وَعَادٗا وَثَمُودَاْ وَأَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونَۢا بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرٗا
(25:38) And in like manner were the 'Ad and the Thamud destroyed and the
people of al-Rass2 and many a nation in the centuries in between.
people of al-Rass2 and many a nation in the centuries in between.
وَكُلّٗا ضَرَبۡنَا لَهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَۖ وَكُلّٗا تَبَّرۡنَا تَتۡبِيرٗا
(25:39) We warned each (of them) by examples (of the nations so destroyed
in the past), and We totally annihilated each of them.
in the past), and We totally annihilated each of them.
وَلَقَدۡ أَتَوۡاْ عَلَى ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ ٱلَّتِيٓ أُمۡطِرَتۡ مَطَرَ ٱلسَّوۡءِۚ أَفَلَمۡ يَكُونُواْ يَرَوۡنَهَاۚ بَلۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ نُشُورٗا
(25:40) They have surely passed by the town which was rained upon by an evil
rain.3 Have they not seen it? Nay; but they do not believe in being
raised up after death.4
rain.3 Have they not seen it? Nay; but they do not believe in being
raised up after death.4
وَإِذَا رَأَوۡكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي بَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولًا
(25:41) Whenever they see you they take you for nothing else but an object
of jest, saying: "Is this whom Allah has sent as a Messenger?
of jest, saying: "Is this whom Allah has sent as a Messenger?
إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنۡ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوۡلَآ أَن صَبَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهَاۚ وَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوۡنَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ مَنۡ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
(25:42) Had we not firmly persevered in our devotion to them5
(he had almost) led us astray from our gods." But soon, when they see the chastisement,
they will come to know who had strayed too far from the Right Way.
(he had almost) led us astray from our gods." But soon, when they see the chastisement,
they will come to know who had strayed too far from the Right Way.