Sura LXII (62)
The Assembly
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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
All
that is in the Heavens, and all that is on the Earth, uttered the Praise of
God, the King! the Holy! the Mighty! the Wise!
It is
He who hath sent to the pagan folk (Arabs) an Apostle from among themselves, to
rehearse His signs to them, and to purify them, and to impart to them a
knowledge of "the Book" and wisdom; for aforetime were they in
manifest error.
And
others among them have not yet overtaken those who preceded them in the faith.
But He is the Mighty, the Wise!
This
is the goodness of God: He bestoweth it on
whom He will: God is of immense goodness!
They
on whom the burden of the law was laid, and would not bear it, are like an ass
beneath a load of books. A sorry likeness this, for the people who give the lie
to the signs of God! God guideth not the people who do this wrong!
Say: O you Jews, if you profess that you rather than
other men are the friends of God, then wish for death if you are men of truth.
But
never on account of their previous handywork will they wish for it, and God
knoweth the wrong doers.
Say: Verily the death from which you flee will surely
meet you. Then shall you be brought back to Him who knoweth alike the things
done in secret and openly: and He will tell
you of your actions.
O you
who believe! When you are summoned to prayer on the day of the Assembly, haste
to the commemoration of God, and quit your traffic. This, if you knew it, will
be best for you.
62:10 And when the Prayer is ended, then
disperse yourselves abroad and go in quest of the bounties of God; and, that it
may be well with you, oft remember God.
But
when they get a sight of merchandise or sport, they disperse after it, and
leave thee standing alone. Say: God hath in
reserve what is better than sport or wares. And God is the best provider!