Meccan·Surah 26

الشعراء

Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 96

The Poets

227 Ayahs·Verse 26:96
26:96

قَالُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ

They will say while they dispute therein,

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:96 in sequence and meaning.

فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators

وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

"By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.