Ash-Shu'ara 26:136–144

26:136Page 372

قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ ١٣٦

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

26:137Page 373

إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٣٧

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

26:138Page 373

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ١٣٨

And we are not to be punished."

26:139Page 373

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٣٩

And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٤٠

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

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كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٤١

Thamūd denied the messengers

26:142Page 373

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٤٢

When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

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إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ ١٤٣

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

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فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٤٤

So fear Allāh and obey me.