Saheeh International

Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?1

           

Saheeh International

Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"

       

Saheeh International

So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allāh].

      

Saheeh International

And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

    

Saheeh International

And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.

         

Saheeh International

And when the son of Mary was presented as an example,1 immediately your people laughed aloud.

              

Saheeh International

And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?"1 They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.

          

Saheeh International

He [i.e., Jesus] was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.

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Saheeh International

And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another]1 on the earth.

          

Saheeh International

And indeed, he [i.e., Jesus] will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me.1 This is a straight path.