The Letter "Saad"
Surah
Sad
38

١

Ṣãd. By the Quran, full of reminders!

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٢
˹This is the truth,˺ yet the disbelievers are ˹entrenched˺ in arrogance and opposition.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٣
˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was too late to escape.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤
Now, the pagans are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves.1 And the disbelievers say, “This is a magician, a total liar!

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٥
Has he reduced ˹all˺ the gods to One God? Indeed, this is something totally astonishing.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٦
The chiefs among them went forth saying, “Carry on, and stand firm in devotion to your gods. Certainly this is just a scheme ˹for power˺.1

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٧
We have never heard of this in the previous faith.1 This is nothing but a fabrication.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٨
Has the Reminder been revealed ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us?” In fact, they are ˹only˺ in doubt of My ˹revealed˺ Reminder.1 In fact, ˹they do so because˺ they have not yet tasted My punishment.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Or ˹is it because˺ they possess the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord—the Almighty, the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Or ˹is it because˺ the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between belongs to them? Let them then climb their way ˹to heaven, if their claim is true˺.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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