Calling his people to Allah
وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَـٰلِقِينَ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn), When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil)? Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators, Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?
Marmaduke Pickthall · historical English wording
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom) Save single-minded slaves of Allah. And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation): Peace be unto Elias! Lo! thus do We reward the good. Lo! he is one of our believing slaves.
Marmaduke Pickthall · historical English wording
