In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All the praises and thanks are to Allâh, to Whom belongs all that
is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. His is all the praises and thanks
in the Hereafter, and He is the All¬Wise, the All¬Aware. (1) He knows that which
goes into the earth and that which comes forth from it, and that which descend
from the heaven and that which ascends to it. And He is the Most Merciful, the
Oft¬Forgiving. (2) Those who disbelieve say: "The Hour will not come to
us." Say: "Yes, by my Lord, the All¬Knower of the unseen, it will
come to you." not even the weight of an atom (or a small ant) or less than
that or greater, escapes His Knowledge in the heavens or in the earth, but it
is in a Clear Book (Al¬Lauh Al¬Mahfûz). (3) That He may recompense those who
believe (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good
deeds. Those, theirs is forgiveness and Rizq Karîm (generous provision, i.e.