17:75 In that case, We should have given you a double taste of punishment in this life and in
the hereafter. You would have found no one to help you against Us.
Their intent was to scare
you off of the land [the Jews told Mohammed that Syria was the land of prophets and that he
should go there] in order to expel you. In that case, they would not have stayed but a bit
longer than you.
17:77 This was Our method with the prophets that We sent before you. You will find no
change in Our methods. Establish regular prayers—at sunset until the dark of night and the
prayer and recitation at dawn because the morning prayer and recitation is watched. And
pray during some part of the night. This would be beyond what is required, but perhaps your
Lord will raise you to a higher station.
54:9 Before them, Noah’s people rejected the truth. They rejected Our servant and called
him insane and drove him away.
So he cried out to his Lord, “I am defeated. Help me!”
54:11 We opened heaven’s gates and water gushed out, and We caused springs to erupt all
over the earth and their waters [waters of heaven and springs of earth] met by preordained
plan. We carried Noah away on a boat made with planks and nails. It floated away under
Our watchful eye. A reward for someone who was rejected—We left it [the ark] as a sign,
but will anyone pay attention? My vengeance and warning was terrible!
54:17 We have made the Koran easy to remember, but will any one pay attention?
54:18 The people of Ad [an ancient people of southern Arabia] rejected the truth, but My
vengeance and warning was terrible because We sent a roaring wind against them on a day
of constant disaster sweeping men away like the stumps of uprooted palms. My vengeance
and warning was terrible!
54:22 We have made the Koran easy to remember, but will any one pay attention?
54:23 The people of Thamud [Thamud was a trade town in ruins north of Mecca] rejected
the warning, and they said, “Should we follow one man just like ourselves? That would be
wrong and insane. Is he the only one of us to be trusted with such a warning? No! He is an
arrogant liar.” Tomorrow they will learn who the foolish liar is.
54:27 We will send them a she-camel as a test. Watch them and be patient. Tell them that
their water must be divided between themselves and the she-camel, and they must take
equal, alternating turns. Instead, they called their companion, who killed her. My
vengeance and warning was terrible! We sent a single blast against them and they became
like dried sticks.
54:32 We have made the Koran easy to remember, but will any one pay attention?
54:33 Lot’s people rejected his warning, but We sent a shower of stones against them,
except for Lot and his family, whom We saved at dawn as a favor. This is how We reward
those who give thanks. He certainly warned them of Our punishment, but they doubted the
warning. They even tried to get him to turn out his guests, but We blinded their eyes and
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