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Similarly, We made enemies for every prophet from among the wicked, but sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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The disbelievers say, “If only the Quran had been sent down to him all at once!” ˹We have sent it˺ as such ˹in stages˺ so We may reassure your heart with it. And We have revealed it at a deliberate pace.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Whenever they bring you an argument, We come to you with the right refutation and the best explanation.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Those who will be dragged into Hell on their faces will be in the worst place, and are ˹now˺ farthest from the ˹Right˺ Way.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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We certainly gave Moses the Book and appointed his brother Aaron as his helper.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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We had ordered ˹them˺, “Go to the people who would deny Our signs.” Then We annihilated the deniers entirely.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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And when the people of Noah rejected the messengers,1 We drowned them, making them an example to humanity. And We have prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Also ˹We destroyed˺ ’Ȃd, Thamûd, and the people of the Water-pit,1 as well as many peoples in between.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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For each We set forth ˹various˺ lessons, and We ultimately destroyed each.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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They have certainly passed by the city ˹of Sodom˺, which had been showered with a dreadful rain ˹of stones˺. Have they not seen its ruins? But they do not expect to be resurrected.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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