Those drawn up in Ranks · Surah 37

Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves

Then We did drown the others

And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham

When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart

When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship

Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire

What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds

And he glanced a glance at the stars

Then said: Lo! I feel sick

And they turned their backs and went away from him

Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat

What aileth you that ye speak not

Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand

And (his people) came toward him, hastening

He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve

When Allah hath created you and what ye make

They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire

And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost

And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me

My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous

So We gave him tidings of a gentle son

And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast

Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face

We called unto him: O Abraham

Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good

Lo! that verily was a clear test

Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim

And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation)

Peace be unto Abraham

Thus do We reward the good

Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves

And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous

And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves

And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron

And saved them and their people from the great distress

And helped them so that they became the victors

And We gave them the clear Scripture

And showed them the right path

And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation)

Peace be unto Moses and Aaron