And verily We have displayed for mankind in this Qur'an all manner of similitudes, but man is more than anything contentious

And naught hindereth mankind from believing when the guidance cometh unto them, and from asking forgiveness of their Lord unless (it be that they wish) that the judgment of the men of old should come upon them or (that) they should be confronted with the Doom

We send not the messengers save as bearers of good news and warners. Those who disbelieve contend with falsehood in order to refute the Truth thereby. And they take Our revelations and that wherewith they are threatened as a jest

And who doth greater wrong than he who hath been reminded of the revelations of his Lord, yet turneth away from them and forgetteth what his hands send forward (to the Judgment)? Lo! on their hearts We have placed coverings so that they understand not, and in their ears a deafness. And though thou call them to the guidance, in that case they can never be led aright

Thy Lord is the Forgiver, Full of Mercy. If He took them to task (now) for what they earn, He would hasten on the doom for them; but theirs is an appointed term from which they will find no escape

And (all) those townships! We destroyed them when they did wrong, and We appointed a fixed time for their destruction

And when Moses said unto his servant: I will not give up until I reach the point where the two rivers meet, though I march on for ages

And when they reached the point where the two met, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the waters, being free