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PT. 19 ASH-SHU'ARĀ' CH. 26 وَجَاتٍ وَعُيُونٍة 135. And gardens, and springs. اِنّى أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ Indeed, I fear for you the. 136 عَظِيون punishment of an awful day. " قَالُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا أَوَعَظتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُنْ They said, It is the same. 137 to us whether thou admonish us or whether thou be not of those who admonish. ' 138. 'This is nothing but a habit of the ancients, 2777 139. And we shall not be punished. ' مِّنَ الْوَعِظِيْنَ إِنْ هُذَا إِلَّا خُلُقُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَمَا نَحْنُ مُعَذِّبِينَ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنُهُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَةً So they rejected him, and. 140 وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ We destroyed them. In that indeed there is a Sign, but most of these would not believe. 2777. Important Words: 7:73; 50:15. or (habit) is derived from (khalaqa). means, he measured it or he determined its measure proportion; he fashioned or planned it; He (God) created it or brought it into existence; he forged or fabricated a story or a lie, etc. They say a (khulqan) i. e. that became to him a second nature, a habit. (khulq) means, habit or second nature or custom or manner; religion; a lie (Lane & Aqrab). See also 3:50. Commentary: in the sense of 'habit' the people of ‘Ād are represented as saying to him: "There have been so-called Prophets before who also preached a so-called Divine Message and gave warning of punishment to disbelievers. It was their habit to do so. But punishment never came. So this time also there is going to be no punishment. " Taking the word in the sense of 'religion' the verse would mean, "the religion which is being presented to us is nothing new. It is an old, old story which has been repeated from time immemorial" (6:26). Taking it in the sense of 'a lie' the verse would signify: "All what you say is but a pure fabrication and a lie and we are not going to be punished for rejecting This and the preceding verse show that the people of Hūd treated all his admonitions and warnings with extreme contempt. Taking (khulq) | a forgery. " 2367