By means of his prophets, time and again he urged them: “Turn back from your bad ways and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law that I commanded your forefathers and that I have sent to you by means of my servants the prophets. ” What was the result?
وَحَثَّهُمْ مَرَّةً بَعْدَ أُخْرَى بِوَاسِطَةِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ :‏ « اِرْجِعُوا عَنْ طُرُقِكُمُ ٱلشِّرِّيرَةِ وَٱحْفَظُوا وَصَايَايَ وَسُنَنِي ،‏ حَسَبَ كُلِّ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَوْصَيْتُ بِهَا آبَاءَكُمْ وَٱلَّتِي أَرْسَلْتُهَا إِلَيْكُمْ عَنْ يَدِ خُدَّامِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ » .‏