Historical Prophets

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by that which they used to ridicule.

And those who disbelieved said to their messengers, "We will surely drive you out of our land, or you must return to our religion." So their Lord inspired to them, "We will surely destroy the wrongdoers.

And We will surely cause you to dwell in the land after them. That is for he who fears My position and fears My threat."

And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples.

They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Acquainted and Seeing.

And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.

And the people of Noah - when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them for mankind a sign. And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.

And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows.

Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not."

And We had not given them any scriptures which they could study, and We had not sent to them before you, [O Muhammad], any warner.

Indeed, We have sent you with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner.

And if they deny you - then already have those before them denied. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs and written ordinances and with the enlightening Scripture.

The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.

And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,

And We have already sent Noah and Abraham and placed in their descendants prophethood and scripture; and among them is he who is guided, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.

Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.