In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
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O mankind! fear your Lord! for the convulsion of the Hour
(of Judgment) will be a thing terrible!
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The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall
forget her suckling- babe, and every pregnant female shall drop her load
(unformed): thou shalt see mankind as in a drunken riot, yet not drunk: but
dreadful will be the Wrath of God.
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And yet among men there are such as dispute about God,
without knowledge, and follow every evil one obstinate in rebellion!
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About the (Evil One) it is decreed that whoever turns to him
for friendship, him will he lead astray, and he will guide him to the Penalty
of the Fire.
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O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection,
(consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a
leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partly
unformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you; and We cause whom
We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bring you out as
babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your age of full strength; and some
of you are called to die, and some are sent back to the feeblest old age, so
that they know nothing after having known (much), and (further), thou seest the
earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to
life), it swells, and it puts forth every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs).
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This is so, because God is the Reality: it is He Who gives
life to the dead, and it is He Who has power over all things.
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And verily the Hour will come: there can be no doubt about
it, or about (the fact) that God will raise up all who are in the graves.
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Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about God,
without Knowledge, without Guidance, and without a Book of Enlightenment,-
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(Disdainfully) bending his side, in order to lead (men)
astray from the Path of God: for him there is disgrace in this life, and on the
Day of Judgment We shall make him taste the Penalty of burning (Fire).
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(It will be said): "This is because of the deeds which
thy hands sent forth, for verily God is not unjust to His servants.
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There are among men some who serve God, as it were, on the verge:
if good befalls them, they are, therewith, well content; but if a trial comes
to them, they turn on their faces: they lose both this world and the Hereafter:
that is loss for all to see!
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They call on such deities, besides God, as can neither hurt
nor profit them: that is straying far indeed (from the Way)!
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(Perhaps) they call on one whose hurt is nearer than his
profit: evil, indeed, is the patron, and evil the companion (or help)!
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Verily God will admit those who believe and work righteous
deeds, to Gardens, beneath which rivers flow: for God carries out all that He
plans.
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If any think that God will not help him (His Apostle) in
this world and the Hereafter, let him stretch out a rope to the ceiling and cut
(himself) off: then let him see whether his plan will remove that which enrages
(him)!
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Thus have We sent down Clear Sings; and verily God doth
guide whom He will!
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Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the
Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians, Christians, Magians, and Polytheists,-
God will judge between them on the Day of Judgment: for God is witness of all
things.
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Seest thou not that to God bow down in worship all things
that are in the heavens and on earth,- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills,
the trees, the animals; and a great number among mankind? But a great number
are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as God shall disgrace,-
None can raise to honour: for God carries out all that He wills.
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These two antagonists dispute with each other about their
Lord: But those who deny (their Lord),- for them will be cut out a garment of
Fire: over their heads will be poured out boiling water.
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With it will be scalded what is within their bodies, as well
as (their) skins.
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In addition there will be maces of iron (to punish) them.
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Every time they wish to get away therefrom, from anguish,
they will be forced back therein, and (it will be said), "Taste ye the
Penalty of Burning!"
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God will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds,
to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with
bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk.
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For they have been guided (in this life) to the purest of
speeches; they have been guided to the Path of Him Who is Worthy of (all)
Praise.
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As to those who have rejected (God), and would keep back
(men) from the Way of God, and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open)
to (all) men - equal is the dweller there and the visitor from the country -
and any whose purpose therein is profanity or wrong-doing - them will We cause
to taste of a most Grievous Penalty.
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Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House,
(saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me; and sanctify My
House for those who compass it round, or stand up, or bow, or prostrate
themselves (therein in prayer).
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"And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: they will come
to thee on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of
journeys through deep and distant mountain highways;
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"That they may witness the benefits (provided) for
them, and celebrate the name of God, through the Days appointed, over the cattle
which He has provided for them (for sacrifice): then eat ye thereof and feed
the distressed ones in want.
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"Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them,
perform their vows, and (again) circumambulate the Ancient House."
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Such (is the Pilgrimage): whoever honours the sacred rites
of God, for him it is good in the Sight of his Lord. Lawful to you (for food in
Pilgrimage) are cattle, except those mentioned to you (as exception): but shun
the abomination of idols, and shun the word that is false,-
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Being true in faith to God, and never assigning partners to
Him: if anyone assigns partners to God, is as if he had fallen from heaven and
been snatched up by birds, or the wind had swooped (like a bird on its prey)
and thrown him into a far- distant place.
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Such (is his state): and whoever holds in honour the symbols
of God, (in the sacrifice of animals), such (honour) should come truly from
piety of heart.
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In them ye have benefits for a term appointed: in the end
their place of sacrifice is near the Ancient House.
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To every people did We appoint rites (of sacrifice), that
they might celebrate the name of God over the sustenance He gave them from
animals (fit for food). But your God is One God: submit then your wills to Him
(in Islam): and give thou the good news to those who humble themselves,-
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To those whose hearts when God is mentioned, are filled with
fear, who show patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regular
prayer, and spend (in charity) out of what We have bestowed upon them.
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The sacrificial camels we have made for you as among the
symbols from God: in them is (much) good for you: then pronounce the name of
God over them as they line up (for sacrifice): when they are down on their sides
(after slaughter), eat ye thereof, and feed such as (beg not but) live in
contentment, and such as beg with due humility: thus have We made animals
subject to you, that ye may be grateful.
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It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches God: it
is your piety that reaches Him: He has thus made them subject to you, that ye
may glorify God for His Guidance to you and proclaim the good news to all who
do right.
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Verily God will defend (from ill) those who believe: verily,
God loveth not any that is a traitor to faith, or show ingratitude.
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To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to
fight), because they are wronged;- and verily, God is most powerful for their
aid;-
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(They are) those who have been expelled from their homes in
defiance of right,- (for no cause) except that they say, "our Lord is
God". Did not God check one set of people by means of another, there would
surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in
which the name of God is commemorated in abundant measure. God will certainly
aid those who aid his (cause);- for verily God is full of Strength, Exalted in
Might, (able to enforce His Will).
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(They are) those who, if We establish them in the land,
establish regular prayer and give regular charity, enjoin the right and forbid
wrong: with God rests the end (and decision) of (all) affairs.
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If they treat thy (mission) as false, so did the peoples
before them (with their prophets),- the People of Noah, and 'Ad and Thamud;
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Those of Abraham and Lut;
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And the Companions of the Madyan People; and Moses was
rejected (in the same way). But I granted respite to the Unbelievers, and
(only) after that did I punish them: but how (terrible) was my rejection (of
them)!
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How many populations have We destroyed, which were given to
wrong- doing? They tumbled down on their roofs. And how many wells are lying
idle and neglected, and castles lofty and well-built?
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Do they not travel through the land, so that their hearts
(and minds) may thus learn wisdom and their ears may thus learn to hear? Truly
it is not their eyes that are blind, but their hearts which are in their
breasts.
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Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment! But God will
not fail in His Promise. Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a
thousand years of your reckoning.
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And to how many populations did I give respite, which were
given to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination (of
all).
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Say: "O men! I am (sent) to you only to give a Clear
Warning:
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"Those who believe and work righteousness, for them is
forgiveness and a sustenance most generous.
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"But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate
them,- they will be Companions of the Fire."
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Never did We send an apostle or a prophet before thee, but,
when he framed a desire, Satan threw some (vanity) into his desire: but God
will cancel anything (vain) that Satan throws in, and God will confirm (and
establish) His Signs: for God is full of Knowledge and Wisdom:
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That He may make the suggestions thrown in by Satan, but a
trial for those in whose hearts is a disease and who are hardened of heart:
verily the wrong-doers are in a schism far (from the Truth):
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And that those on whom knowledge has been bestowed may learn
that the (Qur'an) is the Truth from thy Lord, and that they may believe
therein, and their hearts may be made humbly (open) to it: for verily God is the
Guide of those who believe, to the Straight Way.
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Those who reject Faith will not cease to be in doubt
concerning (Revelation) until the Hour (of Judgment) comes suddenly upon them,
or there comes to them the Penalty of a Day of Disaster.
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On that Day of Dominion will be that of God: He will judge
between them: so those who believe and work righteous deeds will be in Gardens
of Delight.
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And for those who reject Faith and deny our Signs, there
will be a humiliating Punishment.
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Those who leave their homes in the cause of God, and are
then slain or die,- On them will God bestow verily a goodly Provision: Truly
God is He Who bestows the best provision.
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Verily He will admit them to a place with which they shall
be well pleased: for God is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
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That (is so). And if one has retaliated to no greater extent
than the injury he received, and is again set upon inordinately, God will help
him: for God is One that blots out (sins) and forgives (again and again).
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That is because God merges night into day, and He merges day
into night, and verily it is God Who hears and sees (all things).
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That is because God - He is the Reality; and those besides
Him whom they invoke,- they are but vain Falsehood: verily God is He, Most
High, Most Great.
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Seest thou not that God sends down rain from the sky, and
forthwith the earth becomes clothed with green? for God is He Who understands
the finest mysteries, and is well-acquainted (with them).
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To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: for
verily God,- He is free of all wants, Worthy of all Praise.
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Seest thou not that God has made subject to you (men) all
that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command?
He withholds the sky (rain) from failing on the earth except by His leave: for
God is Most Kind and Most Merciful to man.
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It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and will
again give you life: Truly man is a most ungrateful creature!
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To every People have We appointed rites and ceremonies which
they must follow: let them not then dispute with thee on the matter, but do
thou invite (them) to thy Lord: for thou art assuredly on the
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If they do wrangle with thee, say, "God knows best what
it is ye are doing."
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"God will judge between you on the Day of Judgment
concerning the matters in which ye differ."
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Knowest thou not that God knows all that is in heaven and on
earth? Indeed it is all in a Record, and that is easy for God.
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Yet they worship, besides God, things for which no authority
has been sent down to them, and of which they have (really) no knowledge: for
those that do wrong there is no helper.
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When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, thou wilt notice
a denial on the faces of the Unbelievers! they nearly attack with violence
those who rehearse Our Signs to them. Say, "Shall I tell you of something
(far) worse than these Signs? It is the Fire (of Hell)! God has promised it to
the Unbelievers! and evil is that destination!"
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O men! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those on
whom, besides God, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met
together for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything from them,
they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who
petition and those whom they petition!
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No just estimate have they made of God: for God is He Who is
strong and able to Carry out His Will.
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God chooses messengers from angels and from men for God is
He Who hears and sees (all things).
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He knows what is before them and what is behind them: and to
God go back all questions (for decision).
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O ye who believe! bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore
your Lord; and do good; that ye may prosper.
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And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with
sincerity and under discipline). He has chosen you, and has imposed no
difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. It is
He Who has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the
Apostle may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish
regular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast to God! He is your Protector
- the Best to protect and the Best to help!