Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ’Âd, Pharaoh of the mighty structures,1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Thamûd, the people of Lot, and the residents of the Forest.1 These were ˹all˺ enemy forces.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Each rejected their messenger, so My punishment was justified.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
These ˹pagans˺ are awaiting nothing but a single Blast that cannot be stopped.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They say ˹mockingly˺, “Our Lord! Hasten for us our share ˹of the punishment˺ before the Day of Reckoning.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And remember Our servant, David, the man of strength. Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We truly subjected the mountains to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with him in the evening and after sunrise.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹We subjected˺ the birds, flocking together. All turned to him ˹echoing his hymns˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We strengthened his kingship, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Has the story of the two plaintiffs, who scaled the ˹wall of David’s˺ sanctuary, reached you ˹O Prophet˺?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When they came into David’s presence, he was startled by them. They said, “Have no fear. ˹We are merely˺ two in a dispute: one of us has wronged the other. So judge between us with truth—do not go beyond ˹it˺—and guide us to the right way.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran