You warn only him who follows the Message, and fears the Most Gracious inwardly. So give him good news of forgiveness, and a generous reward.
It is We who revive the dead; and We write down what they have forwarded, and their traces. We have tallied all things in a Clear Record.
And cite for them the parable of the landlords of the town—when the messengers came to it.
We sent them two messengers, but they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third. They said, "We are messengers to you."
They said, "You are nothing but humans like us, and the Gracious did not send down anything; you are only lying."
They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you.
And our only duty is clear communication."
They said, "We see an evil omen in you; if you do not give up, we will stone you, and a painful punishment from us will befall you."
They said, "Your evil omen is upon you. Is it because you were reminded? But you are an extravagant people."
Then a man came running from the remotest part of the city. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.
