The Holy Quran 20:134 — Surah Taha

Arabic text

وَلَوْ أَنَّآ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم بِعَذَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَـٰتِكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزَىٰ

Translation

If We had to destroy them with a punishment before (the coming of Rasulullaah ﷺ), they would have said (on the Day of Qiyaamah), "O our Rabb! Why did You not send a Rasool to us so that we could have followed Your Aayaat before being disgraced and humiliated (by being made to enter Jahannam)?" (Therefore, Allaah had always sent Ambiyaa عليه الصلاة والسلام and others to warn people of the consequences of rejecting Imaan.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ولو أنَّا أهلكنا هؤلاء المكذبين بعذاب من قبل أن نرسل إليهم رسولا وننزل عليهم كتابًا لقالوا: ربنا هلا أرسلت إلينا رسولا من عندك، فنصدقه، ونتبع آياتك وشرعك، مِن قبل أن نَذلَّ ونَخزى بعذابك.

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