31:32
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Dynamic translation
(31:32) When waves surround them like mountains, they call on Allah, sincerely devoting the system to Him. But when He saves them to the shore, some of them revert. None discard Our signs except those who are betrayers, ingrates.
Arabic text
(31:32) وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ
Connected ideas
(6:33) We know that you are saddened by what they say; they are not rejecting you, but it is Allah's ideas which the wicked disregard.
(6:40-41) Say, "We will see when Allah's retribution comes to you, or the moment comes to you, if you will still call on any other than Allah. If you are being truthful." "No, it is Him alone you will call on; then He will remove what you called Him for, if He wills; you will forget what you set up."
(7:134-135) When the plague befell them, they said, "O Moses, call on your Lord for what pledge He gave you. If you remove this plague from us, then we will acknowledge you and we will send with you the Children of Israel." So when We removed from them the plague until a future time; they broke their pledge.
(10:22) He is the One who carries you on land and on the sea. When you are on the ships and We drive them with a good wind which they rejoice with, a strong gust comes to it and the waves come to them from all sides, and they suppose that they are overwhelmed, they implore Allah devoting the system to Him: "If You save us from this, we will be of the thankful."
(11:9-10-11) If We give the human being a taste of mercy from Us, then We withdraw it from him. He becomes despairing, rejecting. If We give him the taste of a blessing after hardship had afflicted him, he will say, "Evil has gone from me!" he becomes happy, boastful, except for those who are steadfast and do good work, these will have a pardon, and a great gratuity.
(17:67) When harm should afflict you at sea, then all those whom you called on besides Him suddenly vanish from you except for Him. So when He saves you to dry land, you turn away. The people are ever ungrateful.
(29:65) When they ride on a ship, they call on Allah, devoting the system to Him. But as soon as He saves them to the shore, they set up partners.
