He is Allah in the heavens and the earth. He knows what you conceal and what you reveal and He knows what you earn.

And there does not come to them a sign from the signs of their Lord, but they keep turning away from it.

So, they have belied the truth when it came to them. Now, there shall come to them the full account of what they have been laughing at.

Have they not seen how many generations We have destroyed prior to them, whom We had given in the land a position We did not give to you, and We left the heaven pouring over them and made rivers flow beneath them? Then We destroyed them because of their sins and raised up, after them, another generation.

And if We had sent down to you something written on paper, and they had even touched it with their hands, still the disbelievers would have said, "This is nothing but sheer magic."

And they say, "Why is it that an angel has not been sent down to him?" And had We sent down an angel, the whole matter would have been finished, and thereafter they would have had no time.

And if We had made him an angel, We would have obviously made him a man, and would have caused them the same confusion they are causing now.

Messengers have been mocked at before you. So, those who laughed at them were besieged by what they have been making a mockery of.

Say, "Go about the earth, and see what was the fate of those who belied (the prophets)."

Say, "To whom belongs all that there is in the heavens and the earth?" Say, "To Allah." He has prescribed for Himself to be merciful. He will surely gather you to-wards a day of doom in which there is no doubt. Those who have brought loss to themselves are not going to believe.