Message of the Holy Quran — Page 8
~ 8 ~ Abraha: destruction of ¬ , Knowest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Owners of the Elephant? 105:2 Abraham: Ibr a h i m as an elect and a man of power and vision, And remember Our serv- ants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, men of might and vision. 38:46 And truly, they are in Our sight among the elect and the best. 38:48 argues with his people, And when the night dark- ened upon him, he saw a star. He said, 'Can this be my Lord?' But when it set, he said, 'I like not those that set. ' 6:77 And when he saw the moon rise with spreading light, he said, 'Can this be my Lord?' But when it set, he said, 'If my Lord guide me not, I shall surely be of the peo- ple who go astray. ' 6:78 And when he saw the sun rise with spreading light, he said, 'Can this be my Lord? This is the greatest. ' But when it also set, he said, 'O my people! surely I am quit of that which you associate with God; 6:79 breaks idols, So he broke them into pieces, all except the chief of them, that they might re- turn to it. 21:59