7 But rather your own lusts.  The Muhammadans believe that idols will be gifted with speech at the day of judgment.

8 The ordinary Arabic word for to die seems to be avoided in speaking of Jesus and Muhammad.

9 This is the doctrine of the Rabbins.  Comp.  Midrasch Rabba, and Midr.  Jalkut on Numb. xxii. 2.

10 The preaching of Noah is mentioned by the Rabbins.  Sanhedrin, 108.  Comp.  Midr.  Rabbah on Gen. Par. 30 and 33, on Eccl. ix. 14, and in the probably sub.  Apostolic 2 Pet. ii. 5.

11 This is in accordance with Talmudic legend.  “Recognise the power of repentance, in the case of Pharaoh, King of Egypt, who rebelled excessively against the most High; Who is God that I should hearken to his voice? (Ex. v. 2).  But with the same tongue that sinned he did penance:  Who is like thee, O Lord, among the Gods? (xv. 11).  The Holy One, Blessed be He, delivered him from the dead, . . . so that he should not die (ix. 15, 16).-For now have I stretched forth my hand, and verily thee have I raised up from among the dead, to proclaim my might.”  Ex. ix. 15, 16.  A strange comment!  Pirke R. Eliezer, § 43.  Comp.  Midr. on Ps. cvi.  Midr.  Jalkut, ch. 238.

12 That is, whether thou art not foretold in the Law and Gospel, and whether the Koran is not in unison with, and confirmatory of, them.

SURA XXXIV.-SABA1 [LXXXV.]

Mecca.-54 Verses

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Praise be to God! to whom belongeth all that is in the Heavens and all that is on the Earth; and to Him be praise in the next world:  for he is the All-wise, the All-informed!

He knoweth what entereth into the earth, and what proceedeth from it; and what cometh down from heaven, and what goeth up into it:  and He is the Merciful, the Forgiving!

“Never,” say the unbelievers, “will the Hour come upon us!” Say:  Yea, by my Lord who knoweth the unseen, it will surely come upon you! not the weight of a mote either in the Heavens or in the Earth escapeth him; nor is there aught less than this or aught greater, which is not in the clear Book;-

To the intent that God may reward those who have believed and done the things that are right:  Pardon and a noble provision shall they receive: 

But as for those who aim to invalidate our signs,-a chastisement of painful torment awaiteth them!

And they to whom knowledge hath been given see that what hath been sent down to thee from thy Lord is the truth, and that it guideth into the way of the Glorious one, the Praiseworthy.

But the unbelievers say to those whom they fall in with, “Shall we shew you a man who will foretell you that when ye shall have been utterly torn and rent to pieces, ye shall be restored in a new form?

He deviseth a lie about God, or there is a djinn in him,” but they who believe not in the next life, shall incur the chastisement, and be lost in the mazes of estrangement from God.