Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

the Prophets that were sent unto them; Lot their brother said, fear God, I am a faithfull Messenger sent from him, to preach to you, fear God, and obey him, I require of you no reward for my pains, God will reward me; will ye cleave to the world to reject that glory that he hath created for you? ye forsake good to imbrace evill. They said, O Lot! if thou change not this discourse, we will banish thee from our City; he said, perhaps I am one of those whom ye abhor; Lord deliver me, with my family, from their hands. We saved him with all his family, except his wife, who remained with the inhabitants of the City, we caused to fall upon them a raine that destroyed them. This is an example for posterity, nevertheless the greatest part of Infidels believe not that thy Lord is Omnipotent and merciful. They that inhabit the * Forest, slandered the Prophets that were sent unto them; Chaib said to them, fear God, I am a faithful messenger sent from him, to preach unto you the torments of hell; fear God, and obey him, I require no reward of you for my preaching, the Lord of the Universe shall recompence me: Measure with good measure, and weigh with good weights, detain nothing from your neighbour, defile not the earth, fear him that created you, and all those that were before you: They said unto him, thou art a Sorcerer, thou art but a man like us, we believe thee to be a lyar; if thou art indeed sent from God, cause a part of heaven to fall upon us; he answered, God knoweth that of which yee are ignorant; they traduced him, but were chastised, being covered with a cloud that rained upon them a shewer of fire, and they were burned, as if it had been the day of Judgment: this is a token of my power, but the greatest part of Infidels believe not that thy Lord is Omnipotent and merciful. Certainly the Alcoran was sent by the Lord of the world, the faithfull Spirit inspired it into thine heart, that thou mayst preach to the people the pains of hell in the Arabique tongue; the Scriptures heretofore made mention [of it;] if the Infidels of Mecca are ignorant of it, the Doctors of the children of Israel have knowledg to understand it, although that

* A Forrest near to Madian.

See Gelaldin.

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Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities., London, Printed, Anno Dom., Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 16 Jan. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/alexander-ross/1649?page=251