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from among themselves, directing him to warn the people (who lie engrossed in
heedlessness); and to give good news to the believers that they shall enjoy
true honour and an exalted status with their Lord?2 (Is this so strange
that) the deniers of the truth should say: 'This man is indeed an evident sorcerer'?3
six days, then established Himself on the Throne (of His Dominion), governing
all affairs of the universe.4 None may intercede with Him except
after obtaining His leave.5 Such is Allah, your Lord; do therefore
serve Him.6 Will you not take heed?7
certainly come true. Surely it is He Who brings about the creation of all and
He will repeat it9 so that He may justly reward those who believe
and do righteous deeds; and that those who disbelieve may have a draught of
boiling water and suffer a painful chastisement for their denying the truth.0
the stages (for the waxing and waning of the moon) that you may learn the calculation
of years and the reckoning of time. Allah has created all this with a rightful
purpose (rather than out of play). He expounds His signs for the people who
know.
Allah has created in the heavens and the earth there are signs for the people
who seek to avoid (error of outlook and conduct).1
the life of the world and content with it, and are heedless of Our signs,
do righteous deeds their Lord will guide them aright because of their faith.
Rivers shall flow beneath them in the Gardens of Bliss.3
greeting: 'Peace!'; and their cry will always end with: 'All praise be to Allah,
the Lord of the universe.4
of) evil in the way men hasten in seeking the wealth of this world, their term
would have long since expired. (But that is not Our way.) So We leave alone
those who do not expect to meet Us that they may blindly stumble in their transgression.
to Us, reclining and sitting and standing. But no sooner than We have removed
his affliction, he passes on as though he had never cried out to Us to remove
his affliction. Thus it is that the misdeeds of the transgressors are made fair-seeming
to them.
in their times) before you6 when they indulged in wrong-doing7
and refused to believe even when their Messengers brought clear signs to them.
Thus do We recompense the people who are guilty.
how you act.8
do not expect to meet Us say: 'Bring us a Qur'an other than this one, or at
least make changes in it.9 Tell them (O Muhammad): 'It is not for
me to change it of my accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Were I to
disobey my Lord, I fear the chastisement of an Awesome Day.0
to you, nor would Allah have informed you of it. I have spent a lifetime among
you before this. Do you, then, not use your reason?1
Allah or rejects His signs as false?2 Surely the guilty shall not
prosper.3
them, saying; 'These are our intercessors with Allah.' Tell them (O Muhammad):
'Do you inform Allah of something regarding whose existence in the heavens or
on the earth He has no knowledge?4 Holy is He and He is exalted
far above what they associate with Him in His divinity'.
formulated different beliefs and rites).5 Had it not been that your
Lord had already so ordained, a decisive judgement would have been made regarding
their disagreements.6
Lord?7 Tell (such people): 'The realm of the Unseen belongs to Allah.
Wait, then; I shall wait along with you.8
them than they begin to scheme against Our signs.9 Tell them: 'Allah
is swifter in scheming. Our angels are recording all your intriguing.0
And so it happens that when you have boarded the ships and they set sail with
a favourable wind, and the passengers rejoice at the pleasant voyage, then suddenly
a fierce gale appears, and wave upon wave surges upon them from every side,
and people believe that they are surrounded from all directions, and all of
them cry out to Allah in full sincerity of faith: 'If You deliver us from this
we shall surely be thankful.1
excesses on the earth, acting unjustly. Men ! The excesses you commit will be
of harm only to yourselves, (Enjoy, if you will) the fleeting pleasure of this
world; in me end you shall all return to Us, and then We shall tell you what
you did.
becoming heedless to Our signs) is that of water that We sent down from the
heaven which causes the vegetation of the earth, which sustains men and cattle,
to grow luxuriantly. But when the earth took on its golden raiment and became
well adorned and the owners believed that they had full control over their lands
Our command came upon them by night or by day, and We convened it into a stubble,
as though it had not blossomed yesterday. Thus do We expound the signs for a
people who reflect.
you to the abode of peace2 and guides whomsoever He wills to a straightway.
neither gloom nor humiliation shall cover their faces. They are the people of
the Garden and in it they shall abide.
and humiliation shall spread over them and there will be none to protect them
from Allah. Darkness will cover their faces as though they were veiled with
the dark blackness of night.5 These are the people of the Fire and
in it they shall abide.
to those who associated others with Allah in His divinity: 'Keep to your places
- you and those whom you associated with Allah.' Then We shall remove the veil
of foreignness separating them.6 Those whom they had associated
with Allah will say. 'It was not us that you worshipped.
us) we were totally unaware of your worshipping us.7
All shall be sent back to Allah, their true Lord, and then all the falsehoods
they had fabricated will have forsaken them.
the earth? Who holds mastery over your hearing and sight? Who brings forth the
living from the dead and the dead from the living? Who governs all affairs of
the universe?' They will surely say: 'Allah.' Tell them: 'Will you, then, not
shun (going against reality)?"
after truth but error? How, then, are you being turned away?9
that they shall not believe.0
in His divinity who brings about the creation of all beings in the first instance
and will then repeat it?' Tell them: 'It is Allah Who brings about the creation
of all beings and will then repeat it.1 How are you, then, being
misled?2
His divinity those who can guide to the truth?3 Say: 'It is Allah
alone Who guides to the truth.' Then, who is more worthy to be followed - He
Who guides to the truth, or he who cannot find the right way unless others guide
him to it? What is wrong with you? How ill do you judge!
can be no substitute for truth. Allah is well aware of whatever they do.
it be revealed from Allah. It is a confirmation of the revelation made before
it and a detailed exposition of the Book.5 Beyond doubt it is from
the Lord of the universe.
'In that case bring forth just one surah like it and call on all whom you can,
except Allah, to help you if you are truthful.6
comprehend and whose final sequel was not apparent to them.7 Likewise
had their predecessors rejected the truth, declaring it falsehood. Do observe,
then, what was the end of the wrong-doers.
the mischief-makers.8
and your deeds for yourselves. You will not be held responsible for my deeds,
nor I for your deeds.9
hear even though they understand nothing?0
even though they can see nothing?1
life.) And on the Day when He will muster all men together, they will feel as
though they had been in the world no more than an hour of the day to get acquainted
with one another.3 (It will then become evident that) those who
called the lie to meeting with Allah4 were utter losers and were
not rightly-directed.
with which We threaten them, or We call you unto Us (before the chastisement
strikes them), in any case they are bound to return to Us. Allah is witness
to all what they do.
Messenger comes, the fate of that people is decided with full justice; they
are subjected to no wrong.6
what Allah may will.7 There is an appointed term for every people;
and when the end of their term comes, neither can they put it off for an hour,
nor can they bring it an hour before.8
to fall upon you suddenly by night or by day? So why are the culprits seeking
to hasten its coming?
you will believe in it? (And when the chastisement will surprise you), you will
try to get away from it, although it is you who had sought to hasten its coming.'
How else can you be rewarded except according to your deeds?'
this is altogether true, and you have no power to prevent the chastisement from
befalling.'
it to ransom himself. When the wrong-doers perceive the chastisement, they will
feel intense remorse in their hearts.9 But a judgement shall be
made with full justice about them. They shall not be wronged.
And most certainly Allah's promise will be fulfilled, though most men are not
aware.
be returned.
for the ailments of the hearts, and a guidance and mercy for those who believe.
through which this (Book) has come to you. It is better than all the riches
that they accumulate.
you0 of your own accord you have declared some of it as unlawful
and some as lawful?1 Ask them: 'Did Allah bestow upon you any authority
for this or do you forge lies against Allah?2
Day of Judgement? Allah is bountiful to men yet most of them do not give thanks.3
portion of the Qur'an, or whatever else all of you are doing, We are witnesses
to whatever you may be occupied with. Not even an atom's weight escapes your
Lord on the earth or in the heaven, nor is there anything smaller or bigger
than that, except that it is on record in a Clear Book.4
grieve -
words of Allah shall not change. That is the supreme triumph.
Indeed all honour is Allah's. He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Those who invoke others beside Allah, associating them with Him in His divinity,
only follow conjectures and are merely guessing.
and has made the day light-giving. Surely in that there are signs for those
who give heed (to the call of the Messenger).5
He is self-sufficient! His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in
the earth.8 Have you any authority to support (that Allah has taken
a son)? Do you ascribe to Allah something of which you have no knowledge?
will never prosper.
to Us, and then We shall cause them to taste severe chastisement for their disbelieving.'
his people: 'My people! If my living in your midst and my effort to shake you
out of heedlessness by reciting to you the revelations of Allah offend you,
then remember that I have put all my trust in Allah. So draw up your plan in
concert with those whom you associate with Allah in His divinity, leaving no
part of it obscure, and then put it into effect against me, and give me no respite.0
me?) I had asked of you no reward, for my reward lies only with Allah, and I
am commanded to be of those who totally submit (to Allah)1.
who were with him in the Ark, and made them successors (to the authority in
the land), and drowned all those who had rejected Our signs as false. Consider,
then, the fate of those who had been warned (and still did not believe).
They brought to them clear signs, but they were not such as to believe in what
they had rejected earlier as false. Thus do We seal the hearts of those who
transgress.1
and his chiefs with Our signs, but they waxed proud.3 They were
a wickd people.
sorcery.4
you? Is this sorcery? You call this sorcery although sorcerers never come to
a happy end.5
forefathers that the two of you might become supreme in the land?6
We shall never accept what the two of you say.'
wish to cast.'
produced is sheer sorcery.7 Allah will certainly reduce it to naught.
Surely Allah does not set right the work of the mischief-makers.
might detest that.'
fearing that Pharaoh and their own chiefs would persecute them. Indeed Pharaoh
was mighty in the land, he was among those who exceed all limits.0
then place your reliance on Him alone.'
Do not make us a trial for the oppressors,3
your people in Egypt, and make your houses a direction for men to pray, and
establish Prayer,4 and give glad tidings to the men of faith.5
his nobles splendour7 and riches8 in the world. Our
Lord! Have You done this that they may lead people astray from Your path? Our
Lord! Obliterate their riches and harden their hearts that they may not believe
until they observe the painful chastisement.9
steadfast, and do not follow the path of the ignorant.0
his hosts pursued them in iniquity and transgression until Pharaoh cried out
while he was drowning: 'I believe that there is no god but Allah in Whom the
Children of Israel believe, and I am also one of those who submit to Allah.1
earlier and were one of the mischief-makers.
for all posterity,2 although many men are heedless of Our signs.3
and provided them with all manner of good things. They only disagreed among
themselves after knowledge (of the truth had) come to them.5 Surely
your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning their
disagreements.
then ask those who have been reading the Book before you. It is the truth that
has come to you from your Lord, so do never become one of those who doubt,
those who will be in utter loss.6
will not believed
they are face to face with the painful chastisement,
chastisement and its believing profited them? (There is no such instance) except
of the people of Yunus.8 When they believed We granted them reprieve
from humiliating chastisement in this world,9 and We let them enjoy
themselves for a while.0
believed.1 Will you, then, force people into believing?2
lays abomination on those who do not use their understanding.4
and conduct.
earth.' But no signs and warnings can avail those who are bent on not believing.5
days of calamity that their predecessors witnessed? Tell them: 'Wait; I too
am waiting with you.
and also those who believe. It is incumbent on Us to deliver the believers.'
set fire to the whole city and its environs. The Assyrian king set his own palace
ablaze and was himself burnt to death.
doubt concerning my religion, know that I do not serve those whom you serve
beside Allah. I only serve Allah Who will cause (all of) you to die.7
I have been commanded to be one of those who believe,
and not to be one of those who associate others with Allah in His divinity.9
to benefit or hurt you. For if you call upon others than Allah you will be reckoned
among the wrong-doers.
remove it; and if He wills any good for you, none can avert His bounty. He bestows
good upon whomsoever of His servants He wills. He is AllForgiving, All-Merciful.'
Whosoever, then, follows the true guidance does so for his own good; and whosoever
strays, his straying will be to his own hurt. I am no custodian over you.
patient until Allah brings forth His judgement. He is the best of those who
judge.'