Al-Isra 17:59 وما منعنا ان نرسل بالايات الا ان كذب بها الاولون واتينا ثمود الناقة مبصرة فظلموا بها وما نرسل بالايات الا تخويفا ٥٩
وَمَا
مَنَعَنَآ
أَن
نُّرۡسِلَ
بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ
إِلَّآ
أَن
كَذَّبَ
بِهَا
ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَۚ
وَءَاتَيۡنَا
ثَمُودَ
ٱلنَّاقَةَ
مُبۡصِرَةٗ
فَظَلَمُواْ
بِهَاۚ
وَمَا
نُرۡسِلُ
بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ
إِلَّا
تَخۡوِيفٗا
٥٩
Nothing hindered Us from sending Our Signs1 except that the people of olden times rejected them as lies. We publicly sent the she-camel to the Thamud to open their eyes but they wronged her.2 We never send Our Signs except to cause people to fear.3
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Reason why Allah did not send Signs or Miracles
Sa`id bin Jubayr said, "The idolators said: `O Muhammad, you claim that before you there were Prophets, among whom was one to whom the wind was subjugated, and another who could bring the dead back to life. If you want us to believe in you, ask your
…The Reason why Allah did not send Signs or Miracles
Sa`id bin Jubayr said, "The idolators said: `O Muhammad, you claim that before you there were Proph
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