The Ranks (Al-Saffat) الصافات 176–182
176
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Do they really wish to hasten Our punishment?
177
فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَاء صَبَاحُ الْمُنذَرِينَ
When it descends on their courtyards, how terrible that morning will be for those who were warned!
178
وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى حِينٍ
So turn away from them for a while.
179
وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
And watch, for they will soon see.
180
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Glory be to your Lord: the Lord of Glory is far above what they attribute to Him.
181
وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Peace be upon the Messengers
182
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
and praise be to God, the Lord of all the Worlds.
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(a) The prophets used to warn their community about the consequences of denying God’s Message. But people did not attach any importance to their words and instead ridiculed them because their prophet did not seem important enough to invoke God’s punishment on their rejection of his call. However, in spite of their ridicule, God’s punishment was not meted out to them immediately, because before that can happen, the dawah work should have been brought to completion. That is why the prophets have been exhorted by God to exercise patience and avoid confrontation until the period of respite given to the people has been brought to an end at God’s instance.