The Revelation to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and the Rejection by Disbelievers

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كَذَٰلِكَ أَرْسَلْنَاكَ فِي أُمَّةٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهَا أُمَمٌ لِّتَتْلُوَ عَلَيْهِمُ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ بِالرَّحْمَٰنِ ۚ قُلْ هُوَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ مَتَابِ ٣٠

Thus have We sent you (O Muhammad SAW) to a community before whom other communities have passed away, in order that you might recite unto them what We have inspired to you, while they disbelieve in the Most Beneficient (Allah) Say: "He is my Lord! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! In Him is my trust, and to Him will be my return with repentance."

كَذَٰلِكَ أَرْسَلْنَاكَ فِي أُمَّةٍ
Thus have We sent you (O Muhammad SAW) to a community
قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهَا أُمَمٌ
before whom other communities have passed away
لِّتَتْلُوَ عَلَيْهِمُ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ
in order that you might recite unto them what We have inspired to you
وَهُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ بِالرَّحْمَٰنِ ۚ
while they disbelieve in the Most Beneficient (Allah)
قُلْ هُوَ رَبِّي
Say: 'He is my Lord!'
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ
La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)!
عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ
In Him is my trust
وَإِلَيْهِ مَتَابِ
and to Him will be my return with repentance.

وَلَوْ أَنَّ قُرْآنًا سُيِّرَتْ بِهِ الْجِبَالُ أَوْ قُطِّعَتْ بِهِ الْأَرْضُ أَوْ كُلِّمَ بِهِ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۗ بَل لِّلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ جَمِيعًا ۗ أَفَلَمْ يَيْأَسِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن لَّوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ لَهَدَى النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۗ وَلَا يَزَالُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا تُصِيبُهُم بِمَا صَنَعُوا قَارِعَةٌ أَوْ تَحُلُّ قَرِيبًا مِّن دَارِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَ وَعْدُ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ ٣١

And if there had been a Quran with which mountains could be moved (from their places), or the earth could be cloven asunder, or the dead could be made to speak (it would not have been other than this Quran). But the decision of all things is certainly with Allah. Have not then those who believe yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind? And a disaster will not cease to strike those who disbelieve because of their (evil) deeds or it (i.e. the disaster) settle close to their homes, until the Promise of Allah comes to pass. Certainly, Allah does not fail in His Promise.

وَلَوْ أَنَّ قُرْآنًا سُيِّرَتْ بِهِ الْجِبَالُ
And if there had been a Quran with which mountains could be moved (from their places),
أَوْ قُطِّعَتْ بِهِ الْأَرْضُ
or the earth could be cloven asunder,
أَوْ كُلِّمَ بِهِ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۗ
or the dead could be made to speak (it would not have been other than this Quran).
بَل لِّلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ جَمِيعًا ۗ
But the decision of all things is certainly with Allah.
أَفَلَمْ يَيْأَسِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
Have not then those who believe yet known that
أَن لَّوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ لَهَدَى النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۗ
had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind?
وَلَا يَزَالُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا تُصِيبُهُم بِمَا صَنَعُوا قَارِعَةٌ
And a disaster will not cease to strike those who disbelieve because of their (evil) deeds
أَوْ تَحُلُّ قَرِيبًا مِّن دَارِهِمْ
or it (i.e. the disaster) settle close to their homes,
حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَ وَعْدُ اللَّهِ ۚ
until the Promise of Allah comes to pass.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ
Certainly, Allah does not fail in His Promise.

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ٣٢

And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked at before you (O Muhammad SAW), but I granted respite to those who disbelieved, and finally I punished them. Then how (terrible) was My Punishment!

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ
And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked at before you (O Muhammad SAW),
فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
but I granted respite to those who disbelieved,
ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ
and finally I punished them.
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ
Then how (terrible) was My Punishment!