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The Letter "Saad"

صٓۚوَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِذِيٱلذِّكۡرِ١

Ṣād. By the Qur’ān containing reminder...

بَلِٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُواْفِيعِزَّةٖوَشِقَاقٖ٢

But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.

كَمۡأَهۡلَكۡنَامِنقَبۡلِهِممِّنقَرۡنٖفَنَادَواْوَّلَاتَحِينَمَنَاصٖ٣

How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.

وَعَجِبُوٓاْأَنجَآءَهُممُّنذِرٞمِّنۡهُمۡۖوَقَالَٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَهَٰذَاسَٰحِرٞكَذَّابٌ٤

And they wonder that there has come to them a warner [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar.

أَجَعَلَٱلۡأٓلِهَةَإِلَٰهٗاوَٰحِدًاۖإِنَّهَٰذَالَشَيۡءٌعُجَابٞ٥

Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."

وَٱنطَلَقَٱلۡمَلَأُمِنۡهُمۡأَنِٱمۡشُواْوَٱصۡبِرُواْعَلَىٰٓءَالِهَتِكُمۡۖإِنَّهَٰذَالَشَيۡءٞيُرَادُ٦

And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.

مَاسَمِعۡنَابِهَٰذَافِيٱلۡمِلَّةِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِإِنۡهَٰذَآإِلَّاٱخۡتِلَٰقٌ٧

We have not heard of this in the latest religion. This is not but a fabrication.

أَءُنزِلَعَلَيۡهِٱلذِّكۡرُمِنۢبَيۡنِنَاۚبَلۡهُمۡفِيشَكّٖمِّنذِكۡرِيۚبَللَّمَّايَذُوقُواْعَذَابِ٨

Has the message been revealed to him out of [all of] us?" Rather, they are in doubt about My message. Rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.

أَمۡعِندَهُمۡخَزَآئِنُرَحۡمَةِرَبِّكَٱلۡعَزِيزِٱلۡوَهَّابِ٩

Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower?

أَمۡلَهُممُّلۡكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضِوَمَابَيۡنَهُمَاۖفَلۡيَرۡتَقُواْفِيٱلۡأَسۡبَٰبِ١٠

Or is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend through [any] ways of access.