Al-Furqán 25:42 ان كاد ليضلنا عن الهتنا لولا ان صبرنا عليها وسوف يعلمون حين يرون العذاب من اضل سبيلا ٤٢
إِن
كَادَ
لَيُضِلُّنَا
عَنۡ
ءَالِهَتِنَا
لَوۡلَآ
أَن
صَبَرۡنَا
عَلَيۡهَاۚ
وَسَوۡفَ
يَعۡلَمُونَ
حِينَ
يَرَوۡنَ
ٱلۡعَذَابَ
مَنۡ
أَضَلُّ
سَبِيلًا
٤٢
Had we not firmly persevered in our devotion to them1 (he had almost) led us astray from our gods." But soon, when they see the chastisement, they will come to know who had strayed too far from the Right Way.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
How the Disbelievers mocked the Messenger
Allah tells us how the disbelievers mocked the Messenger when they saw him. This is like the Ayah,
وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلاَّ هُزُواً
(And when the disbelievers see you, they take you not except for mockery) (21:36), which means
…How the Disbelievers mocked the Messenger
Allah tells us how the disbelievers mocked the Messenger when they saw him. This is like the Ayah,
وَإِذَا رَآ
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