PART
18
The
Believers
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[23:1]
Successful indeed are the believers
[23:2]
Who are humble in their prayers,
[23:3]
And who shun vain conversation,
[23:4]
And who are payers of the poor-due;
[23:5]
And who guard their modesty -
[23:6]
Save from their wives or the (slaves) that their
right hands possess, for then they are not blameworthy,
[23:7]
But whoso craveth beyond that, such are transgressors
-
[23:8]
And who are shepherds of their pledge and their
covenant,
[23:9]
And who pay heed to their prayers.
[23:10]
These are the heirs
[23:11]
Who will inherit paradise. There they will
abide.
[23:12]
Verily We created man from a product of wet
earth;
[23:13]
Then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe
lodging;
[23:14]
Then fashioned We the drop a clot, then
fashioned We the clot a little lump, then fashioned We the little lump bones,
then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it as another creation. So
blessed be Allah, the Best of creators!
[23:15]
Then lo! after that ye surely die.
[23:16]
Then lo! on the Day of Resurrection ye are
raised (again).
[23:17]
And We have created above you seven paths, and
We are never unmindful of creation.
[23:18]
And we send down from the sky water in measure,
and We give it lodging in the earth, and lo! We are Able to withdraw it.
[23:19]
Then We produce for you therewith gardens of
date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you and whereof ye eat;
[23:20]
And a tree that springeth forth from
[23:21]
And lo! in the cattle there is verily a lesson for
you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, and many uses have
ye in them, and of them do ye eat;
[23:22]
And on them and on the ship ye are carried.
[23:23]
And We verily sent Noah unto his folk, and he
said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. Will ye not ward
off (evil) ?
[23:24]
But the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved,
said: This is only a mortal like you who would make himself superior to you.
Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels. We heard not of this
in the case of our fathers of old.
[23:25]
He is only a man in whom is a madness, so watch
him for a while.
[23:26]
He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me.
[23:27]
Then We inspired in him, saying: Make the ship
under Our eyes and Our inspiration. Then, when Our command cometh and the oven
gusheth water, introduce therein of every (kind) two spouses, and thy household
save him thereof against whom the Word hath already gone forth. And plead not
with Me on behalf of those who have done wrong. Lo! they will be drowned.
[23:28]
And when thou art on board the ship, thou and
whoso is with thee, then say: Praise be to Allah Who hath saved us from the
wrongdoing folk!
[23:29]
And say: My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed
landing-place, for Thou art Best of all who bring to land.
[23:30]
Lo! herein verily are portents, for lo! We are
ever putting (mankind) to the test.
[23:31]
Then, after them, We brought forth another
generation;
[23:32]
And we sent among them a messenger of their own,
saying: Serve Allah, Ye have no other God save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)
?
[23:33]
And the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved
and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made soft in the life
of the world, said: This is only a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof
ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink.
[23:34]
If ye were to obey a mortal like yourselves,
then, lo! ye surely would be losers.
[23:35]
Doth he promise you that you, when ye are dead and
have become dust and bones, will (again) be brought forth ?
[23:36]
Begone, begone, with that which ye are promised!
[23:37]
There is naught but our life of the world; we
die and we live, and we shall not be raised (again).
[23:38]
He is only a man who hath invented a lie about
Allah. We are not going to put faith in him.
[23:39]
He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me.
[23:40]
He said: In a little while they surely will
become repentant.
[23:41]
So the (Awful) Cry overtook them rightfully, and
We made them like as wreckage (that a torrent hurleth). A far removal for
wrongdoing folk!
[23:42]
Then after them We brought forth other
generations.
[23:43]
No nation can outstrip its term, nor yet
postpone it.
[23:44]
Then We sent our messengers one after another.
Whenever its messenger came unto a nation they denied him; so We caused them to
follow one another (to disaster) and We made them bywords. A far removal for
folk who believe not!
[23:45]
Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with
Our tokens and a clear warrant
[23:46]
Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they scorned
(them) and they were despotic folk.
[23:47]
And they said: Shall we put faith in two mortals
like ourselves, and whose folk are servile unto us ?
[23:48]
So they denied them, and became of those who
were destroyed.
[23:49]
And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, that
haply they might go aright.
[23:50]
And We made the son of Mary and his mother a
portent, and We gave them refuge on a height, a place of flocks and
watersprings.
[23:51]
O ye messengers! Eat of the good things, and do
right. Lo! I am Aware of what ye do.
[23:52]
And lo! this your religion is one religion and I
am your Lord, so keep your duty unto Me.
[23:53]
But they (mankind) have broken their religion among
them into sects, each group rejoicing in its tenets.
[23:54]
So leave them in their error till a time.
[23:55]
Think they that in the wealth and sons wherewith
We provide them
[23:56]
We hasten unto them with good things ? Nay, but
they perceive not.
[23:57]
Lo! those who go in awe for fear of their Lord.
[23:58]
And those who believe in the revelations of
their Lord,
[23:59]
And those who ascribe not partners unto their
Lord,
[23:60]
And those who give that which they give with
hearts afraid because they are about to return unto their Lord,
[23:61]
These race for the good things, and they shall
win them in the race.
[23:62]
And we task not any soul beyond its scope, and
with Us is a Record which speaketh the truth, and they will not be wronged.
[23:63]
Nay, but their hearts are in ignorance of this
(Qur’an), and they have other works, besides, which they are doing;
[23:64]
Till when We grasp their luxurious ones with the
punishment, behold! they supplicate.
[23:65]
Supplicate not this day! Assuredly ye will not
be helped by Us.
[23:66]
My revelations were recited unto you, but ye
used to turn back on your heels,
[23:67]
In scorn thereof. Nightly did ye rave together.
[23:68]
Have they not pondered the Word, or hath that
come unto them which came not unto their fathers of old ?
[23:69]
Or know they not their messenger, and so reject
him ?
[23:70]
Or say they: There is a madness in him ? Nay,
but he bringeth them the Truth; and most of them are haters of the Truth.
[23:71]
And if the Truth had followed their desires,
verily the heavens and the earth and whosoever is therein had been corrupted.
Nay, We have brought them their Reminder, but from their Reminder they now turn
away.
[23:72]
Or dost thou ask of them (O Muhammad) any
tribute ? But the bounty of thy Lord is better, for He is Best of all who make
provision.
[23:73]
And lo! thou summonest them indeed unto a
straight path.
[23:74]
And lo! those who believe not in the Hereafter
are indeed astray from the path.
[23:75]
Though We had mercy on them and relieved them of
the harm afflicting them, they still would wander blindly on in their
contumacy.
[23:76]
Already have We grasped them with punishment,
but they humble not themselves unto their Lord, nor do they pray,
[23:77]
Until, when We open for them the gate of extreme
punishment, behold! they are aghast thereat.
[23:78]
He it is Who hath created for you ears and eyes
and hearts. Small thanks give ye!
[23:79]
And He it is Who hath sown you broadcast in the earth,
and unto Him ye will be gathered.
[23:80]
And He it is Who giveth life and causeth death,
and His is the difference of night and day. Have ye then no sense ?
[23:81]
Nay, but they say the like of that which said
the men of old;
[23:82]
They say: When we are dead and have become
(mere) dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again ?
[23:83]
We were already promised this, we and our
forefathers. Lo! this is naught but fables of the men of old.
[23:84]
Say: Unto Whom (belongeth) the earth and
whosoever is therein, if ye have knowledge ?
[23:85]
They will say: Unto Allah. Say: Will ye not then
remember ?
[23:86]
Say: Who is Lord of the seven heavens, and Lord
of the Tremendous Throne ?
[23:87]
They will say: Unto Allah (all that belongeth).
Say: Will ye not then keep duty (unto Him) ?
[23:88]
Say: In Whose hand is the dominion over all
things and He protecteth, while against Him there is no protection, if ye have
knowledge ?
[23:89]
They will say: Unto Allah (all that belongeth).
Say: How then are ye bewitched ?
[23:90]
Nay, but We have brought them the Truth, and lo!
they are liars.
[23:91]
Allah hath not chosen any son, nor is there any
god along with Him; else would each god have assuredly championed that which he
created, and some of them would assuredly have overcome others. Glorified be
Allah above all that they allege.
[23:92]
Knower of the Invisible and the Visible! and
Exalted be He over all that they ascribe as partners (unto Him)!
[23:93]
Say: My Lord! If Thou shouldst show me that which
they are promised.
[23:94]
My Lord! then set me not among the wrongdoing
folk.
[23:95]
And verily We are Able to show thee that which
We have promised them.
[23:96]
Repel evil with that which is better. We are
Best Aware of that which they allege.
[23:97]
And say: My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from
suggestions of the evil ones,
[23:98]
And I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord, lest they be
present with me,
[23:99]
Until, when death cometh unto one of them, he
saith: My Lord! Send me back,
[23:100]
That I may do right in that which I have left
behind! But nay! It is but a word that he speaketh; and behind them is a
barrier until the day when they are raised.
[23:101]
And when the trumpet is blown there will be no
kinship among them that day, nor will they ask of one another.
[23:102]
Then those whose scales are heavy, they are the
successful.
[23:103]
And those whose scales are light are those who
lose their souls, in hell abiding.
[23:104]
The fire burneth their faces, and they are glum
therein.
[23:105]
(It will be said): Were not My revelations
recited unto you, and then ye used to deny them ?
[23:106]
They will say: Our Lord! Our evil fortune
conquered us, and we were erring folk.
[23:107]
Our Lord! Oh, bring us forth from hence! If we return
(to evil) then indeed we shall be wrong-doers.
[23:108]
He saith: Begone therein, and speak not unto Me.
[23:109]
Lo! there was a party of My slaves who said: Our
Lord! We believe, therefor forgive us and have mercy on us for Thou art Best of
all who show mercy;
[23:110]
But ye chose them for a laughing-stock until
they caused you to forget remembrance of Me, while ye laughed at them.
[23:111]
Lo! I have rewarded them this day forasmuch as
they were steadfast in that they, even they, are the triumphant.
[23:112]
He will say: How long tarried ye in the earth,
counting by years ?
[23:113]
They will say: We tarried by a day or part of a
day. Ask of those who keep count!
[23:114]
He will say: Ye tarried but a little if ye only
knew.
[23:115]
Deemed ye then that We had created you for
naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us ?
[23:116]
Now Allah be Exalted, the True King! There is no
God save Him, the Lord of the Throne of Grace.
[23:117]
He who crieth unto any other god along with
Allah hath no proof thereof. His reckoning is only with his Lord. Lo!
disbelievers will not be successful.
[23:118]
And (O Muhammad) say: My Lord! Forgive and have
mercy, for Thou art Best of all who show mercy.
Light
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[24:1]
(Here is) a surah which We have revealed and
enjoined, and wherein We have revealed plain tokens, that haply ye may take
heed.
[24:2]
The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye
each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain
withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day.
And let a party of believers witness their punishment.
[24:3]
The adulterer shall not marry save an adulteress
or an idolatress, and the adulteress none shall marry save an adulterer or an
idolater. All that is forbidden unto believers.
[24:4]
And those who accuse honourable women but bring
not four witnesses, scourge them (with) eighty stripes and never (afterward)
accept their testimony - They indeed are evil-doers -
[24:5]
Save those who afterward repent and make amends.
(For such) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[24:6]
As for those who accuse their wives but have no
witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four
testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak the truth;
[24:7]
And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of Allah on
him if he is of those who lie.
[24:8]
And it shall avert the punishment from her if
she bear witness before Allah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false,
[24:9]
And a fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah be
upon her if he speaketh truth.
[24:10]
And had it not been for the grace of Allah and
His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Wise, (ye had been undone).
[24:11]
Lo! they who spread the slander are a gang among
you. Deem it not a bad thing for you; nay, it is good for you. Unto every man
of them (will be paid) that which he hath earned of the sin; and as for him
among them who had the greater share therein, his will be an awful doom.
[24:12]
Why did not the believers, men and women, when
ye heard it, think good of their own own folk, and say: It is a manifest
untruth ?
[24:13]
Why did they not produce four witnesses ? Since
they produce not witnesses, they verily are liars in the sight of Allah.
[24:14]
Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His
mercy unto you in the world and the Hereafter an awful doom had overtaken you
for that whereof ye murmured.
[24:15]
When ye welcomed it with your tongues, and uttered
with your mouths that whereof ye had no knowledge, ye counted it a trifle. In
the sight of Allah it is very great.
[24:16]
Wherefor, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is
not for us to speak of this. Glory be to Thee (O Allah)! This is awful calumny.
[24:17]
Allah admonisheth you that ye repeat not the
like thereof ever, if ye are (in truth) believers.
[24:18]
And He expoundeth unto you the revelations.
Allah is Knower, Wise.
[24:19]
Lo! those who love that slander should be spread
concerning those who believe, theirs will be a painful punishment in the world
and the Hereafter. Allah knoweth. Ye know not.
[24:20]
Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His
mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Merciful, (ye had been undone).
[24:21]
O ye who believe! Follow not the footsteps of
the devil. Unto whomsoever followeth the footsteps of the devil, lo! he
commandeth filthiness and wrong. Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His
mercy unto you, not one of you would ever have grown pure. But Allah causeth
whom He will to grow. And Allah is Hearer, Knower.
[24:22]
And let not those who possess dignity and ease
among you swear not to give to the near of kin and to the needy, and to
fugitives for the cause of Allah. Let them forgive and show indulgence. Yearn
ye not that Allah may forgive you ? Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[24:23]
Lo! as for those who traduce virtuous, believing
women (who are) careless, cursed are they in the world and the Hereafter.
Theirs will be an awful doom
[24:24]
On the day when their tongues and their hands
and their feet testify against them as to what they used to do,
[24:25]
On that day Allah will pay them their just due,
and they will know that Allah, He is the Manifest Truth.
[24:26]
Vile women are for vile men, and vile men for
vile women. Good women are for good men, and good men for good women; such are
innocent of that which people say: For them is pardon and a bountiful
provision.
[24:27]
O ye who believe! Enter not houses other than
your own without first announcing your presence and invoking peace upon the
folk thereof. That is better for you, that ye may be heedful.
[24:28]
And if ye find no-one therein, still enter not
until permission hath been given. And if it be said unto you: Go away again,
then go away, for it is purer for you. Allah knoweth what ye do.
[24:29]
(It is) no sin for you to enter uninhabited
houses wherein is comfort for you. Allah knoweth what ye proclaim and what ye
hide.
[24:30]
Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be
modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is aware of what they do.
[24:31]
And tell the believing women to lower their gaze
and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent,
and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not to reveal their adornment
save to their own husbands or fathers or husbands’ fathers, or their sons or
their husbands’ sons, or their brothers or their brothers’ sons or sisters’
sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male attendants who lack vigour, or
children who know naught of women’s nakedness. And let them not stamp their
feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto Allah
together, O believers, in order that ye may succeed.
[24:32]
And marry such of you as are solitary and the
pious of your slaves and maid-servants. If they be poor, Allah will enrich them
of His bounty. Allah is of ample means, Aware.
[24:33]
And let those who cannot find a match keep
chaste till Allah give them independence by His grace. And such of your slaves
as seek a writing (of emancipation), write it for them if ye are aware of aught
of good in them, and bestow upon them of the wealth of Allah which He hath
bestowed upon you. Force not your slave-girls to whoredom that ye may seek
enjoyment of the life of the world, if they would preserve their chastity. And
if one force them, then (unto them), after their compulsion, lo! Allah will be
Forgiving, Merciful.
[24:34]
And verily We have sent down for you revelations
that make plain, and the example of those who passed away before you. An
admonition unto those who ward off (evil).
[24:35]
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.
The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a
glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a
blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would
almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light.
Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in
allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things.
[24:36]
(This lamp is found) in houses which Allah hath
allowed to be exalted and that His name shall be remembered therein. Therein do
offer praise to Him at morn and evening.
[24:37]
Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguileth
from remembrance of Allah and constancy in prayer and paying to the poor their
due; who fear a day when hearts and eyeballs will be overturned;
[24:38]
That Allah may reward them with the best of what
they did, and increase reward for them of His bounty. Allah giveth blessings
without stint to whom He will.
[24:39]
As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are as
a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one supposeth it to be water till he cometh
unto it and findeth it naught, and findeth, in the place thereof, Allah Who
payeth him his due; and Allah is swift at reckoning.
[24:40]
Or as darkness on a vast, abysmal sea. There
covereth him a wave, above which is a wave, above which is a cloud. Layer upon
layer of darkness. When he holdeth out his hand he scarce can see it. And he
for whom Allah hath not appointed light, for him there is no light.
[24:41]
Hast thou not seen that Allah, He it is Whom all
who are in the heavens and the earth praise, and the birds in their flight ? Of
each He knoweth verily the worship and the praise; and Allah is Aware of what
they do.
[24:42]
And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the
heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying.
[24:43]
Hast thou not seen how Allah wafteth the clouds,
then gathereth them, then maketh them layers, and thou seest the rain come
forth from between them; He sendeth down from the heaven mountains wherein is
hail, and smiteth therewith whom He will, and averteth it from whom He will.
The flashing of His lightning all but snatcheth away the sight.
[24:44]
Allah causeth the revolution of the day and the
night. Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for those who see.
[24:45]
Allah hath created every animal of water. Of them
is (a kind) that goeth upon its belly and (a kind) that goeth upon two legs and
(a kind) that goeth upon four. Allah createth what He will. Lo! Allah is Able
to do all things.
[24:46]
Verily We have sent down revelations and
explained them. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path.
[24:47]
And they say: We believe in Allah and the
messenger, and we obey; then after that a faction of them turn away. Such are
not believers.
[24:48]
And when they appeal unto Allah and His
messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse;
[24:49]
But if right had been with them they would have
come unto him willingly.
[24:50]
Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they
doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment
? Nay, but such are evil-doers.
[24:51]
The saying of (all true) believers when they
appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they
say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful.
[24:52]
He who obeyeth Allah and His messenger, and
feareth Allah, and keepeth duty (unto Him): such indeed are the victorious.
[24:53]
They swear by Allah solemnly that, if thou order
them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Lo!
Allah is Informed of what ye do.
[24:54]
Say: Obey Allah and obey the messenger. But if
ye turn away, then (it is) for him (to do) only that wherewith he hath been
charged, and for you (to do) only that wherewith ye have been charged. If ye
obey him, ye will go aright. But the messenger hath no other charge than to
convey (the message) plainly.
[24:55]
Allah hath promised such of you as believe and
do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in
the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and
that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved
for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve
Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth,
they are the miscreants.
[24:56]
Establish worship and pay the poor-due and obey
the messenger, that haply ye may find mercy.
[24:57]
Think not that the disbelievers can escape in
the land. Fire will be their home - a hapless journey’s end!
[24:58]
O ye who believe! Let your slaves, and those of
you who have not come to puberty, ask leave of you at three times (before they
come into your presence): Before the prayer of dawn, and when ye lay aside your
raiment for the heat of noon, and after the prayer of night. Three times of
privacy for you. It is no sin for them or for you at other times, when some of
you go round attendant upon others (if they come into your presence without
leave). Thus Allah maketh clear the revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise.
[24:59]
And when the children among you come to puberty
then let them ask leave even as those before them used to ask it. Thus Allah
maketh clear His revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise.
[24:60]
As for women past child-bearing, who have no hope
of marriage, it is no sin for them if they discard their (outer) clothing in
such a way as not to show adornment. But to refrain is better for them. Allah
is Hearer, Knower.
[24:61]
No blame is there upon the blind nor any blame
upon the lame nor any blame upon the sick nor on yourselves if ye eat from your
houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the
houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your
fathers’ brothers, or the houses of your fathers’ sisters, or the houses of
your mothers’ brothers, or the houses of your mothers’ sisters, or (from that)
whereof ye hold the keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin shall it be
for you whether ye eat together or apart. But when ye enter houses, salute one
another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and sweet. Thus Allah maketh clear
His revelations for you, that haply ye may understand.
[24:62]
They only are the true believers who believe in
Allah and His messenger and, when they are with him on some common errand, go
not away until they have asked leave of him. Lo! those who ask leave of thee,
those are they who believe in Allah and His messenger. So, if they ask thy
leave for some affair of theirs, give leave to whom thou wilt of them, and ask for
them forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[24:63]
Make not the calling of the messenger among you
as your calling one of another. Allah knoweth those of you who steal away,
hiding themselves. And let those who conspire to evade orders beware lest grief
or painful punishment befall them.
[24:64]
Lo! verily unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in
the heavens and the earth. He knoweth your condition. And (He knoweth) the Day
when they are returned unto Him so that He may inform them of what they did.
Allah is Knower of all things.
The
Criterion
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[25:1]
Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave
the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples.
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He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the
heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the
Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure.
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Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create
naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for
themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead.
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Those who disbelieve say: This is naught but a
lie that he hath invented, and other folk have helped him with it, so that they
have produced a slander and a lie.
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And they say: Fables of the men of old which he
hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening.
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Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He who knoweth the secret
of the heavens and the earth hath revealed it. Lo! He ever is Forgiving,
Merciful.
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And they say: What aileth this messenger (of
Allah) that he eateth food and walketh in the markets ? Why is not an angel
sent down unto him, to be a warner with him.
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Or (why is not) treasure thrown down unto him,
or why hath he not a paradise from whence to eat ? And the evil-doers say: Ye
are but following a man bewitched.
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See how they coin similitudes for thee, so that
they are all astray and cannot find a road!
[25:10]
Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee
better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign
thee mansions.
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Nay, but they deny (the coming of) the Hour, and
for those who deny (the coming of) the Hour We have prepared a flame.
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When it seeth them from afar, they hear the
crackling and the roar thereof.
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And when they are flung into a narrow place
thereof, chained together, they pray for destruction there.
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Pray not that day for one destruction, but pray
for many destructions!
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Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of
Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil) ? It will be their
reward and journey’s end.
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Therein abiding, they have all that they desire.
It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled.
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And on the day when He will assemble them and
that which they worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled
these my slaves or did they (themselves) wander from the way ?
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They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for
us to choose any protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and
their fathers ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk.
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Thus they will give you the lie regarding what
ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among
you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment.
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We never sent before thee any messengers but lo!
they verily ate food and walked in the markets. And We have appointed some of
you a test for others: Will ye be steadfast ? And thy Lord is ever Seer.