59:21
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Dynamic translation
(59:21) If We had sent down this Quran to a mountain, surely You would see it humbly split with awe before Allah. And such are the Parables which We bring to the People, that they may (understand) the allegory.
Arabic text
(59:21) لَوۡ أَنزَلۡنَا هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٖ لَّرَأَيۡتَهُۥ خَٰشِعٗا مُّتَصَدِّعٗا مِّنۡ خَشۡيَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَتِلۡكَ ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلُ نَضۡرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
Connected ideas
(2:74) After that your hearts were hardened and became like stones, or even harder. Indeed, among the stones there are some that pour out rivers. Among them are those that cleave and pour out water. Among them are those that overthrow for fear of Allah. And Allah is not negligent in what you emulate.
(13:31) But if there were a creature by which the Mountains would move, or by which the Earth would open up, or by which the Dead would speak... But no! (Every) solution jam to Allah! So why despair of those who trusted, (knowing) that if Allah wills, He will guide the entire human race (according to the established strategy)? And those who deny, for what they do, will not cease to receive their apocalyptic (scenarios), or (the scenarios will be) sanctioned near their dwellings, until the promise of Allah is revealed. For Allah does not contradict His Promise!
(17:88) Say: "Even if Humanity jammed with the genies, in (an attempt) to manifest (something) like this Quran, they would not (succeed) in manifesting such a thing, even if they began to help each other.
(33:72) We have offered the trust to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they refused to bear it, and were fearful of it. But the human being accepted it; he was transgressing, ignorant.
(62:5) The example of those who were given the Torah, but then failed to uphold it, is like the donkey that is carrying a cargo of book. Miserable indeed is the example of people who denied Allah's ideas. Allah does not guide the wicked people.
