An-Naml 27:69 قل سيروا في الارض فانظروا كيف كان عاقبة المجرمين ٦٩

27:69

قُلۡ

سِيرُواْ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

فَٱنظُرُواْ

كَيۡفَ

كَانَ

عَٰقِبَةُ

ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

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Say to them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) "Travel in the land and see how has been the end of the Mujrimûn (criminals, those who denied Allâh’s Messengers and disobeyed Allâh)."

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Chapter 27, Page 383, Juz 20

67. And those who disbelieve say: "When we have become dust - we and our fathers - shall we really be brought forth (again)? 68. "Indeed we were promised this - we and our forefathers before (us), verily, these are nothing but tales of ancients." 69. Say to them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) "Travel in the land and see how has been the end of the Mujrimûn (criminals, those who denied Allâh’s Messengers and disobeyed Allâh)." 70. And grieve you not over them, nor be straitened (in distress) because of what they plot. 71. And they (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh) say: "When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if you are truthful?" 72. Say: "Perhaps that which you wish to hasten on, may be close behind you. 73. "Verily, your Lord is full of Grace for mankind, yet most of them do not give thanks." 74. And verily, your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they reveal. 75. And there is nothing hidden in the heaven and the earth but it is in a Clear Book (i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz). 76. Verily, this Qur’ân narrates to the Children of Israel most of that in which they differ. 77. And truly, it (this Qur’ân) is a guide and a mercy for the believers. 78. Verily, your Lord will decide between them (various sects) by His Judgement. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing. 79. So put your trust in Allâh; surely, you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are on manifest truth. 80. Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear nor can you make the deaf to hear the call (i.e. benefit them and similarly the disbelievers), when they flee, turning their backs. 81. Nor can you lead the blind out of their error. You can only make to hear those who believe in Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and who have submitted (themselves to Allâh in Islâm as Muslims). 82. And when the Word (of torment) is fulfilled against them, We shall bring out from the earth a beast for them, to speak to them because mankind believed not with certainty in Our Ayât (Verses of the Qur’ân and Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).

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