POSTED ON JULY 08, 2012
QASAS-UN-NABIYEEN
VOLUME 4

CHAPTER 10

السهم الاخير

The last arrow

VOCABULARY

The last	اخير	arrow	سهم
argument	حجة	ended	انقطعَت
followers	اَتباع	They fired	أطلَقُوا
You all return	لَتَعُودُن	leaders	ملأء

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

And when their arguments failed, they shot the last arrow like the one shot by the arrogant people in every community against their Prophets and their followers.

“The chieftains of his people, who were scornful, said: Surely we will drive thee out, O Shu'eyb, and those who believe with thee, from our township, unless ye return to our religion.” Al Aaraf 88

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CHAPTER 11

حُجة قاطِعة

The conclusive argument

VOCABULARY

proud	فخُور	conclusive	قاطِعة
belief	عقيدة	Ardent, jealous	غيور
averse	كارِهين	conscience	ضمير
We returned	عُدنا	We invented lyingly, we fabricated	اِفترَينا
We return	نَعُودَ	He saved us	نَجَنا
Decide!	اِفتَح	He encompassed	وَسِعَ
One who decides	فاتِح	We trusts	تَوَكَلنا

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

His (Shoaib’s) answer was the answer of someone who is proud of his religion and earnestly concerned about his belief system and conscience.

"He said: Even though we hate it? 

We should have invented a lie against Allah if we returned to your religion after Allah hath rescued us from it. It is not for us to return to it unless Allah our Lord should (so) will. Our Lord comprehendeth all things in knowledge. In Allah do we put our trust. Our Lord! Decide with truth between us and our folk, for Thou art the best of those who make decision."

Al Aaraf 88-89