11:87 They said to him, “Oh, Shuaib, does your religion of prayer command that we leave
the gods our fathers worshipped or that we should not do what we please with our property?
You are the patient one, the right-minded.”
11:88 He said, “Oh, my people, see if I have a clear revelation from my Lord and if He
supplies me in abundance. I do not desire to do what I forbid you to do; I seek only your
betterment. My sole help is Allah. In Him I trust, and to Him I turn. “Oh, my people, do not
let your opposition to me cause you to sin so you suffer a similar fate to that of the people of
Noah, or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih, and the people of Lot are not too distant
from you. Ask forgiveness of your Lord and turn to Him. Surely, my Lord is merciful and
loving.”
11:91 They said, “Oh, Shuaib, we do not understand much of what you say, and we clearly
see that you are powerless among us. If it were not for your family, we surely would have
stoned you, and you could not have prevailed against us.”
11:92 He said, “Oh, my people, do you think more highly of my family than Allah? Do
you put Him behind you, neglected? My Lord surrounds you. And, Oh, my people, do
whatever you have the power to do. I will do my part, too, and soon you will know who
will receive the penalty that will disgrace him and who is the liar. Watch, and I, too am
watching with you.”
29:36 To the Midian people, We sent their brother Shuaib. He said, “Oh, my people,
worship Allah and fear the last day. Do not commit deeds of harmful excess.” But they
rejected him, and an earthquake assailed them. At morning, they were found dead on the
floor of their homes.
7:85 Then We sent their brother Shuaib to Midian. He said, “Oh, my people, worship Allah.
You have no other god than Him. Now you have a clear sign from your Lord. Give full
measure and weight, do not take from man his due, and do not commit corruption on the
earth after it has been reformed. It is better for you if you are believers. Do not lie in wait by
every road to threaten or mislead those who believe in Allah or seek to make the way
crooked. Remember that there were few of you and He multiplied you, and remember what
became of those who did mischief. And if some of you believe in the messages I bring and
some of you do not believe, then have patience until Allah judges between us for He is the
best judge.”
7:88 The chiefs of his people were full of pride and said, “ Oh, Shuaib, we will surely drive
you and those who believe with you out from our cities unless you return to our faith.” He
said, “What? Even though we detest it? It would be a lie against Allah if we return to your
religion after Allah has rescued us from it, and we will not go back to it unless Allah wills it.
Our Lord comprehends all things in his knowledge. We put our trust in Allah. Oh, our Lord,
decide
between us and our people,
with truth, for You are the best One to decide.”
7:90
And the leaders said, “If
you follow Shuaib, you will surely be ruined.”
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7:91 Then an earthquake surprised them, and they were found in the morning dead on their
faces in their homes. The men who had rejected Shuaib became as though they had never
lived in their homes. Those who rejected Shuaib were ruined. So Shuaib left them saying,
“Oh, my people, I delivered my Lord’s messages to you, and I gave you good advice. How
can I be sorry for a people who would not believe?”
7:65 And to the tribe of Ad, We sent their brother Hud. He said, “Oh, my people, worship
Allah, you have no other god than Him. Will you not fear Him?”
7:66 The leaders among his people who were unbelievers said, “We see you involved in
foolishness, and we think that you are a liar.”
7:67 He said, “Oh, my people! There is no foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the
Lord of the worlds. “I convey the messages of my Lord to you, and I am your faithful
advisor. Do you not marvel that a message has come to you from your Lord through one of
yourselves that He may warn you? Remember how He made you the successors of the
Noah’s people and gave you stature? Remember then the bounty of Allah that you may be
successful.”
7:70 They said, “Have you come to us so that we may worship Allah exclusively and give
up what our fathers worshipped? Then bring to us that which you threaten if you are a man
of truth.”
7:71 He said, “Punishment and wrath have already lighted on you from your Lord. Do you
dispute with me about names that you and your fathers have given your idols without
authority from Allah? Wait then, and I too will wait with you.” And We saved him and those
who were with him by Our mercy, and We annihilated the unbelievers who had treated Our
signs as lies.
11:61 We sent their brother Salih to the Thamud. He said, “Oh, my people, worship Allah.
You have no other god than Him. He raised you up out of the earth and settled you there, so
ask
pardon of Him then, and humbly turn
to Him for your Lord is near, ready to answer.”
11:62 They said, “Oh, Salih, you have been among us, and we placed our hopes in you. Are
you asking us not to worship the gods that our fathers worshipped? Truly, we are in doubt
about what you are asking us.”
11:63 He said, “Oh, my people, what do you think? If I have a clear revelation from my
Lord that supports me, and if He has shown His mercy on me, who could protect me from
Allah if I were to rebel against Him? You would only cause me an increase of ruin.”
11:64 “Oh, my people, this she-camel of Allah is a sign to you. Let her feed on Allah’s
earth, and do not harm her, for a speedy punishment will overtake you.” Yet they killed her,
and he said, “Enjoy yourselves in your dwellings for three more days. There is a promise
Allah must keep.”
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