Meccan·Surah 26

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 196

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227 Ayahs·Verse 26:196
26:196

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:196 in sequence and meaning.

عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ

Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners -

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ

In a clear Arabic language.

أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners