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and all that is in the earth,1 and all praise be to Him in the World
to Come.2 He is Most Wise, All-Aware.3
what descends from the heaven and what ascends to it. He is the Most Merciful,
the Most Forgiving.4
Say to them: “Yes indeed, by my Lord, by Him Who fully knows the realm beyond
the ken of perception, that the Hour shall inevitably come upon you.6Nothing
escapes Him, not even the smallest particle in the heavens or the earth; nor
is anything smaller or bigger than that but is in a Manifest Book.”7
righteous deeds. Theirs shall be forgiveness and a generous provision.
they shall suffer a painful chastisement.8
revealed to you from your Lord is the Truth and directs to the Way of the Most
Mighty, the Immensely Praiseworthy Lord.9
that when you have been utterly broken to pieces, you will be raised to life
again?
Nay, but those who do not believe in the Hereafter are doomed to be chastised
and are far gone in error.1
the front and the rear? We could, if We so wished, cause the earth to swallow
them or let fragments of the sky fall upon them.2 Verily there is
a Sign in this for every servant (of Allah) who penitently turns to Him.3
mountains, sing Allah's praises with him”; (and so did We command) the birds.5
We softened the iron for him, (saying):
and act righteously. I am watching over whatever you do.”
journey and its evening course was a month's journey.7 We gave him
a spring flowing with molten brass,8 and We subdued for him jinn
who, by his Lord's permission,9 worked before him. Such of them
as swerved from Our commandment, We let them taste the chastisement of the Blazing
Fire.
basins like water-troughs and huge, built-in-cauldrons:1 “Work,
O house of David, in thankfulness (to your Lord).2 Few of My servants
are truly thankful.”
to the jinn that he was dead except a worm eating away his staff. So when Solomon
fell down, the jinn realised3 that had they known what lies in the
realm beyond perception, they would not have continued to be in this humiliating
chastisement.4
the two gardens7 to the right and to the left.“ Eat of your Lord's
provision, and render thanks to Him. Most pleasant is your land and Most Forgiving
is your Lord.”
devastating flood9 that swept away the dams and replaced their gardens
by two others bearing bitter fruits, tamarisks, and a few lote trees.0
retribute in this manner except the utterly ungrateful.
blessed and had set well-measured stages between them.1 Move back
and forth between them, night and day, in perfect security.
They wronged their own selves so We reduced them to bygone tales, and utterly
tore them to pieces.3 Verily there are Signs in this for everyone
who is steadfast and thankful.4
except a party of the believers.5
that We might know him who believes in the Hereafter as distinct from him who
is in doubt about it.6 Your Lord is watchful over everything.7
Allah in His Divinity: “Call upon those whom you fancied to be deities beside
Allah.9 They own not even the smallest particle, neither in the
heavens nor on the earth; nor do they have any share in the ownership of either
of them. Nor is any of them even a helper of Allah.
(to intercede).0 When their hearts are relieved of fright they will
ask the intercessors: “What did your Lord say?” They will reply: “(He said)
what is right, and He is the High, the Great.”1
and the earth?” Say: “Allah.2 Now, inevitably only one of us is
rightly guided, either we or you; and the other is in manifest error.”3
committed, nor will we be called to account for what you did.”4
between us. He is the Great Judge, the All-Knowing.”5
(in Divinity).”6 Nay, Allah alone is Most Mighty, Most Wise.
and a warner for all mankind. But most people do not know.7
if what you say is true?”8
by an hour, nor hasten it by an hour.”9
in any Scripture before it.”0 If you could only see the wrong-doers
arrayed before their Lord, each bandying charges against the other. Those who
were suppressed will say to those who waxed arrogant: “Had it not been for you,
we would have been believers.”1
Did we bar you from the guidance after it came to you? Not at all; rather you
yourselves were evil-doers.”2
no means; it was your scheming, night and day, when you would enjoin us to disbelieve
in Allah and set up others as equals to Him.”3 When they are confronted
with the chastisement, they will be remorseful in their hearts. We shall put
fetters around the necks of the unbelievers. Can people be requited except for
their deeds?
disbelieve in the Message you have brought.”4
and we shall not be chastised.”5
whomsoever He pleases and straitens it for whomsoever He pleases. But most people
do not know this.6
to Us, except for him who has faith and acts righteously;7 it is
they who will receive double the recompense for their deeds. They shall live
in lofty mansions in perfect peace.8
they shall be arraigned into the chastisement.
whomsoever He pleases and straitens it for whomsoever He pleases.9
Whatever you spend, He will replace it. He is the Best of all Providers.”0
“Are they the ones who worshipped you?”1
Nay, they rather used to worship the jinn. Most of them believe in them.”
and We shall say to the evil-doers: “Taste now the chastisement of the Fire
which you used to deny, calling it a lie.”
who wants to turn you away from the deities whom your ancestors worshipped.”
They say: “This is nothing but an invented falsehood.” And when the Truth came
to the unbelievers they declared: “This is nothing but plain sorcery,”
any warner before you.4
liars. They have not attained even a tenth of what We had given them. But when
they rejected My Messengers, calling them liars, how terrible was My chastisement!5
heaven's sake), singly and in pairs, and then think: what is it in your companion(to
wit, Muhammad) that could be deemed as madness?”6 He is nothing
but a warner, warning you before the coming of a grevious chastisement.7
yours.8 My recompense is with Allah, and He is witness over everything.”9
He knows fully all that lies beyond the range of perception.”
recreate anything.”
me. But if I am rightly-guided, that is only because of the revelation that
my Lord makes to me. He is All-Hearing, Ever Nigh.”1
of terror. They will have no escape and will be seized from a place near at
hand.2
they attain it from so far-off a place?4
away.5
done with the likes of them before. Surely they were in a disquieting doubt.6