Surat Maryam (73-74)

{وَإِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرٌ مَّقَاماً وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيّاً} (مريم: 73)

73- When Our Signs are recited to the polytheists, they say to the believers: Which team is better in status and the best assembly? Muslims in Makkah were so week and were taking cover in the house of Al Arqam, whereas polytheists were greater in number and their assemblies were larger where they used to tell poetry and drink wine.

{وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَاثاً وَرِئْياً} (مريم: 74)

74- Let them ponder over and do not look at numbers and worldly status. How many nations We destroyed because of their error and denial to Prophets, and they were rich and better in shapes.