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21. THE PROPHETS (AL-ANBIYA’)

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1 The time of reckoning has We had sent revelations. Ask the
drawn near for mankind, yet People of the Book if you do not
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they are heedless and turn away. know this— We did not give
2 Whenever any fresh admonition them bodies that needed no food,
comes to them from their Lord, nor were they to live forever.
they listen to it, but do not take 9 Then We fulfilled Our promise
it seriously; 3 their hearts are to them and We saved them and
distracted and forgetful. The those with them whom We
wrongdoers confer together pleased, and We destroyed those
secretly, saying, ‘Is not this man who exceeded all bounds.
a mortal like you? Will you 10 We have revealed a Book
succumb to magic with your to you which is admonition
eyes open?’ 4 Say, ‘My Lord for you. Will you not then
knows every word spoken in the understand? 11 How many
heavens and on the earth. He is communities of evil-doers We
All Hearing, All Knowing.’ have destroyed, raising up other
5 Some say, ‘These are his people after them. When they
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confused dreams.’ Others say, felt Our punishment coming
‘He has invented it himself,’ and upon them, they began to flee
yet others say, ‘He is a poet. Let from it. 13 They were told, ‘Do
him bring us a sign as previous not try to flee, but return to the
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messengers did.’ Before them, comfort and luxuries in which
not one of the communities you exulted and to the places
which We destroyed believed where you lived, so that you
either. Will these believe? may be questioned.’ 14 They
7 The messengers We sent said, ‘Woe to us! We were
before you were but men whom indeed wrongdoers,’ 15 and this