Sahih International — English — Al-Muminun

He is not but a man possessed with madness, so wait concerning him for a time."

[Noah] said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."

So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation, and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into the ship from each [creature] two mates and your family, except those for whom the decree [of destruction] has proceeded. And do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.

And when you have boarded the ship, you and those with you, then say, 'Praise to Allah who has saved us from the wrongdoing people.'

And say, 'My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].' "

Indeed in that are signs, and indeed, We are ever testing [Our servants].

Then We produced after them a generation of others.

And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"

And the eminent among his people who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter while We had given them luxury in the worldly life said, "This is not but a man like yourselves. He eats of that from which you eat and drinks of what you drink.

And if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.

Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones that you will be brought forth [once more]?

How far, how far, is that which you are promised.

Life is not but our worldly life - we die and live, but we will not be resurrected.

He is not but a man who has invented a lie about Allah, and we will not believe him."

He said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."

[Allah] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."

So the shriek seized them in truth, and We made them as [plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people.

Then We produced after them other generations.

No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].

Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time there came to a nation its messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another [to destruction], and We made them narrations. So away with a people who do not believe.

Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a clear authority

To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were arrogant and were a haughty people.

They said, "Should we believe two men like ourselves while their people are for us in servitude?"

So they denied them and were of those destroyed.