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Thinking Over the Verses of the Qur'an 97

varying colors, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a
Sign in that for people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl: 68-69)

Allah Summons Man to Think about the Punishments
That Might Suddenly Befall Him
Say: "What do you think? If Allah's punishment were to come upon
you or the Hour, would you call on other than Allah if you are being
truthful?" (Surat al-An‘am: 40)
Say: "What do you think? If Allah took away your hearing and your
sight and sealed up your hearts, what god is there, other than Allah,
who could give them back to you?" Look how We vary the Signs, yet
still they turn away! (Surat al-An‘am: 46)
Say: "What do you think? If Allah's punishment were to come upon
you suddenly by night or openly by day, would any but the wrong-
doing people be destroyed?" (Surat al-An‘am: 47)
Say: "What do you think? If His punishment came upon you by
night or day, what part of it would the evildoers then try to hasten?"
(Surah Yunus: 50)
Do they not see that they are tried once or twice in every year? But
still they do not turn back. They do not pay heed. (Surat at-Tawba:
126)
We gave Musa the Book after destroying the earlier nations, to awak-
en people's hearts and as a guidance and a mercy so that hopefully
they would pay heed. (Surat al-Qasas: 43)
We destroyed those of your kind in the past. But is there any
rememberer there? (Surat al-Qamar: 51)
We seized Pharaoh's people with years of drought and scarcity of
fruits so that hopefully they would pay heed. (Surat al-A‘raf: 130)

Allah Summons Man to Think about the Qur'an
Will they not ponder the Qur'an? If it had been from other than
Allah, they would have found many inconsistencies in it. (Surat an-
Nisa': 82)
Do they not ponder the word (of Allah)? Has anything come to them