Surah 54 · verse 24
Al-Qamar 54:24
Sign in to listenفَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
fa-qalu a-bashar minna wahidan nattabi'uhu inna idhan lafi dalalin wa-su'ur
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Verse 22وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Verse 23كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ
Thamud denied the warning
فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِن بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
Verse 26سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
Verse 27إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ
Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.