أَفَأَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَكَرُواْ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن يَخۡسِفَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ أَوۡ يَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
(16:45) Do those who have been devising evil plans (against the mission of
the Messenger) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them
up or that chastisement will not come upon them from a direction that they will
not even be able to imagine;
the Messenger) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them
up or that chastisement will not come upon them from a direction that they will
not even be able to imagine;
أَوۡ يَأۡخُذَهُمۡ فِي تَقَلُّبِهِمۡ فَمَا هُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ
(16:46) or that He will not suddenly seize them while they are going about
to and fro and they will be unable to frustrate His design,
to and fro and they will be unable to frustrate His design,
أَوۡ يَأۡخُذَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٖ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمۡ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٌ
(16:47) or that He will not seize them when they are apprehensive of the
impending calamity? Surely your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
impending calamity? Surely your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَيۡءٖ يَتَفَيَّؤُاْ ظِلَٰلُهُۥ عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَٱلشَّمَآئِلِ سُجَّدٗا لِّلَّهِ وَهُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ
(16:48) Do the people not see how the objects Allah has created cast their
shadows right and left, prostrating themselves in utter submission to Allah?1
shadows right and left, prostrating themselves in utter submission to Allah?1