We never heard of it in the former faith (of ours).This is nothing but a false invention.

Is it (believable) that the message of advice has been sent down to him (alone) from among all of us?" The fact is that they are in doubt about My message; rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.

Do they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the Bountiful?

Or do they have the ownership of the heavens and the earth and what lies between them? Then let them ascend (to the sky) by ropes.

at is there (in Makkah) is just a host of the (opposing) groups that has to be defeated.

Even before them, the people of Nuh and 'Ad and Fir'aun (Pharaoh), the man of stakes,

and Thamud and the people of Lat and the people of Aykah have rejected (the messengers). They were the (strong) groups.

All of them did nothing but declare the messengers as liars; hence, My punishment became due.

And these people are waiting for nothing but for a single Cry (the sound of the Trumpet to be blown on the Doomsday) that will have no pause.

And they say, " 0 our Lord, give us our share (of the punishment) sooner, before the Day of Reckoning."