The Holy Quran 11:92 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ أَرَهْطِىٓ أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَآءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيًّا ۖ إِنَّ رَبِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ

Translation

He (Shu'ayb عليه الصلاة والسلام) said, "O my people! Is my tribe more deserving of honour to you than Allaah Whom you have cast behind your backs (you have regard for me only because of the tribe I belong to rather than because of the fact that I am Allaah's Nabi)? Verily my Rabb surrounds all that you do (He knows all that you do and will take you to task for it for you can never escape His grasp)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, it is regrettable and astonishing that you spare me for the sake of my family, and not because I have been sent by Allah and am showing clear and plain signs of my truthfulness. It is as if, in your eyes, the honour of my family and its influence count for more than Allah, the Most Holy.

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