Rowwad Translation Center — 391

28:44 You were not [O Prophet] on the western side [of the mountain] when We gave Moses Our commandment, nor did you witness that event[1].

28:45 But We brought forth many generations [after Moses], and a long time passed on them[1]. And you [O Prophet] did not dwell among the people of Midian, rehearsing with them Our verses[2], but it is We Who sent you as a messenger [and revealed to you their stories].

28:46 You were not at the side of Mount Tūr when We called out [to Moses]. But [you have been sent] as a mercy from your Lord, to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you, so that they may take heed.

28:47 So they would not say – if struck by a calamity because of what their hands have sent forth, “Our Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, so we could follow Your verses and be among the believers?”

28:48 But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, “If only he was given the like of what was given to Moses before[1].” Did they not reject what was given to Moses before? They say, “Both [revelations] are works of magic, supporting each other”, adding, “We truly reject both of them[2].”

28:49 Say, “Then bring a scripture from Allah which is better in guidance than these two so that I may follow it, if you are truthful.”

28:50 But if they do not respond to you, then know that they only follow their desires. Who is more astray than one who follows his desire without any guidance from Allah? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.