AL ISRAA'
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
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Glory to (God) Who did take His servant for a Journey by
night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did
bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One
Who heareth and seeth (all things).
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We gave Moses the Book, and made it a Guide to the Children
of
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O ye that are sprung from those whom We carried (in the
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And We gave (Clear) Warning to the Children of
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When the first of the warnings came to pass, We sent against
you Our servants given to terrible warfare: They entered the very inmost parts
of your homes; and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled.
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Then did We grant you the Return as against them: We gave
you increase in resources and sons, and made you the more numerous in
man-power.
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If ye did well, ye did well for yourselves; if ye did evil,
(ye did it) against yourselves. So when the second of the warnings came to
pass, (We permitted your enemies) to disfigure your faces, and to enter your
Temple as they had entered it before, and to visit with destruction all that
fell into their power.
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It may be that your Lord may (yet) show Mercy unto you; but
if ye revert (to your sins), We shall revert (to Our punishments): And we have made
Hell a prison for those who reject (all Faith).
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Verily this Qur'an doth guide to that which is most right
(or stable), and giveth the Glad Tidings to the Believers who work deeds of
righteousness, that they shall have a magnificent reward;
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And to those who believe not in the Hereafter, (it
announceth) that We have prepared for them a Penalty Grievous (indeed).
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The prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for
evil; for man is given to hasty (deeds).
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We have made the Night and the Day as two (of Our) Signs:
the Sign of the Night have We obscured, while the Sign of the Day We have made
to enlighten you; that ye may seek bounty from your Lord, and that ye may know
the number and count of the years: all things have We explained in detail.
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Every man's fate We have fastened on his own neck: On the
Day of Judgment We shall bring out for him a scroll, which he will see spread
open.
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(It will be said to him:) "Read thine (own) record:
Sufficient is thy soul this day to make out an account against thee."
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Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit:
who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the
burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an apostle
(to give warning).
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When We decide to destroy a population, We (first) send a
definite order to those among them who are given the good things of this life
and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them: then (it is)
We destroy them utterly.
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How many generations have We destroyed after Noah? and
enough is thy Lord to note and see the sins of His servants.
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If any do wish for the transitory things (of this life), We
readily grant them - such things as We will, to such person as We will: in the
end have We provided Hell for them: they will burn therein, disgraced and
rejected.
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Those who do wish for the (things of) the Hereafter, and
strive therefor with all due striving, and have Faith,- they are the ones whose
striving is acceptable (to God).
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Of the bounties of thy Lord We bestow freely on all- These
as well as those: The bounties of thy Lord are not closed (to anyone).
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See how We have bestowed more on some than on others; but
verily the Hereafter is more in rank and gradation and more in excellence.
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Take not with God another object of worship; or thou (O
man!) wilt sit in disgrace and destitution.
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Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that
ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life,
say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms
of honour.
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And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility,
and say: "My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in
childhood."
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Your Lord knoweth best what is in your hearts: If ye do
deeds of righteousness, verily He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to Him
again and again (in true penitence).
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And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to
those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the
manner of a spendthrift.
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Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the Evil Ones; and the
Evil One is to his Lord (himself) ungrateful.
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And even if thou hast to turn away from them in pursuit of
the Mercy from thy Lord which thou dost expect, yet speak to them a word of
easy kindness.
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Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch
it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute.
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Verily thy Lord doth provide sustenance in abundance for
whom He pleaseth, and He provideth in a just measure. For He doth know and
regard all His servants.
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Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide
sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great
sin.
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Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and
an evil, opening the road (to other evils).
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Nor take life - which God has made sacred - except for just
cause. And if anyone is slain wrongfully, we have given his heir authority (to
demand qisas or to forgive): but let him nor exceed bounds in the matter of
taking life; for he is helped (by the Law).
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Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to improve it,
until he attains the age of full strength; and fulfil (every) engagement, for
(every) engagement will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
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Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh with a balance
that is straight: that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the
final determination.
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And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for
every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be
enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
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Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for thou canst not
rend the earth asunder, nor reach the mountains in height.
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Of all such things the evil is hateful in the sight of thy
Lord.
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These are among the (precepts of) wisdom, which thy Lord has
revealed to thee. Take not, with God, another object of worship, lest thou
shouldst be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected.
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Has then your Lord (O Pagans!) preferred for you sons, and
taken for Himself daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter a most dreadful
saying!
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We have explained (things) in various (ways) in this Qur'an,
in order that they may receive admonition, but it only increases their flight
(from the Truth)!
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Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,-
behold, they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne!
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Glory to Him! He is high above all that they say!- Exalted
and Great (beyond measure)!
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The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein,
declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates His praise; And yet ye
understand not how they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbear, Most
Forgiving!
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When thou dost recite the Qur'an, We put, between thee and
those who believe not in the Hereafter, a veil invisible:
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And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they
should understand the Qur'an, and deafness into their ears: when thou dost
commemorate thy Lord and Him alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs,
fleeing (from the Truth).
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We know best why it is they listen, when they listen to
thee; and when they meet in private conference, behold, the wicked say,
"Ye follow none other than a man bewitched!"
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See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone
astray, and never can they find a way.
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They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust,
should we really be raised up (to be) a new creation?"
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Say: "(Nay!) be ye stones or iron,
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"Or created matter which, in your minds, is hardest (to
be raised up),- (Yet shall ye be raised up)!" then will they say:
"Who will cause us to return?" Say: "He who created you
first!" Then will they wag their heads towards thee, and say, "When will
that be?" Say, "May be it will be quite soon!
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"It will be on a Day when He will call you, and ye will
answer (His call) with (words of) His praise, and ye will think that ye tarried
but a little while!"
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Say to My servants that they should (only) say those things
that are best: for Satan doth sow dissensions among them: For Satan is to man
an avowed enemy.
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It is your Lord that knoweth you best: If He please, He
granteth you mercy, or if He please, punishment: We have not sent thee to be a
disposer of their affairs for them.
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And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in
the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts
than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms.
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Say: "Call on those - besides Him - whom ye fancy: they
have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change
them."
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Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means
of access to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy
and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of.
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There is not a population but We shall destroy it before the
Day of Judgment or punish it with a dreadful Penalty: that is written in the
(eternal) Record.
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And We refrain from sending the signs, only because the men
of former generations treated them as false: We sent the she-camel to the
Thamud to open their eyes, but they treated her wrongfully: We only send the
Signs by way of terror (and warning from evil).
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Behold! We told thee that thy Lord doth encompass mankind
round about: We granted the vision which We showed thee, but as a trial for
men,- as also the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an: We put terror (and
warning) into them, but it only increases their inordinate transgression!
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Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto
Adam": They bowed down except Iblis: He said, "Shall I bow down to
one whom Thou didst create from clay?"
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He said: "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast
honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will
surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!"
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(God) said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee,
verily Hell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense.
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"Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them,
with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy
infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to
them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.
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"As for My servants, no authority shalt thou have over
them:" Enough is thy Lord for a Disposer of affairs.
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Your Lord is He That maketh the Ship go smoothly for you through
the sea, in order that ye may seek of his Bounty. For he is unto you most
Merciful.
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When distress seizes you at sea, those that ye call upon -
besides Himself - leave you in the lurch! but when He brings you back safe to
land, ye turn away (from Him). Most ungrateful is man!
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Do ye then feel secure that He will not cause you to be
swallowed up beneath the earth when ye are on land, or that He will not send
against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones) so that ye shall find no
one to carry out your affairs for you?
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Or do ye feel secure that He will not send you back a second
time to sea and send against you a heavy gale to drown you because of your
ingratitude, so that ye find no helper. Therein against Us?
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We have honoured the sons of Adam; provided them with
transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and
conferred on them special favours, above a great part of our creation.
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One day We shall call together all human beings with their
(respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right hand will
read it (with pleasure), and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least.
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But those who were blind in this world, will be blind in the
hereafter, and most astray from the Path.
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And their purpose was to tempt thee away from that which We
had revealed unto thee, to substitute in our name something quite different;
(in that case), behold! they would certainly have made thee (their) friend!
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And had We not given thee strength, thou wouldst nearly have
inclined to them a little.
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In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion
(of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreover thou
wouldst have found none to help thee against Us!
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Their purpose was to scare thee off the land, in order to
expel thee; but in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after thee,
except for a little while.
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(This was Our) way with the apostles We sent before thee:
thou wilt find no change in Our ways.
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Establish regular prayers - at the sun's decline till the
darkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and
reading in the morning carry their testimony.
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And pray in the small watches of the morning: (it would be)
an additional prayer (or spiritual profit) for thee: soon will thy Lord raise
thee to a Station of Praise and Glory!
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Say: "O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and
Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from
Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)."
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And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood
perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish."
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We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is a
healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but
loss after loss.
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Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and
becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him
he gives himself up to despair!
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Say: "Everyone acts according to his own disposition:
But your Lord knows best who it is that is best guided on the Way."
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They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say:
"The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a
little that is communicated to you, (O men!)"
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If it were Our Will, We could take away that which We have
sent thee by inspiration:then wouldst thou find none to plead thy affair in
that matter as against Us,-
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Except for Mercy from thy Lord: for his bounty is to thee
(indeed) great.
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Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather
together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof,
even if they backed up each other with help and support.
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And We have explained to man, in this Qur'an, every kind of
similitude: yet the greater part of men refuse (to receive it) except with
ingratitude!
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They say: "We shall not believe in thee, until thou
cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth,
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"Or (until) thou have a garden of date trees and vines,
and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst, carrying abundant water;
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"Or thou cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou
sayest (will happen), against us; or thou bring God and the angels before (us)
face to face:
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"Or thou have a house adorned with gold, or thou mount
a ladder right into the skies. No, we shall not even believe in thy mounting
until thou send down to us a book that we could read." Say: "Glory to
my Lord! Am I aught but a man,- an apostle?"
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What kept men back from belief when Guidance came to them,
was nothing but this: they said, "Has God sent a man (like us) to be (His)
Apostle?"
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Say, "If there were settled, on earth, angels walking
about in peace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the
heavens an angel for an apostle."
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Say: "Enough is God for a witness between me and you:
for He is well acquainted with His servants, and He sees (all things).
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It is he whom God guides, that is on true Guidance; but he
whom He leaves astray - for such wilt thou find no protector besides Him. On
the Day of Judgment We shall gather, them together, prone on their faces,
blind, dumb, and deaf: their abode will be Hell: every time it shows abatement,
We shall increase from them the fierceness of the Fire.
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That is their recompense, because they rejected Our signs,
and said, "When we are reduced to bones and broken dust, should we really
be raised up (to be) a new Creation?"
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See they not that God, Who created the heavens and the
earth, has power to create the like of them (anew)? Only He has decreed a term
appointed, of which there is no doubt. But the unjust refuse (to receive it)
except with ingratitude.
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Say: "If ye had control of the Treasures of the Mercy
of my Lord, behold, ye would keep them back, for fear of spending them: for man
is (every) niggardly!"
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To Moses We did give Nine Clear Sings: As the Children of
Israel: when he came to them, Pharaoh said to him: "O Moses! I consider
thee, indeed, to have been worked upon by sorcery!
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Moses said, "Thou knowest well that these things have
been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as eye-opening
evidence: and I consider thee indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed to
destruction!"
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So he resolved to remove them from the face of the earth:
but We did drown him and all who were with him.
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And We said thereafter to the Children of Israel,
"Dwell securely in the land (of promise)": but when the second of the
warnings came to pass, We gathered you together in a mingled crowd.
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We sent down the (Qur'an) in Truth, and in Truth has it
descended: and We sent thee but to give Glad Tidings and to warn (sinners).
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(It is) a Qur'an which We have divided (into parts from time
to time), in order that thou mightest recite it to men at intervals: We have
revealed it by stages.
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Say: "Whether ye believe in it or not, it is true that
those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall
down on their faces in humble prostration,
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"And they say: 'Glory to our Lord! Truly has the
promise of our Lord been fulfilled!'"
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They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases
their (earnest) humility.
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Say: "Call upon God, or call upon Rahman: by whatever
name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful
Names. Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a
middle course between."
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Say: "Praise be to God, who begets no son, and has no
partner in (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation:
yea, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!"