And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning. Koran 17:59 This is Muhammad ("Us"), excusing himself from "sending signs". Earlier, Muhammad claimed that his… Continue reading Koran 17:59
And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed. Koran 17:58 This verse seems familiar, where have I read this or similar before? And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment… Continue reading Koran 17:58
17:56 Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]." 57 Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope… Continue reading Koran 17:56-57
17:54 Your Lord is most knowing of you. If He wills, He will have mercy upon you; or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], over them as a manager. 55 And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And… Continue reading Koran 17:54-55
And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy. Koran 17:53 Interestingly, the scholars of Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 17:53, have an important warning for users of weapons, the source of which is in a hadith and NOT in the… Continue reading Koran 17:53
17:49 And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?" 50 Say, "Be you stones or iron 51 Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first… Continue reading Koran 17:49-52
17:47 We are most knowing of how they listen to it when they listen to you and [of] when they are in private conversation, when the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic." 48 Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.… Continue reading Koran 17:47-48
17:45 And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition. 46 And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn back in… Continue reading Koran 17:45-46
The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving. Koran 17:44 The Jews and Christians do not exalt Allah. They praise… Continue reading Koran 17:44
17:42 Say, [O Muhammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way." 43 Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity. Koran 17:42-43 Notice how the translator changes this passage to be addressed to… Continue reading Koran 17:42-43
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