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40:5
كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح والاحزاب من بعدهم وهمت كل امة برسولهم لياخذوه وجادلوا بالباطل ليدحضوا به الحق فاخذتهم فكيف كان عقاب ٥
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ وَٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ وَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِرَسُولِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوهُ ۖ وَجَـٰدَلُوا۟ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ٥
كَذَّبَتۡ
قَبۡلَهُمۡ
قَوۡمُ
نُوحٖ
وَٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهِمۡۖ
وَهَمَّتۡ
كُلُّ
أُمَّةِۭ
بِرَسُولِهِمۡ
لِيَأۡخُذُوهُۖ
وَجَٰدَلُواْ
بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ
لِيُدۡحِضُواْ
بِهِ
ٱلۡحَقَّ
فَأَخَذۡتُهُمۡۖ
فَكَيۡفَ
كَانَ
عِقَابِ
٥
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ˹other˺ enemy forces afterwards. Every community plotted against its prophet to seize him, and argued in falsehood, ˹hoping˺ to discredit the truth with it. So I seized them. And how ˹horrible˺ was My punishment!
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Mohannad Hakeem
Mohannad Hakeem
5 years ago · Referencing Surah 40

The Surah of 'The Believer'

Many scholars (such as Imam Bukhari and Imam Tirmidhi) refer to Surat Ghafer, Chapter 40, as the Surah of 'the believer' – سورة المؤمن.

This chapter narrates with some level of detail the story of Musa and the Pharaoh, and in particular the moment when the Pharaoh announced his clear intention to kill Musa [40:26].

Immediately after that, the spotlight in the Surah turns into a man from the royal family of the phar...
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UmIbrahim
UmIbrahim
3 years ago · Referencing Surah 40 and Ayah 24:22

Imagine your daughter is slandered of the worst of crimes imaginable and rumours spread all across the community. You then find out one of the major protagonists is your close relative who you have been financially providing for, for many years. Can you even begin to imagine the pain and enraged anger you would feel?

This is what Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) faced. He understandably swore an oath to stop spending on Mistah, d...
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