وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ
أَئِمَّةٗ
يَدۡعُونَ
إِلَى
ٱلنَّارِۖ
وَيَوۡمَ
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
لَا
يُنصَرُونَ
٤١

We made them leaders inviting ˹others˺ to the Fire. And on the Day of Judgment they will not be helped.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:42

وَأَتۡبَعۡنَٰهُمۡ

فِي

هَٰذِهِ

ٱلدُّنۡيَا

لَعۡنَةٗۖ

وَيَوۡمَ

ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ

هُم

مِّنَ

ٱلۡمَقۡبُوحِينَ

٤٢

We caused a curse to follow them in this world. And on the Day of Judgment they will be among the outcasts.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:43

وَلَقَدۡ

ءَاتَيۡنَا

مُوسَى

ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِ

مَآ

أَهۡلَكۡنَا

ٱلۡقُرُونَ

ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

بَصَآئِرَ

لِلنَّاسِ

وَهُدٗى

وَرَحۡمَةٗ

لَّعَلَّهُمۡ

يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

٤٣

Indeed, We gave Moses the Scripture—after destroying earlier nations—as an insight for the people, a guide, and mercy so perhaps they would be mindful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:44

وَمَا

كُنتَ

بِجَانِبِ

ٱلۡغَرۡبِيِّ

إِذۡ

قَضَيۡنَآ

إِلَىٰ

مُوسَى

ٱلۡأَمۡرَ

وَمَا

كُنتَ

مِنَ

ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ

٤٤

You were not there ˹O Prophet˺ on the western side of the mountain when We entrusted the Commandments to Moses, nor were you present ˹in his time˺.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:45

وَلَٰكِنَّآ

أَنشَأۡنَا

قُرُونٗا

فَتَطَاوَلَ

عَلَيۡهِمُ

ٱلۡعُمُرُۚ

وَمَا

كُنتَ

ثَاوِيٗا

فِيٓ

أَهۡلِ

مَدۡيَنَ

تَتۡلُواْ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

ءَايَٰتِنَا

وَلَٰكِنَّا

كُنَّا

مُرۡسِلِينَ

٤٥

But We ˹later˺ raised ˹several˺ generations, and the ages took their toll on them.¹ Nor were you living among the people of Midian, rehearsing Our revelations with them. But it is We Who have sent ˹this revelation to you˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:46

وَمَا

كُنتَ

بِجَانِبِ

ٱلطُّورِ

إِذۡ

نَادَيۡنَا

وَلَٰكِن

رَّحۡمَةٗ

مِّن

رَّبِّكَ

لِتُنذِرَ

قَوۡمٗا

مَّآ

أَتَىٰهُم

مِّن

نَّذِيرٖ

مِّن

قَبۡلِكَ

لَعَلَّهُمۡ

يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

٤٦

And you were not at the side of Mount Ṭûr when We called out ˹to Moses˺. But ˹you have been sent˺ as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, so perhaps they may be mindful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:47

وَلَوۡلَآ

أَن

تُصِيبَهُم

مُّصِيبَةُۢ

بِمَا

قَدَّمَتۡ

أَيۡدِيهِمۡ

فَيَقُولُواْ

رَبَّنَا

لَوۡلَآ

أَرۡسَلۡتَ

إِلَيۡنَا

رَسُولٗا

فَنَتَّبِعَ

ءَايَٰتِكَ

وَنَكُونَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

٤٧

Also so they would not say, if struck by an affliction for what their hands have done: “Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations and become believers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:48

فَلَمَّا

جَآءَهُمُ

ٱلۡحَقُّ

مِنۡ

عِندِنَا

قَالُواْ

لَوۡلَآ

أُوتِيَ

مِثۡلَ

مَآ

أُوتِيَ

مُوسَىٰٓۚ

أَوَلَمۡ

يَكۡفُرُواْ

بِمَآ

أُوتِيَ

مُوسَىٰ

مِن

قَبۡلُۖ

قَالُواْ

سِحۡرَانِ

تَظَٰهَرَا

وَقَالُوٓاْ

إِنَّا

بِكُلّٖ

كَٰفِرُونَ

٤٨

But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, “If only he was given the like of what Moses had been given.”¹ Did they not deny what had been given to Moses earlier? They claimed, “Both ˹Scriptures˺ are works of magic, supporting each other!”² Adding, “We truly deny both.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:49

قُلۡ

فَأۡتُواْ

بِكِتَٰبٖ

مِّنۡ

عِندِ

ٱللَّهِ

هُوَ

أَهۡدَىٰ

مِنۡهُمَآ

أَتَّبِعۡهُ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

صَٰدِقِينَ

٤٩

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Bring then a scripture from Allah which is a better guide than these two so I may follow it, if your claim is true.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:50

فَإِن

لَّمۡ

يَسۡتَجِيبُواْ

لَكَ

فَٱعۡلَمۡ

أَنَّمَا

يَتَّبِعُونَ

أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ

وَمَنۡ

أَضَلُّ

مِمَّنِ

ٱتَّبَعَ

هَوَىٰهُ

بِغَيۡرِ

هُدٗى

مِّنَ

ٱللَّهِۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

لَا

يَهۡدِي

ٱلۡقَوۡمَ

ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

٥٠

So if they fail to respond to you, then know that they only follow their desires. And who could be more astray than those who follow their desires with no guidance from Allah? Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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