Page 52 - General Knowledge from the Qur'an

50 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE QUR'AN

Nuh, and increased you greatly in stature. Remember Allah's bless-
ings, so that hopefully you will be successful.' (Surat al-A'raf, 66-69)
My people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him.
He will send heaven down to you in abundant rain, and increase you
with strength upon strength. Do not turn away as evildoers.' They
said, 'Hud, you have not brought us any clear sign. We will not forsake
our gods for what you say. We do not believe you. We only say that one
of our gods has driven you mad.' He said, 'I call on Allah to be my wit-
ness, and you also bear witness, that I am free of all the gods you have
apart from Him. So scheme against me, all of you together, and then
grant me no respite. I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your
Lord. There is no creature He does not hold by the forelock. My Lord is
on a Straight Path. If you turn your backs, I have transmitted to you
what I was sent to you with, and my Lord will replace you with an-
other people, and you will not harm Him at all. My Lord is the Pre-
server of everything.' (Surah Hud, 52-57)

The Insistence of 'Ad in Denying
They said, 'Have you come to us to make us worship Allah alone
and abandon what our fathers used to worship? Then bring us what
you have promised us if you are telling the truth.' He said, 'Punish-
ment and anger have come down on you from your Lord. Do you
argue with me regarding names which you and your forefathers in-
vented and for which Allah has sent down no authority? Wait, then; I
am waiting with you.' (Surat al-A'raf, 70-71)
They said, 'It makes no difference to us whether you preach or do
not preach. This is only what the previous peoples did. We are not
going to be punished.' (Surat ash-Shu'ara', 136-138)
The ruling circle of his people – those who were disbelievers and de-
nied the encounter of the hereafter and whom We had given opulence
in this world – said, 'This is nothing but a human being like your-
selves, who eats what you eat and drinks what you drink. If you were
to obey a human being like yourselves, you would, in that case, defi-
nitely be the losers. Does he promise you that when you have died and