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Surah 26 · 227 verses
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111

۞ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ

They said, “Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?”

Tafsir

Nuh's preaching to His People, and Their Response

Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Nuh (peace be upon him) who was the first Messenger sent by Allah to the people of earth after they started to worship idols. Allah sent him to forbid that and to warn people of the consequences of idol worship. But his people belied him and continued their evil practice of worshipping idols besides Allah. Allah revealed that their disbelieving in him was akin to disbelieving in all the Messengers, So Allah said:

﴿ كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

(The people of Nuh belied the Messengers. When their brother Nuh said to them: "Will you not have Taqwa'') meaning, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him'

﴿ إِنِّى لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ۬

(I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.) means, `I am the Messenger of Allah to you, faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has sent me. I convey the Messages of my Lord to you, and I do not add anything to them or take anything away from them.

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍ‌ۖ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it;) means, `I do not want any payment for the advice I give you; I will save my reward for it with Allah. '

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me.) `It is clear to you that I am telling the truth and that I am faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has entrusted me.'

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(111. They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'') (112. He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') (113. "Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know.'') (114. "And I am not going to drive away the believers.'') (115. "I am only a plain warner.'')

112

قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

He said, “And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

Tafsir

Nuh's preaching to His People, and Their Response

Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Nuh (peace be upon him) who was the first Messenger sent by Allah to the people of earth after they started to worship idols. Allah sent him to forbid that and to warn people of the consequences of idol worship. But his people belied him and continued their evil practice of worshipping idols besides Allah. Allah revealed that their disbelieving in him was akin to disbelieving in all the Messengers, So Allah said:

﴿ كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

(The people of Nuh belied the Messengers. When their brother Nuh said to them: "Will you not have Taqwa'') meaning, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him'

﴿ إِنِّى لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ۬

(I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.) means, `I am the Messenger of Allah to you, faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has sent me. I convey the Messages of my Lord to you, and I do not add anything to them or take anything away from them.

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍ‌ۖ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it;) means, `I do not want any payment for the advice I give you; I will save my reward for it with Allah. '

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me.) `It is clear to you that I am telling the truth and that I am faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has entrusted me.'

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(111. They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'') (112. He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') (113. "Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know.'') (114. "And I am not going to drive away the believers.'') (115. "I am only a plain warner.'')

113

إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.

Tafsir

Nuh's preaching to His People, and Their Response

Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Nuh (peace be upon him) who was the first Messenger sent by Allah to the people of earth after they started to worship idols. Allah sent him to forbid that and to warn people of the consequences of idol worship. But his people belied him and continued their evil practice of worshipping idols besides Allah. Allah revealed that their disbelieving in him was akin to disbelieving in all the Messengers, So Allah said:

﴿ كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

(The people of Nuh belied the Messengers. When their brother Nuh said to them: "Will you not have Taqwa'') meaning, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him'

﴿ إِنِّى لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ۬

(I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.) means, `I am the Messenger of Allah to you, faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has sent me. I convey the Messages of my Lord to you, and I do not add anything to them or take anything away from them.

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍ‌ۖ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it;) means, `I do not want any payment for the advice I give you; I will save my reward for it with Allah. '

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me.) `It is clear to you that I am telling the truth and that I am faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has entrusted me.'

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(111. They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'') (112. He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') (113. "Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know.'') (114. "And I am not going to drive away the believers.'') (115. "I am only a plain warner.'')

114

وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

And I am not one to drive away the believers.

Tafsir

Nuh's preaching to His People, and Their Response

Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Nuh (peace be upon him) who was the first Messenger sent by Allah to the people of earth after they started to worship idols. Allah sent him to forbid that and to warn people of the consequences of idol worship. But his people belied him and continued their evil practice of worshipping idols besides Allah. Allah revealed that their disbelieving in him was akin to disbelieving in all the Messengers, So Allah said:

﴿ كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

(The people of Nuh belied the Messengers. When their brother Nuh said to them: "Will you not have Taqwa'') meaning, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him'

﴿ إِنِّى لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ۬

(I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.) means, `I am the Messenger of Allah to you, faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has sent me. I convey the Messages of my Lord to you, and I do not add anything to them or take anything away from them.

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍ‌ۖ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it;) means, `I do not want any payment for the advice I give you; I will save my reward for it with Allah. '

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me.) `It is clear to you that I am telling the truth and that I am faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has entrusted me.'

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(111. They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'') (112. He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') (113. "Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know.'') (114. "And I am not going to drive away the believers.'') (115. "I am only a plain warner.'')

115

إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

I am only a clear warner.”

Tafsir

Nuh's preaching to His People, and Their Response

Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Nuh (peace be upon him) who was the first Messenger sent by Allah to the people of earth after they started to worship idols. Allah sent him to forbid that and to warn people of the consequences of idol worship. But his people belied him and continued their evil practice of worshipping idols besides Allah. Allah revealed that their disbelieving in him was akin to disbelieving in all the Messengers, So Allah said:

﴿ كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

(The people of Nuh belied the Messengers. When their brother Nuh said to them: "Will you not have Taqwa'') meaning, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him'

﴿ إِنِّى لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ۬

(I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.) means, `I am the Messenger of Allah to you, faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has sent me. I convey the Messages of my Lord to you, and I do not add anything to them or take anything away from them.

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍ‌ۖ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it;) means, `I do not want any payment for the advice I give you; I will save my reward for it with Allah. '

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

(So have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me.) `It is clear to you that I am telling the truth and that I am faithfully fulfilling the mission with which Allah has entrusted me.'

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(111. They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'') (112. He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') (113. "Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know.'') (114. "And I am not going to drive away the believers.'') (115. "I am only a plain warner.'')

116

قَالُواْ لَٮِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ

They said, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned.”

Tafsir

The Demand of the People of Nuh and His Response

They said: "We do not believe in you, and we will not follow you and become equal to the meanest of the people, who follow you and believe in you, and they are the lowest among us.''

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

(They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'' He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') meaning, `what does it have to do with me if they follow me No matter what they used to do before, I do not have to check on them and examine their background; all I have to do is accept it if they believe in me; whatever is in their hearts is for Allah to know.'

﴿ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

(Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know. And I am not going to drive away the believers.) It seems that they asked him to drive these people away, then they would follow him, but he refused to do that, and said:

﴿ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(And I am not going to drive away the believers. I am only a plain warner.) meaning, `I have been sent as a warner, and whoever obeys me and follows me and believes in me, then he belongs to me and I to him, whether he is noble or common, upper-class or lower-class.'

﴿ قَالُواْ لَٮِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى كَذَّبُونِ فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِى وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحً۬ا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ فَأَنجَيۡنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ ۥ فِى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً۬‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

(116. They said: "If you cease not, O Nuh you will surely be among those stoned.'') (117. He said: "My Lord! Verily, my people have denied me.'') (118. "Therefore judge You between me and them, and save me and those of the believers who are with me.'') (119. And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.) (120. Then We drowned the rest thereafter.) (121. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.) (122. And verily your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.)

117

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى كَذَّبُونِ

He said, “My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

Tafsir

The Demand of the People of Nuh and His Response

They said: "We do not believe in you, and we will not follow you and become equal to the meanest of the people, who follow you and believe in you, and they are the lowest among us.''

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

(They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'' He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') meaning, `what does it have to do with me if they follow me No matter what they used to do before, I do not have to check on them and examine their background; all I have to do is accept it if they believe in me; whatever is in their hearts is for Allah to know.'

﴿ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

(Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know. And I am not going to drive away the believers.) It seems that they asked him to drive these people away, then they would follow him, but he refused to do that, and said:

﴿ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(And I am not going to drive away the believers. I am only a plain warner.) meaning, `I have been sent as a warner, and whoever obeys me and follows me and believes in me, then he belongs to me and I to him, whether he is noble or common, upper-class or lower-class.'

﴿ قَالُواْ لَٮِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى كَذَّبُونِ فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِى وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحً۬ا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ فَأَنجَيۡنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ ۥ فِى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً۬‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

(116. They said: "If you cease not, O Nuh you will surely be among those stoned.'') (117. He said: "My Lord! Verily, my people have denied me.'') (118. "Therefore judge You between me and them, and save me and those of the believers who are with me.'') (119. And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.) (120. Then We drowned the rest thereafter.) (121. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.) (122. And verily your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.)

118

فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِى وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحً۬ا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgment and save me and those with me of the believers.”

Tafsir

The Demand of the People of Nuh and His Response

They said: "We do not believe in you, and we will not follow you and become equal to the meanest of the people, who follow you and believe in you, and they are the lowest among us.''

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

(They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'' He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') meaning, `what does it have to do with me if they follow me No matter what they used to do before, I do not have to check on them and examine their background; all I have to do is accept it if they believe in me; whatever is in their hearts is for Allah to know.'

﴿ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

(Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know. And I am not going to drive away the believers.) It seems that they asked him to drive these people away, then they would follow him, but he refused to do that, and said:

﴿ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(And I am not going to drive away the believers. I am only a plain warner.) meaning, `I have been sent as a warner, and whoever obeys me and follows me and believes in me, then he belongs to me and I to him, whether he is noble or common, upper-class or lower-class.'

﴿ قَالُواْ لَٮِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى كَذَّبُونِ فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِى وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحً۬ا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ فَأَنجَيۡنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ ۥ فِى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً۬‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

(116. They said: "If you cease not, O Nuh you will surely be among those stoned.'') (117. He said: "My Lord! Verily, my people have denied me.'') (118. "Therefore judge You between me and them, and save me and those of the believers who are with me.'') (119. And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.) (120. Then We drowned the rest thereafter.) (121. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.) (122. And verily your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.)

119

فَأَنجَيۡنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ ۥ فِى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

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The Demand of the People of Nuh and His Response

They said: "We do not believe in you, and we will not follow you and become equal to the meanest of the people, who follow you and believe in you, and they are the lowest among us.''

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

(They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'' He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') meaning, `what does it have to do with me if they follow me No matter what they used to do before, I do not have to check on them and examine their background; all I have to do is accept it if they believe in me; whatever is in their hearts is for Allah to know.'

﴿ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

(Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know. And I am not going to drive away the believers.) It seems that they asked him to drive these people away, then they would follow him, but he refused to do that, and said:

﴿ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(And I am not going to drive away the believers. I am only a plain warner.) meaning, `I have been sent as a warner, and whoever obeys me and follows me and believes in me, then he belongs to me and I to him, whether he is noble or common, upper-class or lower-class.'

﴿ قَالُواْ لَٮِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى كَذَّبُونِ فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِى وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحً۬ا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ فَأَنجَيۡنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ ۥ فِى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً۬‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

(116. They said: "If you cease not, O Nuh you will surely be among those stoned.'') (117. He said: "My Lord! Verily, my people have denied me.'') (118. "Therefore judge You between me and them, and save me and those of the believers who are with me.'') (119. And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.) (120. Then We drowned the rest thereafter.) (121. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.) (122. And verily your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.)

120

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

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The Demand of the People of Nuh and His Response

They said: "We do not believe in you, and we will not follow you and become equal to the meanest of the people, who follow you and believe in you, and they are the lowest among us.''

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

(They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you'' He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do'') meaning, `what does it have to do with me if they follow me No matter what they used to do before, I do not have to check on them and examine their background; all I have to do is accept it if they believe in me; whatever is in their hearts is for Allah to know.'

﴿ إِنۡ حِسَابُہُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

(Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know. And I am not going to drive away the believers.) It seems that they asked him to drive these people away, then they would follow him, but he refused to do that, and said:

﴿ وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِنۡ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬

(And I am not going to drive away the believers. I am only a plain warner.) meaning, `I have been sent as a warner, and whoever obeys me and follows me and believes in me, then he belongs to me and I to him, whether he is noble or common, upper-class or lower-class.'

﴿ قَالُواْ لَٮِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى كَذَّبُونِ فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِى وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحً۬ا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ فَأَنجَيۡنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ ۥ فِى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً۬‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

(116. They said: "If you cease not, O Nuh you will surely be among those stoned.'') (117. He said: "My Lord! Verily, my people have denied me.'') (118. "Therefore judge You between me and them, and save me and those of the believers who are with me.'') (119. And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.) (120. Then We drowned the rest thereafter.) (121. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.) (122. And verily your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.)