Ghafir 40:5 كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح والاحزاب من بعدهم وهمت كل امة برسولهم لياخذوه وجادلوا بالباطل ليدحضوا به الحق فاخذتهم فكيف كان عقاب ٥
كَذَّبَتۡ
قَبۡلَهُمۡ
قَوۡمُ
نُوحٖ
وَٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهِمۡۖ
وَهَمَّتۡ
كُلُّ
أُمَّةِۭ
بِرَسُولِهِمۡ
لِيَأۡخُذُوهُۖ
وَجَٰدَلُواْ
بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ
لِيُدۡحِضُواْ
بِهِ
ٱلۡحَقَّ
فَأَخَذۡتُهُمۡۖ
فَكَيۡفَ
كَانَ
عِقَابِ
٥
The people of Nûh (Noah) and the Confederates after them denied (their Messengers) before these; and every (disbelieving) nation plotted against their Messenger to seize him, and disputed by means of falsehood to refute therewith the truth. So I seized them (with punishment), and how (terrible) was My punishment!
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
One of the Attributes of the Disbelievers is That they dispute theAyat of Allah -- and The Consequences of that Allah tells us that noone rejects or disputes His signs after clear proof has come,
إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ
(but those who disbelieve), i.e., those who reject the signs of Allah and His p
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