Johnnie Ellington II August 13, 2014 at 5:39 PM · [21:0] In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful [21:1] Fast approaching is the reckoning for the people, but they are oblivious, averse. Opposition to the New Evidence [21:2] When a proof comes to them from their Lord, that is new, they listen to it heedlessly. [21:3] Their minds are heedless. And the transgressors confer secretly: "Is he not just a human being like you? Would you accept the magic that is presented to you?"* Footnote [21:4] He said, "My Lord knows every thought in the heaven and the earth. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient." [21:5] They even said, "Hallucinations," "He made it up," and, "He is a poet. Let him show us a miracle like those of the previous messengers." [21:6] We never annihilated a believing community in the past. Are these people believers? [21:7] We did not send before you except men whom we inspired. Ask those who know the scripture, if you do not know. [21:8] We did not give them bodies that did not eat, nor were they immortal. [21:9] We fulfilled our promise to them; we saved them together with whomever we willed, and annihilated the transgressors. [21:10] We have sent down to you a scripture containing your message. Do you not understand? [21:11] Many a community we terminated because of their transgression, and we substituted other people in their place.