The Holy Quran 17:59 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرْسِلَ بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ إِلَّا تَخْوِيفًا

Translation

The only factor that prevented Us from sending Aayaat (miracles that people requested) was that the former people had rejected them, (We therefore did not allow people to see miracles when We knew that they would reject them because punishment immediately overtakes people who reject miracles that they themselves ask for). We granted the (pregnant) camel (that came out from a rock) to the (nation of) Thamud as an eye-opener (by which they could believe that Saalih عليه الصلاة والسلام was Allaah's Nabi), but they treated it unjustly (they still did not believe him and killed the camel. Thereafter, they were all destroyed). We send Aayaat only as warnings (to convince people to accept Imaan).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

وما منعَنا من إنزال المعجزات التي سألها المشركون إلا تكذيب مَن سبقهم من الأمم، فقد أجابهم الله إلى ما طلبوا فكذَّبوا وهلكوا. وأعطينا ثمود -وهم قوم صالح- معجزة واضحة وهي الناقة، فكفروا بها فأهلكناهم. وما إرسالنا الرسل بالآيات والعبر والمعجزات التي جعلناها على أيديهم إلا تخويف للعباد؛ ليعتبروا ويتذكروا.

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