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LEARNING POINTS
Allah revealed the Quran for the guidance of humanity.
Those who turn away from the Quran are warned of a miserable life.
We can learn many lessons from the stories of Musa (A.S.) and Adam (A.S.).
Both Pharaoh and Iblis are doomed for their arrogance.
Allah can guide the worst enemies, such as Pharaoh's magicians.
The Samiri (one of the followers of Musa (A.S.)) strayed even though he had so much knowledge.
The faithful always win in the end, while the wicked are put to shame.
The believers will be honoured in Paradise, and the disbelievers will suffer in Hell.
The Prophet (ﷺ) is advised to find comfort in patience and prayer.
SIDE STORY
One day, Hamza (R.A.) (the Prophet's uncle) accepted Islam and humiliated Abu Jahl after Hamza heard him insulting the Prophet (ﷺ). 'Omar ibn Al-Khattab (R.A.) (the nephew of Abu Jahl) became extremely angry when he heard of what happened to his own uncle and decided to take revenge by killing the Prophet (ﷺ). On his way to find the Prophet (ﷺ), 'Omar (R.A.) came across a man who had secretly accepted Islam. The man asked 'Omar (R.A.) where he was going with his sword. He told him that he was going to kill Muhammad (ﷺ). To distract 'Omar (R.A.) from his evil plan, the man said, "Why don't you first go and deal with your sister Fatimah and her husband Sa'id, who have both accepted Islam?" 'Omar (R.A.) was in shock, so he decided to go to his sister's house instead.
Fatimah and Sa'id were at home, studying the Quran secretly with a companion named Khabbab (R.A.). When 'Omar (R.A.) heard the recitation, he started banging on the door and Khabbab (R.A.) immediately hid in a room. When they opened the door, 'Omar (R.A.) shouted at them, "How dare you accept Islam?" When they bravely told him they had, in fact, become Muslim, he attacked them. But 'Omar (R.A.) quickly regretted his actions when he saw his sister's face bleeding.
He asked for the sheet they were reading from, and his sister told him to purify himself first. After he did, she gave him the sheet, which had the beginning of Surah Ta-Ha. 'Omar (R.A.) was very impressed by these powerful verses and decided to go to the Prophet (ﷺ) to accept Islam. {Imam At-Tabarani & Imam Ibn Ishaq}
THE QURAN REVEALED BY ALLAH
1Ta-Ha. 2We have not revealed the Quran to you '0 Prophet' to cause you stress, 3but as a reminder to those who honour'Allah'. 4It is' a revelation from the One Who created the earth and the high heavens- 5the Most Kind, Who 1s' established on the Throne. 6To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens, and whatever is on the earth, and whatever 1s in between, and whatever is under-ground. 7Whether you speak public-Iy 'or not', He definitely knows what is secret and what is even more hidden. 8Allah-there is no god that deserves Worship' except Him. He has the Most Beautiful Names.
طه 1مَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِتَشۡقَىٰٓ 2إِلَّا تَذۡكِرَةٗ لِّمَن يَخۡشَىٰ 3تَنزِيلٗا مِّمَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلۡعُلَى 4ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ 5لَهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحۡتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ 6وَإِن تَجۡهَرۡ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ وَأَخۡفَى 7ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ لَهُ ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ8
MUSA CHOSEN AS A PROPHET
9Has the story of Musa reached you '0 Prophet? 10When he sawa fire, he said to his family, 'Wait here; I have spotteda fire. Perhaps I can bring you a torch from it, or find some guidance at the fire' 11But when he came to it, he was called, '0 Musa!' 12I am your Lord! So take off your sandals; you are in the holy valley of Tuwa. 13I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed: 14I am Allah! There is no god that deserves worship' except Me. So worship Me 'alone', and pray salah to remember Me. 15The Hour 'of Judgment' is sure to come. My plan is to keep it hidden, so that every soul will be paid back for what it has done. 16So do not let those who deny it and follow their desires distract you from it, or you will be doomed!'
وَهَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ 9إِذۡ رَءَا نَارٗا فَقَالَ لِأَهۡلِهِ ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْ إِنِّيٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارٗا لَّعَلِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوۡ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدٗى 10فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِيَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ 11إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخۡلَعۡ نَعۡلَيۡكَ إِنَّكَ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوٗى 12وَأَنَا ٱخۡتَرۡتُكَ فَٱسۡتَمِعۡ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ 13إِنَّنِيٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدۡنِي وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكۡرِيٓ 14إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخۡفِيهَا لِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۢ بِمَا تَسۡعَىٰ 15فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنۡهَا مَن لَّا يُؤۡمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرۡدَىٰ16
Verse 10: Musa and his family lost their way in the dark while they were travelling from Madian to Egypt, so he wanted to ask for directions.
WORDS OF WISDOM
There is something interesting about 20:17-18. When Allah asked Musa (A.S.) about the object in his hand, he could have simply said, "A staff." But Musa (A.S.) volunteered to add some details that Allah didn't ask about (for example, who the staff belonged to and what it was used for). He even said that he used it for other things, hoping that Allah would ask him what those uses were. Also, in 5:114, when Isa (A.S.) prayed to Allah to send down a table full of food for his companions, he used a similar style. The reason is that both prophets wanted to talk to Allah as much as they could.
When we pray, we shouldn't rush salah by praying faster than the speed of light. Instead, we should take our time, keeping in mind that we are also having a dialogue with Allah. But if you pray fast, it becomes a monologue, not a dialogue. The Prophet (ﷺ) said that when we read Surah Al-Fatihah, Allah responds to every verse we recite. {Imam Muslim}
TWO SIGNS FOR MUSA
17Allah added, 'And what is that in your right hand, 0 Musa?' 18He replied, 'It is my staff! I lean on it, and with itI beat down 'branches' for my sheep, and have other uses for it.' 19Allah said, 'Throw it down, 0 Musa!' 20So he did, then-be-hold!it became a serpent, slithering. 21Allah said, 'Take it, and do not be afraid. We will turn it back to the way it was before.' 22And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out 'glowing' white, not because of a disease,' as an-other sign, 23just to show you some of Our greatest signs. 24Go to Pharaoh-he has truly gone too far in evil.'
وَمَا تِلۡكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ 17قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّؤُاْ عَلَيۡهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مََٔارِبُ أُخۡرَىٰ 18قَالَ أَلۡقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ 19فَأَلۡقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٞ تَسۡعَىٰ 20قَالَ خُذۡهَا وَلَا تَخَفۡۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ 21وَٱضۡمُمۡ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَيۡضَآءَ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخۡرَىٰ 22لِنُرِيَكَ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلۡكُبۡرَى 23ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ24
Verse 22: Musa was dark-skinned. He was asked to put his hand under his armpit. When he took it out, it was glowing white, but not because of a skin condition.
MUSA PRAYS FOR HELP
25Musa prayed, 'My Lord! Lift up my heart for me,' 26and make my task easy, 27and untie my tongue 28so people can understand my speech,' 29and give me a helper from my family, 30Harun, my brother. 31Support me through him, 32and let him share my task, 33so that we may praise You much 34and remember You much; 35You have alvways watched over us.' 36Allah responded, 'Your prayer has been answered, 0 Musa!'
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشۡرَحۡ لِي صَدۡرِي 25وَيَسِّرۡ لِيٓ أَمۡرِي 26وَٱحۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَةٗ مِّن لِّسَانِي 27يَفۡقَهُواْ قَوۡلِي 28وَٱجۡعَل لِّي وَزِيرٗا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِي 29هَٰرُونَ أَخِي 30ٱشۡدُدۡ بِهِۦٓ أَزۡرِي 31وَأَشۡرِكۡهُ فِيٓ أَمۡرِي 32كَيۡ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرٗا 33وَنَذۡكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا 34إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرٗا 35قَالَ قَدۡ أُوتِيتَ سُؤۡلَكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ36
Verse 28: According to some scholars, when Musa was a child, he put a hot coal in his mouth, which affected his ability to speak as he grew up. In this verse, he prays to Allah to help him speak clearly, and his prayer is answered.
ALLAH'S FAVOURS TO YOUNG MUSA
37We had already done you a favour be-fore, 38when We inspired your mother with this: 39Put him into a basket, then nut it into the river. The river will wash it ashore, and he will be taken by Pha-raoh,' an enemy of Mine and his: And I made you a likable person 0 Musa' so that you could be brought up under My caring' Eye. 40'Remember' when your sister came along and suggested, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will nurse him?'5 So We reunited you with your mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and she would not be sad. 'Lat-er' you killed a man 'by mistake', but We saved you from stress, as well as oth-er tests We put you through. Then you stayed for a number of years among the people of Madian. Then you came here as planned, O Musa! 41And I have selected you for My service.
وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَيۡكَ مَرَّةً أُخۡرَىٰٓ 37إِذۡ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ 38أَنِ ٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ فَلۡيُلۡقِهِ ٱلۡيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأۡخُذۡهُ عَدُوّٞ لِّي وَعَدُوّٞ لَّهُۥۚ وَأَلۡقَيۡتُ عَلَيۡكَ مَحَبَّةٗ مِّنِّي وَلِتُصۡنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيۡنِيٓ 39إِذۡ تَمۡشِيٓ أُخۡتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلۡ أَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن يَكۡفُلُهُۥۖ فَرَجَعۡنَٰكَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ كَيۡ تَقَرَّ عَيۡنُهَا وَلَا تَحۡزَنَۚ وَقَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسٗا فَنَجَّيۡنَٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّٰكَ فُتُونٗاۚ فَلَبِثۡتَ سِنِينَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِ مَدۡيَنَ ثُمَّ جِئۡتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرٖ يَٰمُوسَىٰ 40وَٱصۡطَنَعۡتُكَ لِنَفۡسِي41
ORDERS TO MUSA AND HARUN
42'Go, you and your brother, with My Signs and never fall short in remember-ing Me.' 43'Go, both of you, to Pharaoh; he has truly crossed all lines.' 44'Speak to him gently, so perhaps he will keep Me in mind or fear 'My punishment'' 45They both said, 'Our Lord! We are Worried that he will lash out against us Or get out of control.' 46Allah replied, 'Do not worry! I am with you, hearing and seeing 'everything' .' 47'So go to him and say, We are both messengers from your Lord, so let the Children of Isra'il go with us, and stop abusing them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. Peace will only be for those who follow the 'right' guidance. 48'It has definitely been revealed to us that the punishment will fall upon those who deny 'the truth and turn away.'
ٱذۡهَبۡ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بَِٔايَٰتِي وَلَا تَنِيَا فِي ذِكۡرِي 42ٱذۡهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ 43فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوۡلٗا لَّيِّنٗا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوۡ يَخۡشَىٰ 44قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفۡرُطَ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوۡ أَن يَطۡغَىٰ 45قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآۖ إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَآ أَسۡمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ 46فَأۡتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡۖ قَدۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بَِٔايَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ 47إِنَّا قَدۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡنَآ أَنَّ ٱلۡعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ48
PHARAOH'S ARROGANCE
49Pharaoh asked, 'Who then is the Lord of you two, 0 Musa?' 50He answered, 'Our Lord is the One Who has given ev-erything its 'unique' form, then guided it' 51Pharaoh argued, 'And what about all earlier peoples?' 52He replied, 'That knowledge is with my Lord ina Book. My Lord does not miss or forget 'anything'' 53'He is the One' Who has laid out the earth for 'all of you, and set in it path-ways for you. He sends down rain from the sky, causing different types of plants to grow. 54So eat and feed your cattle. Surely in this are signs for those who have sense. 55From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will bring you back again.
قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ 49قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِيٓ أَعۡطَىٰ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلۡقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ 50قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلۡقُرُونِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ 51قَالَ عِلۡمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي فِي كِتَٰبٖۖ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّي وَلَا يَنسَى 52ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَهۡدٗا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا سُبُلٗا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجٗا مِّن نَّبَاتٖ شَتَّىٰ 53كُلُواْ وَٱرۡعَوۡاْ أَنۡعَٰمَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلنُّهَىٰ 54مِنۡهَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمۡ وَمِنۡهَا نُخۡرِجُكُمۡ تَارَةً أُخۡرَىٰ55
THE CHALLEHGE
56We already showed Pharaoh all of Our signs, but he rejected t them and refused 'to believe', 57He argued, 'Have you come to drive us out of our rland with your magic, 0 Musa?' 58We can easily chal-lenge you with similar magic. So set for both of us an appointment that th neither of us will fail to keep, in a central place' 59Musa replied, 'Your appointment is on the Day of the Festival, and let the people be gathered when the sun is high.'
وَلَقَدۡ أَرَيۡنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَىٰ 56قَالَ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِتُخۡرِجَنَا مِنۡ أَرۡضِنَا بِسِحۡرِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ 57فَلَنَأۡتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحۡرٖ مِّثۡلِهِۦ فَٱجۡعَلۡ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكَ مَوۡعِدٗا لَّا نُخۡلِفُهُۥ نَحۡنُ وَلَآ أَنتَ مَكَانٗا سُوٗى 58قَالَ مَوۡعِدُكُمۡ يَوۡمُ ٱلزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحۡشَرَ ٱلنَّاسُ ضُحٗى59
MUSA'S WARNING
60Pharaoh then turned away, put his plan together, then came back. 61Musa warned the magicians, 'You are doomed! Do not make up a lie against Allah, or He will wipe you out with a punishment. Whoever makes up lies will definitely fail' 62So the magicians argued about it among themselves, talking privately. 63They said, 'These two are just magi-cians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic, and do away with your great way of life.' 64So put t your plan together, then Come forward in 'perfect' lines. Whoever wins today will truly be Successful'
فَتَوَلَّىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيۡدَهُۥ ثُمَّ أَتَىٰ 60قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيۡلَكُمۡ لَا تَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا فَيُسۡحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٖۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ 61فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡ وَأَسَرُّواْ ٱلنَّجۡوَىٰ 62قَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخۡرِجَاكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِمَا وَيَذۡهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلۡمُثۡلَىٰ 63فَأَجۡمِعُواْ كَيۡدَكُمۡ ثُمَّ ٱئۡتُواْ صَفّٗاۚ وَقَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَعۡلَىٰ64
Verse 61: By saying that Musa's miracle e is just magic.
MUSA WINS,
65They said, '0 Musa! Either you or let us be the first to throw.' 66Musa replied, 'No, you go first.' And sudden-ly their ropes and staffs appeared to him to be slithering by their magic. 67So Musa felt afraid deep down. 68We said, 'Do not be afraid! You will win for sure.' 69Throw what is in your right hand, and it will swallow up what they have made-it is just a magic trick. And magicians can never succeed wherever they go.”
قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ 65قَالَ بَلۡ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمۡ وَعِصِيُّهُمۡ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيۡهِ مِن سِحۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّهَا تَسۡعَىٰ 66فَأَوۡجَسَ فِي نَفۡسِهِۦ خِيفَةٗ مُّوسَىٰ 67قُلۡنَا لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ 68وَأَلۡقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلۡقَفۡ مَا صَنَعُوٓاْۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُواْ كَيۡدُ سَٰحِرٖۖ وَلَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيۡثُ أَتَىٰ69
MAGICIANS BECOME BELIEVERS
70So the magicians s fell on their knees, de-claring, 'We believe e in the Lord of Harun and Musa.' 71Pharaoh threatened, 'How dare you believe e i in him before I give you permission? He He must be your master who taught you magic. I will definitely cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and crucify you on the trunks of date trees. You will really see whose pun-ishment is more painful and permanent.' 72They responded, 'By the One Who cre-ated us! We will never prefer you over the clear proofs that have come to us. So do whatever you want! Your authority only covers the 'short' life of this world. 73We have truly believed in our Lord so He may forgive our sins and that magic you have forced us to practice. And Allah is far greater 'in reward and more last-1 ing 'in punishment'
فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدٗا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ 70قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ فِي جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخۡلِ وَلَتَعۡلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابٗا وَأَبۡقَىٰ 71قَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنَاۖ فَٱقۡضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍۖ إِنَّمَا تَقۡضِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ 72إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغۡفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكۡرَهۡتَنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحۡرِۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ73
FAIR JUDGMENT
74Those who come to their Lord as wick-ed sinners will certainly have Jahannam, where they will not 'be able to' live or die. 75But those who come to Him as be-lievers, having done good, they will have the highest ranks: 76the Gardens of Eter-nity, under which rivers flow, where they will stay forever. That is the reward of those who purify themselves.
إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأۡتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجۡرِمٗا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ 74وَمَن يَأۡتِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنٗا قَدۡ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلۡعُلَىٰ 75جَنَّٰتُ عَدۡنٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ76
PHARAOH'S DOOM
77And We surely inspired Musa, 'saying,' 'Leave with My servants 'at night' and strike a dry path for them across the sea. Do not be afraid of being caught or worried 'about drowning'' 78Then Pharaoh chased them with his soldiers-but how horrible were the waters that covered them! 79And so Pharaoh caused his peo-ple to stray, and did not guide 'them to the right way'.
وَلَقَدۡ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي فَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُمۡ طَرِيقٗا فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ يَبَسٗا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكٗا وَلَا تَخۡشَىٰ 77فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِيَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمۡ 78وَأَضَلَّ فِرۡعَوۡنُ قَوۡمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ79
ALLAH'S FAVOURS
80O Children of Isra'il! We saved you from your enemy, and made an appoint-ment for you' on the right side of Mount Tur, and sent down to you manna and quails, 81'saying' 'Eat from the good things We have provided for you, but do not take them for granted, or I will be angry with you. And whoever suffers My anger is truly doomed. 82But I am cer-tainly Forgiving to whoever repents, be-lieves, does good, then stays guided.!
يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدۡ أَنجَيۡنَٰكُم مِّنۡ عَدُوِّكُمۡ وَوَٰعَدۡنَٰكُمۡ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلۡأَيۡمَنَ وَنَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلۡوَىٰ 80كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡ وَلَا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَضَبِيۖ وَمَن يَحۡلِلۡ عَلَيۡهِ غَضَبِي فَقَدۡ هَوَىٰ 81وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٞ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا ثُمَّ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ82
BACKGROUND STORY
The Samiri was a hypocrite who led the Children of Isra'il into calf-worship. According to many scholars, while Musa (A.S.) and the Children of Isra'il were crossing the sea to escape the abuse of Pharaoh and his people, the Samiri saw the angel Jibril (A.S.) on a horse leading the way. Every time the horse touched the ground, it came to life by turning green. So the Samiri took a handful of sand from the hoof-prints of the horse.
When Musa (A.S.) went for the appointment with Allah, his people melted the jewellery they had borrowed from their Egyptian neighbours before they left Egypt. Then the Samiri moulded an idol from the melted jewellery and threw that handful of sand on it, and it started to sound like a real calf. {Imam Ibn Kathir & Imam Al-Qurtubi}
SIDE STORY
This is a true story of an Egyptian lady who was a Quran teacher. She made a pledge to Allah to always live by verse 84 of this surah, which says, "I have rushed to You, my Lord, so You be pleased." This pledge meant that she would pray salah as soon as she heard the adhan (call to prayer) without delay. Even when the alarm went off at Fajr (when Shaytan whispers, "You are tired. Just get some more sleep then pray later."), she would read this verse and jump out of her bed for salah.
One day, her husband called and said he wanted to eat mahshi (grape leaf rolls stuffed with rice) after work. So she started to stuff the grape leaves and place them in a pot. A few leaves were left when the adhan went off. So she left the kitchen and went to pray in the living room. Later, her husband came home hungry from work and found the uncooked mahshi on the counter. He got very angry and said, "SubhanAllah! You could have just taken a few more minutes to finish the last few leaves, put the pot on the stove, then go for salah." But he didn't get a response. It turned out that his wife had died in sajdah.
She could have died in the kitchen, but Allah planned for her to die in salah. According to a hadith from the Prophet (ﷺ), a person will be raised on Judgment Day in the same state they died. This lady will be raised in a state of sajdah, which is a great honour.
THE GOLDEN CALF
83'Allah asked,' 'Why have you come rushing ahead of your people, 0 Musa?' 84He reeplied, 'They are close behind me. And I have rushed to You, my Lord, so I You will be pleased.' 85Allah responded. 'n fact, We have tested your people in your absence, and the Samiri has caused them to stray.' 86So Musa returned to his people, extremely angry and disappoint-ed. He said, 'O my people! Did your Lord not make you a good promise?10 Has my absence been too long for you? Or did you just want your Lord to be angry with you, so you broke your promise to me?' 87They argued, 'We did not break our promise to you of our own free will, but we had to carry the burden of the peo-ple's 'golden' jewellery, then we threw it 'into the fire to melt', and so did the Samiri' 88Then he moulded for them an idol that looked and sounded like a calf. They said, 'This is your god and the god of Musa, but he forgot!' 89Did they not realize that it did not respond to them, and it could not protect or benefit them?
وَمَآ أَعۡجَلَكَ عَن قَوۡمِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ 83قَالَ هُمۡ أُوْلَآءِ عَلَىٰٓ أَثَرِي وَعَجِلۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ رَبِّ لِتَرۡضَىٰ 84قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَوۡمَكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ 85فَرَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ غَضۡبَٰنَ أَسِفٗاۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَلَمۡ يَعِدۡكُمۡ رَبُّكُمۡ وَعۡدًا حَسَنًاۚ أَفَطَالَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡعَهۡدُ أَمۡ أَرَدتُّمۡ أَن يَحِلَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَضَبٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ فَأَخۡلَفۡتُم مَّوۡعِدِي 86قَالُواْ مَآ أَخۡلَفۡنَا مَوۡعِدَكَ بِمَلۡكِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا حُمِّلۡنَآ أَوۡزَارٗا مِّن زِينَةِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ فَقَذَفۡنَٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلۡقَى ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ 87فَأَخۡرَجَ لَهُمۡ عِجۡلٗا جَسَدٗا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٞ فَقَالُواْ هَٰذَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ وَإِلَٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِيَ 88أَفَلَا يَرَوۡنَ أَلَّا يَرۡجِعُ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَوۡلٗا وَلَا يَمۡلِكُ لَهُمۡ ضَرّٗا وَلَا نَفۡعٗا89
Verse 83: Musa selected a delegation of 70 people from his commu-nity to go to Mount Tur to receive the Tablets. On the way, he rushed for the appointment so he arrived ahead of his delegation.
Verse 85: Theirpromiseto worship Allah alone until Musa a returned to them with the Tablets.
Verse 86: To reveal the Tawrah for their guidance.
Verse 87: The jewellery they had borrowed from their Egyptian neigh-bours before they left Egypt.
HARUN'S ATTITUDE
90Harun had already warned them in advance, 'my people! You are just be-ing tested by this. Your 'only true' Lord is the Most Kind, So follow me and obey my orders.' 91They replied, 'We will keep worshipping it until Musa returns to us.' 92Musa scolded his brother', '0 Harun! When you saw them losing their way, what prevented you' 93'from coming after me? How could you disobey my orders?' 94Harun replied, 'O son of my mother! Do not grab me by my beard or the hair of my head. I really feared that you would say, 'You have divided the Children of Isra'il, and did not follow what I said.'
وَلَقَدۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ هَٰرُونُ مِن قَبۡلُ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنتُم بِهِۦۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ فَٱتَّبِعُونِي وَأَطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرِي 90قَالُواْ لَن نَّبۡرَحَ عَلَيۡهِ عَٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرۡجِعَ إِلَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ 91قَالَ يَٰهَٰرُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذۡ رَأَيۡتَهُمۡ ضَلُّوٓاْ 92أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِۖ أَفَعَصَيۡتَ أَمۡرِي 93قَالَ يَبۡنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأۡخُذۡ بِلِحۡيَتِي وَلَا بِرَأۡسِيٓۖ إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقۡتَ بَيۡنَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمۡ تَرۡقُبۡ قَوۡلِي94
PUNISHMENT OF THE SAMIRI
95Musa then asked, 'What did you think you were doing,0 Samiri?' 96He said, 'I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful 'of dust' from the hoof-prints of 'the horse of the messenger-angel' Jibril' then threw it 'on the moulded calf. This is what I got myself into.' 97Musa said, 'Go away then! And for 'the rest of your life you will be crying, 'Do not touch 'me'!'14 And you will have a 'horrible' fate that you cannot escape. Now look at your god that you kept worshipping-we will burn it up, then blow it away in the sea.' 98'Then Musa told his people,' 'Your only god is Allah, there is no god 'that deserves worship' except Him. He has full knowledge of everything'
قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِيُّ 95قَالَ بَصُرۡتُ بِمَا لَمۡ يَبۡصُرُواْ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضۡتُ قَبۡضَةٗ مِّنۡ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذۡتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتۡ لِي نَفۡسِي 96قَالَ فَٱذۡهَبۡ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَۖ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوۡعِدٗا لَّن تُخۡلَفَهُۥۖ وَٱنظُرۡ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِي ظَلۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ عَاكِفٗاۖ لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ نَسۡفًا 97إِنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ عِلۡمٗا98
Verse 97: Meaning he will be left alone to wander in the desert, away from the people.
THE DENIERS OF THE QURAN
99In this way, We tell you 'o Prophet Some of the stories of the past. And We have certainly given you a Reminderis from Us. 100Whoever turns away from it will carry the burden 'of sin' on Judg-ment Day, 101Suffering its consequences forever. What an evil burden they will carry on Judgment Day! 102'Watch for' the Day the Horn will be blown, and We will gather the wicked on that Day blue-faced 'from horror and thirst'. 103They will whisper amnong themselves, 'You stayed no more than ten days 'on earth'' 104We know best what they say-the most reasonable of them will say, 'You stayed no more than one day.'
كَذَٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيۡكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَآءِ مَا قَدۡ سَبَقَۚ وَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكَ مِن لَّدُنَّا ذِكۡرٗا 99مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا 100خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهِۖ وَسَآءَ لَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ حِمۡلٗا 101يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِۚ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ زُرۡقٗا 102يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرٗا 103نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمٗا104
Verse 99: The Quran.
HORRORS OF JUDGMENT DAY
105And 'if they ask you 'O Prophet' about the mountains, then' say, 'My Lord will wipe them out comnpletely,' 106leaving the earth flat and empty, 107with no highs or lows to be seen.' 108On that Day every-one will follow the caller for the gath-ering' 16 none can escape. All voices will be hushed in front of the Most Kind. Only whispers will be heard. 109On that Day, no words of defence will help, except by those given permission by the Most Kind and their words are acceptable to Him. 110He 'fully' knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them,9 but they cannot have full knowledge of Him. 111All faces will be humbled in front of the Living, Who takes care of everything. And those burdened with evil will be in loss. 112But whoever does good and is a believer will have no fear of being wronged or denied 'any reward'.
وَيَسَۡٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡجِبَالِ فَقُلۡ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّي نَسۡفٗا 105فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعٗا صَفۡصَفٗا 106لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجٗا وَلَآ أَمۡتٗا 107يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِيَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُۥۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسٗا 108يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُۥ قَوۡلٗا 109١٠٩ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٗا 110وَعَنَتِ ٱلۡوُجُوهُ لِلۡحَيِّ ٱلۡقَيُّومِۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنۡ حَمَلَ ظُلۡمٗا 111وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٞ فَلَا يَخَافُ ظُلۡمٗا وَلَا هَضۡمٗا112
Verse 108: When the angel Israfil blows the Horn, everyone will come forward for judgment.
Verse 109: He will accept their words of defence because of their true faith in Him.
Verse 110: Allah fully knows what they did in the world and the consequences waiting for them in the Next Life.
BACKGROUND STORY
The Prophet (ﷺ) was eager to memorize new revelations of the Quran. This is why he rushed to recite the verses while they were being revealed to him by the angel Jibril (A.S.). So he was told to take his time to memorize the verses once they were properly delivered to him. {Imam Ibn Kathir}
REVELATION OF THE QURAN
113And so We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran and given all kinds of warnings in it, so perhaps they will avoid evil or learn the lesson. 114Allah, the True King, is highly honoured! Do not rush to recite 'a revelation of the Quran O Prophet' before it is 'properly' revealed to you, and pray, 'My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.'
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ قُرۡءَانًا عَرَبِيّٗا وَصَرَّفۡنَا فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلۡوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَّقُونَ أَوۡ يُحۡدِثُ لَهُمۡ ذِكۡرٗا 113فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡحَقُّۗ وَلَا تَعۡجَلۡ بِٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يُقۡضَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ وَحۡيُهُۥۖ وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدۡنِي عِلۡمٗا114
SATAN VS. ADAM
115And surely, We once made a pledge with Adam, but he forgot, and so We found him unable to hold on to it. 116Remember' when We said to the angels, 'Bow down to Adam' so they all didbut not Iblis, who refused 'arrogantly'. 117So We warned, '0 Adam! This is truly an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him drive you both out of Jannah, or you 'Adam' would suffer. 118Here it is guaranteed that you will never go without food or clothes, 119and you will never suffer from thirst or the sun's' heat'.
وَلَقَدۡ عَهِدۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمۡ نَجِدۡ لَهُۥ عَزۡمٗا 115وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ أَبَىٰ 116فَقُلۡنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ إِنَّ هَٰذَا عَدُوّٞ لَّكَ وَلِزَوۡجِكَ فَلَا يُخۡرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ فَتَشۡقَىٰٓ 117إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَّا تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعۡرَىٰ 118وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَظۡمَؤُاْ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضۡحَىٰ119
Verse 115: The pledge to stay away from the forbidden tree and to take care of himself and his wife.
THE FALL
123Allah said, 'Now, get down from here, both of you, 'along with Satan as ene-mies to each other. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance will never stray 'in this life or suffer 'in the Next'.' 124But whoever turns away from My Reminder?2 will cer-tainly live a miserable life, then We will raise them up blind on Judgment Day. 125One will cry, 'My Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, even though I used to see?' 126Allah will respond, 'This is because Our revelations came to you and you neglected them, so Today you are ne-glected in Hell'' 127This is how We pay back those who went too far in evil and rejected the revelations of their Lord. The punishment of the Next Life is defi-nitely more painful and permanent.
قَالَ ٱهۡبِطَا مِنۡهَا جَمِيعَۢاۖ بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوّٞۖ فَإِمَّا يَأۡتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدٗى فَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشۡقَىٰ 123وَمَنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَن ذِكۡرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةٗ ضَنكٗا وَنَحۡشُرُهُۥ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ أَعۡمَىٰ 124١٢٤ قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرۡتَنِيٓ أَعۡمَىٰ وَقَدۡ كُنتُ بَصِيرٗا 125قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ أَتَتۡكَ ءَايَٰتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَاۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ تُنسَىٰ 126وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي مَنۡ أَسۡرَفَ وَلَمۡ يُؤۡمِنۢ بَِٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦۚ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ127
Verse 124: The Quran.
WARNING TO THE IDOL-WORSHIPPERS
128Is it not yet clear to them how many peoples We destroyed before them, even though they still pass by their ruins? Surely in this are signs for those who have sense. 129If it was not for an earlier decision from your Lord 'O Prophet!' and a time already set, they would have been doomed for sure,
أَفَلَمۡ يَهۡدِ لَهُمۡ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ يَمۡشُونَ فِي مَسَٰكِنِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلنُّهَىٰ 128وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةٞ سَبَقَتۡ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامٗا وَأَجَلٞ مُّسَمّٗى129
Verse 129: His decision to delay their judgment until the Next Life.
ADVICE TO THE PROPHET
130So be patient O Prophet' with what they say. And praise the glory of your Lord before sunrise and before sunset, and praise Him in the hours of the night and at both ends of the day, so that you will be pleased 'with the reward'. 131Do not let your eyes desire the pleasures We gave some of those 'deniers'-the little luxury of this life that We test them with. But your Lord's resources in the Next Life' are far better and more permanent. 132Order your people to pray, and keep it up yourself. We do not ask you to pro-vide; We provide for you. Only the faith-ful will win in the end.
فَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ قَبۡلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَقَبۡلَ غُرُوبِهَاۖ وَمِنۡ ءَانَآيِٕ ٱلَّيۡلِ فَسَبِّحۡ وَأَطۡرَافَ ٱلنَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرۡضَىٰ 130وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيۡنَيۡكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ زَهۡرَةَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا لِنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيهِۚ وَرِزۡقُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰ 131وَأۡمُرۡ أَهۡلَكَ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ عَلَيۡهَاۖ لَا نَسَۡٔلُكَ رِزۡقٗاۖ نَّحۡنُ نَرۡزُقُكَۗ وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰ132
Verse 130: This verse refers to the times of the five daily prayers.
WARNING TO THE IDOL-WORSHIPPERS
133They demand, 'If only he could bring us a sign from his Lord!' Have they not 'already' received a confirmation of what is in earlier Books? 134If We had destroyed them with a punishment before this 'messenger came', they would have definitely argued on Judgment Day', 'Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before being humiliat-ed and put to shame.' 135Say 'to them, 0 Prophet, 'Each of us is waiting, so keep waiting! You will soon see who is on the Straight Path and is 'rightly' guided.'
وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَا يَأۡتِينَا بَِٔايَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓۚ أَوَ لَمۡ تَأۡتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ 133وَلَوۡ أَنَّآ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُم بِعَذَابٖ مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا لَوۡلَآ أَرۡسَلۡتَ إِلَيۡنَا رَسُولٗا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخۡزَىٰ 134قُلۡ كُلّٞ مُّتَرَبِّصٞ فَتَرَبَّصُواْۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ ٱلسَّوِيِّ وَمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ135
Verse 133: This probably refers to some verses in the Bible that describe the Prophet and give good news of his coming (such as Deuteronomy 18:15-18 and 33:2, Isaiah 42, and John 14:16).