus Allah knows
those who are sincere, and knows those who are liars.
[1] An Nâsikh wal-Mansûkh by Ibn Salâmah
[2] See Sûr. [2], v.1, footnote.
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4. Or do those who do ill-deeds imagine that they can outstrip
Us: Evil [for them] is that which they judge.
5. Whoso looks forward to the meeting with Allah [let him
know that] the term decreed by Allah is coming, and He is
the Hearer, the Knower.
6. And whosoever strives, strives only for himself, for lo!
Allah is altogether Independent of the worlds.
7. And as for those who believe and do good deeds, We shall
remit from them their misdeeds and shall reward them
according to the best they used to do.
8. We have enjoined on man kindness to parents; but if they
strive to make you associate with Me that of which you
have no knowledge, then obey them not. To Me is your
return and I shall tell you what you used to do.
9. And as for those who believe and do good deeds, We verily
shall admit them among the righteous.
10. And of the people he who says: We believe in Allah, but,
if he be made to suffer for the sake of Allah, he mistakes
the persecution of people for Allah’s punishment; and
then, if victory comes from your Lord, will say: Lo! we
were with you [all the while]. Is not Allah Most Knowing
of what is in the breasts of [His] creatures?
11. Verily Allah knows those who believe, and verily He
knows the hypocrites.
12. Those who disbelieve say to those who believe: Follow
our way [of religion] and we verily will bear your sins [for
you]. They cannot bear anything of their sins. Lo! they
verily are liars.
13. But they verily will bear their own loads and other loads
besides their own, and they verily will be questioned on
the Day of Resurrection concerning that which they
invented.
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14. And verily We sent Noah [as Our messenger] to his folk,
and he continued with them for a thousand years save
fifty years; and the flood engulfed them, while they were
wrong-doers.
15. And We rescued him and those with him in the ship, and
made of it a sign for the worlds.
16. And Abraham! [Remember] when he said to his folk:
worship Allah, and fear Him; that is better for you if you
did but know.
17. You worship besides Allah, idols, and you only invent a
lie. Lo! those whom you worship besides Allah own no
provision for you. So seek your provision from Allah, and
worship Him, and give thanks to Him, [for] to Him you
will be returned.
18. But if you deny, then nations have denied before you. The
messenger is only to convey [the Message] plainly.
19. See they not how Allah begins creation, then repeats it?
Lo! for Allah that is easy.
20. Say [O Muhammad]: Travel in the land and see how He
originated creation, then Allah brings forth [resurrect]
the final creation of the Hereafter. Lo! Allah is Able to
do all things.
21. He punishes whom He wills and shows mercy to whom
He wills, and to Him you will be returned.
22. And you cannot escape [from Him] in the earth or in the
heaven, and besides Allah there is for you no protector
nor helper.
23. Those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and in [their]
Meeting with Him, such have despaired of My mercy. For
such there is a painful doom.
24. But the answer of his folk was only that they said: “Kill
him” or “Burn him.” Then Allah saved him from the fire.
Lo! herein verily are signs for folk who believe.
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25. And he said: You have only taken idols instead of Allah,
as a bond of affection among you in the life of the world.
Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny each
other and curse each other, and your abode will be the
Fire, and you will have no helpers.
26. And Lot believed him, and said: Lo! I will emigrant to my
Lord. Lo! He, only He, is the Mighty, the Wise.
27. And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We
established the prophethood and the Scripture among his
offspring, and We gave him his reward in the world, and
lo! in the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous.
28. And Lot! [Remember] when he said to his folk: Lo! you
commit lewdness such as no one has preceded you with
from among the worlds.
29. For come you not in unto males, and cut you not the road
[for travellers], and commit you not abomination in your
meetings? But the answer of his folk was only that they
said: Bring Allah’s doom upon us if you are of the truthful!
30. He said: My Lord! Give me victory over the corrupting folk.
31. And when Our messengers brought Abraham the good
tidings,[1] they said: Lo! we are about to destroy the people
of that township, for its people are wrong-doers.
32. He said: Lo! Lot is there. They said: We are best aware of
who is there. We are to save him and his household, all
except his wife, who is of those who stay behind.
33. And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was troubled
upon their account, and felt for them great discomfort;
but they said: Fear not, nor grieve! Lo! we are to save
you and your household, [all] except your wife, who is of
those who stay behind.
[1] That he was to have a son.
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34. Lo! We are about to bring down upon the folk of this
township a punishment from the sky because they have
been defiantly disobedient.
35. And verily of that We have left a clear sign for people who
understand.
36. And to Midian We sent Shu’eyb, their brother. He said O
my people! Worship Allah, and look forward to the Last
Day, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
37. But they denied him, and the dreadful earthquake took
them, and morning found them prostrate [dead] in their
dwelling place.
38. And [the tribes of] A’âd and Thamûd! [Their fate] is
manifest to you from their [ruined and deserted] dwellings.
Satan made their deeds seem fair to them and so debarred
them from the Path, though they were keen observers.
39. And Korah, Pharaoh and Haman! Moses came to them
with clear proofs [of Allah’s Sovereignty], but they were
boastful in the land. And they were not outrunners [of
Our punishment].
40. So We took each one in his sin; of them were those on
whom We sent a hurricane, and of them were those who
were overtaken by the [Awful] Cry, and of them were
those whom We caused the earth to swallow, and of them
were those whom We drowned. It was not for Allah to
wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
41. The likeness of those who choose other allies than Allah
is as the likeness of the spider when she takes to herself
a house, and lo! the frailest of all houses is the spider’s
house, if they but knew.
42. Lo! Allah knows whatever thing they invoke instead of
Him. He is the Mighty, the Wise.