Meccan·Surah 26

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 135

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227 Ayahs·Verse 26:135
26:135

إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:135 in sequence and meaning.

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَـٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ

Provided you with grazing livestock and children

وَجَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

And gardens and springs.

قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,