The Cattle - 6:92
This is a blessed Book which confirms what was before it, and it has been sent down that you may warn the mother of countries and those around you. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it and they keep up their prayers.
For a long time before the Prophet Muhammad, the people of Mecca were not given the Book, and they had become a corrupt and misguided society:
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:69
They found their forefathers astray.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:70
And they were blindly following in their footsteps.
Prophet Hud/11:109
Have no doubt about those whom they serve. They serve just as their forefathers served before. We will pay them their portion in full.
The Repentance/9:97
The Arabs are the most extreme in disbelief and hypocrisy. They are the closest to not recognizing what Allah has revealed to His Messenger. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
The Mountain/52:30
"Or do they say, "He is a poet, we are waiting for him to die"?"
The Mountain/52:32
Do they say this under the influence of their dreams, or are they a transgressing people?
The Women/4:94
"Believers, be careful when you go out to fight in the way of Allah. Do not say to anyone who offers you peace, "You do not believe,"for the temporary benefit of this world´s life. For with Allah is much booty. You were like them before, but Allah has favored you. So search well and be sure. Allah is All-Knowing of what you do."
The Cow/2:198
It is permissible for you to seek the favor of your Lord (by trading in the Hajj region). When you leave Arafat, remember Allah in the Holy Place. Remember Him because He has guided you; before that you were astray.
The Family Of Imran/3:164
Allah was gracious in sending from among the believers a messenger who recited to them His Verses, purified them and taught them the Book and wisdom. But they were in manifest error before!
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:69
They found their forefathers astray.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:70
And they were blindly following in their footsteps.
The Forgiver/40:66
"Say, "After clear proofs have come to me, I am forbidden from serving those whom you call upon besides Allah, and I am commanded to submit to the Lord of the Universes."
The Cattle/6:155
And this is a blessed Book which We have sent down. So you should follow it and act righteously so that mercy may be shown to you.
The Cattle/6:156
"So do not say, "Two groups before us were given the Book, but we were ignorant of their teachings"."
The Stories/28:46
Nor were you on the slope of Tur when We called out (to Moses). But (We inform you) as a mercy from your Lord that you may warn a people to whom no warner came before you, that they may take heed.
Yaseen/36:5
This is a revelation sent down by the Most High and Most Merciful.
Yaseen/36:6
That you may warn a people who have remained totally ignorant because their forefathers were not warned.
The Ornaments of Gold/43:5
Shall We stop conveying the Message to you because you are a transgressing people?
Sheva/34:44
We had not given them a Book to study, nor had We sent them a warner before you.
The Believers/23:68
Have they not examined the Word, or has something come to them which did not come to their ancestors of the past?
The Family Of Imran/3:103
Hold fast to the rope of Allah, and do not differ. Remember the favor of Allah upon you. When you were enemies, He united your hearts and by His favor you became brothers. You were on the edge of a pit of fire and He saved you from it. This is how Allah explains His verses so that you may be guided.
The Congregation - Friday/62:2
He it is Who has sent a Messenger from among the Ummah, one of their own, who recites to them His verses, purifies them and teaches them the Book and wisdom. Before that they were in manifest error.
The Table Spread/5:19
"People of the Book! Our apostle has come to you after a period of gap between the apostles, and he is telling you the truth so that you may not say: "There has not come to us a bearer of glad tidings and a warner". Behold, a bearer of glad tidings and a warner has come to you. Allah is the Almighty."