181. Rükû ركوع ١٨١

We settled the Children of Israel in a good place and provided good things as sustenance for them. It was only after knowledge had come to them that they began to differ among themselves. Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding their differences.

So if you [Prophet] are in doubt about what We have revealed to you, ask those who have been reading the scriptures before you. The Truth has come to you from your Lord, so be in no doubt

and do not deny God’s signs– then you would become one of the losers.

Those against whom your Lord’s sentence is passed will not believe,

even if every sign comes to them, until they see the agonizing torment.

If only a single town had believed and benefited from its belief! Only Jonah’s people did so, and when they believed, We relieved them of the punishment of disgrace in the life of this world, and let them enjoy life for a time.

Had your Lord willed, all the people on earth would have believed. So can you [Prophet] compel people to believe?

No soul can believe except by God’s will, and He brings disgrace on those who do not use their reason.

Say, ‘Look at what is in the heavens and on the earth.’ But what use are signs and warnings to people who will not believe?

What are they waiting for but the punishment that came to those before them? Say, ‘Wait then, I am waiting too.’

In the end We shall save Our messengers and the believers. We take it upon Ourself to save the believers.