Al-Ahqaf

Whenever Our clear revelations are recited to them, the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, “This is pure magic.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is obvious magic."

— Saheeh International

Or do they say, “He¹ has fabricated this ˹Quran˺!”? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If I have done so, then there is nothing whatsoever you can do to save me from Allah. He knows best what ˹slurs˺ you indulge about it. Sufficient is He as a Witness between you and me. And He is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Or do they say, "He has invented it"? Say, "If I have invented it, you will not possess for me [the power of protection] from Allah at all. He is most knowing of that in which you are involved.¹ Sufficient is He as Witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."

— Saheeh International

Say, “I am not the first messenger ever sent, nor do I know what will happen to me or you. I only follow what is revealed to me. And I am only sent with a clear warning.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Say, "I am not something original among the messengers,¹ nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am not but a clear warner."

— Saheeh International

Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Consider if this ˹Quran˺ is ˹truly˺ from Allah and you deny it, and a witness from the Children of Israel attests to it and then believes,¹ whereas you act arrogantly. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Say, "Have you considered: if it [i.e., the Qur’ān] was from Allah, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar¹ and believed while you were arrogant...?"² Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

— Saheeh International

The disbelievers say of the believers, “Had it been ˹something˺ good, they¹ would not have beaten us to it.” Now since they reject its guidance, they will say, “˹This is˺ an ancient fabrication!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."

— Saheeh International

And before this ˹Quran˺ the Book of Moses was ˹revealed as˺ a guide and mercy. And this Book is a confirmation, in the Arabic tongue, to warn those who do wrong, and as good news to those who do good.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.

— Saheeh International

Surely those who say, “Our Lord is Allah,” and then remain steadfast—there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

— Saheeh International

It is they who will be the residents of Paradise, staying there forever, as a reward for what they used to do.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do.

— Saheeh International

We have commanded people to honour their parents. Their mothers bore them in hardship and delivered them in hardship. Their ˹period of˺ bearing and weaning is thirty months. In time, when the child reaches their prime at the age of forty, they pray, “My Lord! Inspire me to ˹always˺ be thankful for Your favours which You blessed me and my parents with, and to do good deeds that please You. And instil righteousness in my offspring. I truly repent to You, and I truly submit ˹to Your Will˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable me¹ to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims."

— Saheeh International

It is from these ˹people˺ that We will accept the good they did, and overlook their misdeeds—along with the residents of Paradise, ˹in fulfilment of˺ the true promise they have been given.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their misdeeds, [their being] among the companions of Paradise. [That is] the promise of truth which they had been promised.

— Saheeh International

But some scold their parents, “Enough with you! Are you warning me that I will be brought forth ˹from the grave˺, while many generations had already perished before me ˹for good˺?” The parents cry to Allah for help, ˹and warn their child,˺ “Pity you. Have faith! Surely Allah’s promise is true.” But the deniers insist, “This is nothing but ancient fables.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But one who says to his parents, "Uff¹ to you; do you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while they call to Allah for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth." But he says, "This is not but legends of the former peoples" -

— Saheeh International