Meccan·Surah 26

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 121

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227 Ayahs·Verse 26:121
26:121

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:121 in sequence and meaning.

فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

'Aad denied the messengers