But the chiefs of his people—who disbelieved, denied the meeting ˹with Allah˺ in the Hereafter, and were spoiled by the worldly luxuries We had provided for them—said ˹to the masses˺, “This is only a human like you. He eats what you eat, and drinks what you drink.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And if you ˹ever˺ obey a human like yourselves, then you would certainly be losers.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Does he promise you that once you are dead and reduced to dust and bones, you will be brought forth ˹alive˺?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Impossible, simply impossible is what you are promised!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There is nothing beyond our worldly life. We die, others are born, and none will be resurrected.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He is no more than a man who has fabricated a lie about Allah, and we will never believe in him.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The messenger prayed, “My Lord! Help me, because they have denied ˹me˺.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah responded, “Soon they will be truly regretful.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them with justice, and We reduced them to rubble. So away with the wrongdoing people!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then We raised other generations after them.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
No people can advance their doom, nor can they delay it.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran