Praise be to Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light. Yet those who disbelieve ascribe equals to their Lord.
It is He Who created you from clay, then decided a term—a term determined by Him. Yet you doubt.
He is Allah in the heavens and the earth. He knows what you keep secret and what you make public; and He knows what you earn.
Not one of their Lord's signs comes to them, but they turn away from it.
They denied the truth when it has come to them; but soon will reach them the news of what they used to ridicule.
Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them? We had established them on earth more firmly than We established you, and We sent the clouds pouring down abundant rain on them, and We made rivers flow beneath them. But We destroyed them for their sins, and established other civilizations after them.
Had We sent down upon you a book on paper, and they had touched it with their hands, those who disbelieve would have said, "This is nothing but plain magic."
And they say, "Why was an angel not sent down to him." Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been settled, and they would not have been reprieved.
Had We made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and confused them when they are already confused.
Messengers before you were ridiculed, but those who mocked them became besieged by what they ridiculed.
