Meccan·Surah 26

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 28

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227 Ayahs·Verse 26:28
26:28

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:28 in sequence and meaning.

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."

قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest?"