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Allah did not wrong them; rather they wronged your wrong actions and to defer you until a spec-
themselves. (9:70) ified time.’ They said, ‘You are nothing but
We destroyed generations before you when they human beings like ourselves who want to debar
did wrong. Their Messengers brought them the us from what our fathers worshipped; so bring us
Clear Signs, but they were never going to be- a clear authority.’ (14:10)
lieve. That is how We repay evildoers. (10:13) Their Messengers said to them, ‘We are nothing
Then after him We sent Messengers to their peo- but human beings like yourselves. But Allah
ple, and they brought them the Clear Signs, but shows favour to any of His servants He wills. It is
they were never going to believe in something not for us to bring you an authority except by
which they had previously denied. That is how Allah’s permission. So let the believers put their
We seal up the hearts of those who overstep the trust in Allah.’ (14:11)
limits. (10:74) Those who disbelieved said to their Messengers,
Then We will rescue Our Messengers and those ‘We will drive you from our land unless you re-
who believe as well. It is incumbent upon Us to turn to our religion.’ Their Lord revealed to them,
rescue the believers. (10:103) ‘We will destroy those who do wrong.’ (14:13)
That was ‘Ad. They denied the Signs of their Lord Warn mankind of the Day when the punishment
and disobeyed His Messengers and followed the will reach them. Those who did wrong will say,
command of every obdurate tyrant. (11:59) ‘Our Lord, reprieve us for a short time. We will
We have given you all this news about the respond to Your call and follow the Messengers.’
Messengers so We can make your heart firm by ‘But did you not swear to Me before that you
means of it. The truth has come to you in this and would never meet your downfall?’ (14:44)
an admonishment and reminder to the believers. Do not imagine that Allah will break His promise
(11:120) to His Messengers. Allah is Almighty, Exactor of
Then when the Messengers despaired and Revenge. (14:47)
thought themselves denied, Our help came to The idolaters say, ‘If Allah had willed we would
them, and those We willed were saved. Our vio- not have worshipped anything apart from Him,
lent force cannot be averted from people who neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have for-
are evildoers. (12:110) bidden anything without His say.’ Those before
Messengers before you were mocked. I gave them said the same. Are the Messengers responsi-
those who disbelieved a little more time and then ble for anything but clear transmission? (16:35)
I seized them. How terrible was My retribution! That was the pattern with those We sent before
(13:32) you as Our Messengers. You will not find any
We sent Messengers before you and gave them changing of Our pattern. (17:77)
wives and children. Nor was any Messenger able That is their repayment–Hell–because they disbe-
to bring a Sign except by Allah’s permission. lieved and made a mockery of My Signs and of My
There is a prescribed limit to every term. (13:38) Messengers. (18:106)
Has news not reached you of those who came Messengers before you were also mocked, but
before you, the peoples of Nuh and ‘Ad and those who jeered were engulfed by what they
Thamud, and those who came after them who mocked. (21:41)
are known to no one but Allah? Their Messengers Allah chooses Messengers from the angels and
came to them with Clear Signs, but they put their from mankind. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
hands to their mouths, saying, ‘We reject what (22:75)
you have been sent with. We have grave doubts Then We sent Our Messengers one after another,
about what you are calling us to.’ (14:9) at intervals. Each time its Messenger came to a
Their Messengers said, ‘Is there any doubt about community they called him a liar so We made
Allah, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and them follow one another too and turned them
the earth? He summons you to forgive you for into myths and legends. Away with the people
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