Verses from Surah Ibrahim (6-17)

[6] And (recall the time) when Musa said to his people, ‘Recall Allah’s favors upon you when He rescued you from Fir`awn’s folk. They were subjecting you to severe ordeal, slaughtering your sons and letting your women live; and in that was a great trial from your Lord.

[7] And when your Lord proclaimed, “If you are grateful,¹⁰ surely I will add (more favors) to you; but if you show ingratitude¹¹ (then) surely, My chastisement is severe.”’¹² 

[8] Musa also said, `If you should disbelieve, you and whoever is on the earth, altogether, then, surely, Allah is the All-sufficient, the All-laudable.’

[9] Has not the news of those before you reached you? Of the people of Nuh¹³, `Aad¹⁴ and Thamood?¹⁵ And of those (that came) after them? No one knows them except Allah.¹⁶ Messengers came to them with clear signs. But they thrust their hands into their mouths¹⁷ and said, ‘We certainly disbelieve in what you have been sent with. Indeed, we are in a doubt concerning that to which you invite us – in a disquieting suspicion.’¹⁸

[10] Their Messengers said, `Is there any doubt regarding Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth?¹⁹ He invites you that He may forgive you of your sins, and allow you respite until an appointed term.’ They answered, ‘You are no more than mortals like us, wishing to prevent us from what our forefathers worshiped; then bring us a clear authority.’²⁰ 

[11] Their Messengers said to them, ‘True, we are mortals like yourselves. But Allah grants grace (of Messengership) unto whom of His slaves He will. (At all events) It is not for us to bring you an authority except by Allah’s leave. And in Allah should the believers place their trust.

[12] And what is with us that we should not trust in Allah seeing that He has guided us in our ways. And we shall surely endure in patience the hurt you cause us, and in Allah should those who trust, place their trust.’

[13] The unbelievers said to their Messengers, ‘We shall assuredly expel you from our land,²¹ or you will return to our religion.’²² So their Lord revealed unto them, ‘We shall surely destroy the transgressors 

[14] And We shall make you dwell in the land after them; that – for him who fears the standing before Me and feared My warning.’

[15] They sought the judgement,²³ and (then) every deviant tyrant²⁴ was frustrated.

[16] Jahannum, beyond him,²⁵ and he will be given a drink of pussy liquid.²⁶

[17] He will take it in mouthfulls, yet hardly able to swallow it;²⁷ death coming upon him from every quarter, but he will not die;²⁸ and behind him is a great punishment.²⁹