وَتِلۡكَ
عَادٞۖ
جَحَدُواْ
بِـَٔايَٰتِ
رَبِّهِمۡ
وَعَصَوۡاْ
رُسُلَهُۥ
وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ
أَمۡرَ
كُلِّ
جَبَّارٍ
عَنِيدٖ
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And such were A'ad. They denied the revelations of their Lord and flouted His messengers and followed the command of every froward potentate.
— M. Pickthall
And that was ʿAad, who rejected the signs of their Lord and disobeyed His messengers and followed the order of every obstinate tyrant.
— Saheeh International
Such were the 'Ad People: they rejected the Signs of their Lord and Cherisher; disobeyed His messengers; And followed the command of every powerful, obstinate transgressor.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ رَبِّى قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ
(My Lord will make another people succeed you, ) This refers to a group of people who will worship Allah alone, without associating anything with Him. This also implies that the polytheists do not bother Allah and they do not harm Him in the least with their d
…وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ رَبِّى قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ
(My Lord will make another people succeed you, ) This refers to a group of people who will worship Allah alone
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