# Quran 17:59 — Surah Al-Isra' (The Night Journey), Verse 59

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرۡسِلَ بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَۚ وَءَاتَيۡنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبۡصِرَةٗ فَظَلَمُواْ بِهَاۚ وَمَا نُرۡسِلُ بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ إِلَّا تَخۡوِيفٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَمَا مَنَعَنَاۤ اَنْ نُّرْسِلَ بِالْاٰیٰتِ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ كَذَّبَ بِهَا الْاَوَّلُوْنَ وَاٰتَیْنَا ثَمُوْدَ النَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوْا بِهَا وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِالْاٰیٰتِ اِلَّا تَخْوِیْفًا ۟

## Transliteration
Wa maa mana'anaaa an nursila bil aayaati illaaa an kazzaba bihal awwaloon; wa aatainaa Samoodan naaqata mubsiratan fazalamoo bihaa; wa maa nursilu bil aayaati illaa takhweefaa

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> And We refrain from sending the signs, only because the men of former generations treated them as false: We sent the she-camel to the Thamud to open their eyes, but they treated her wrongfully: We only send the Signs by way of terror (and warning from evil).

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Isra' 17:59 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Isra' is a meccan surah with 111 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-isra.md
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