38 And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
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Surah 51
THE WINNOWING WINDS (Adh-Dhariyut)
51:38-40
We [Allah] sent Moses to the Pharaoh, with a clear warrant.
39 But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
But the Pharaoh said, "Moses is a wizard or a madman."
40 So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
So we drowned him and his people in the sea.
41 And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
42 It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
We sent a fatal wind against the tribe of A'ad.
43 And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
44 But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
45 And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
And a thunderbolt killed the tribe of Thamud.
51:46-55
46 And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
47 We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
The folk of Noah were a licentious folk.
48 And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
We laid out the earth.
How gracious is the spreader. [1]
49 And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
We created everything in pairs. [2]
50 Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
51 And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
Run to Allah. I am a plain warner to you from him. [3]
52 Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
53 Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another? Nay, but they are froward folk.
54 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
55 And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
They say to me, "You are a wizard of a madman,"
as they did to all the previous messengers.
I created the jinn (so they'd worship me)
51:46-55
I created the jinn and humans so they would worship me.
57 I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
I don't ask them to feed me or give me money.
58 Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
59 And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).
60 And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
Who to those who disbelieve.
Notes
- The earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)! (v.48)
Allah laid out the earth by spreading it. Like frosting on a flat cake.
- All things We have created by pairs. (v.49)
This is not true. Many bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and even some animals reproduce asexually.
- Flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him. (v.50)
These words could not have been spoken by Allah. So how is Allah the author of the Quran?
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