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and the like of them along with them, a Mercy from Us, and a reminder to those of understanding. 44. `And take a bunch (of grass) in your hand and strike with it and do not break your oath.` Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent slave. Indeed, he repeatedly turned (to Allah). 45. And remember Our slaves Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Ayyub, the possessors of strength and vision. 46. Indeed, We chose them for an exclusive quality; remembrance of the Home (of the Hereafter). 47. And indeed, they are to Us, from the chosen ones, the best. 48. And remember Ismail, Al-Yasa, and Dhul-kifl, all are among the best. 49. This is a Reminder. And indeed, for the righteous ones is a good place of return, Gardens of 50. Eternity, whose gates will be opened for them. 51. Reclining therein, they will call for abundant fruit and drink. 52. And with them will be well-matched companions of modest gaze. 53. This is what you are promised for the Day of Account. 54. Indeed, this is Our provision for which there is no depletion. 55. This is so! And indeed, for the transgressors is an evil

   
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and Dhul-kifl, and Al-Yasa Ismail (is) a Reminder. This Gardens 49 they will call therein, Reclining 50 And with them 51 you are promised (is) what This not (is) surely Our provision; this And indeed,

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place of return.

56. Hell; they will burn therein, and wretched is the resting place.

57. This is so! Then let them taste it, boiling fluid and purulence. And other 58. (punishment) of its type (of various) kinds.

59. This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire. 60. They (the followers) will say (to the misleaders), ` Nay! You - no welcome for you. It is you who brought this upon us. So wretched is the settlement. They will say, ` Our 61. Lord, whoever brought this upon us increase for him double punishment in the Fire.`

And they will say, 62. ` Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the bad ones?

Did we take them 63. (wrongly) in ridicule or has (our) vision turned away from them?` Indeed, that is the 64. truth - the quarreling of the people of the Fire. 65. Say (O Muhammad SAWS!), ` am only a I warner; and there is no god except Allah, the One, the Irresistible, 66. Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving. 67. Say, (O Muhammad SAWS!) ` (the Quran) It is a great news,

                                                                                
and wretched is they will burn therein Hell; 55 boiling fluid Then let them taste it, This (is so)! 56 58 (of various) kinds. its type of And other 57 for them. welcome No with you. bursting in no You ` Nay! They say, 59 (in) the Fire. the settlement.` So wretched is upon us. brought this You this; upon us brought whoever ` Our Lord, And they will say, 61 the Fire.` in double among count them we used (to) men we see not has turned away or (in) ridicule Did we take them 62 (is) surely (the) truth that Indeed, 63 I am ` Only Say, 64 (of) the Fire. the Irresistible, the One Allah, except god (is) between them, and whatever and the earth (of) the heavens great, a news ` (is) It Say, 66

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68. From which you (turn away. 69. I had no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they were disputing. Only this has been 70. revealed to me that I am a clear warner. When your Lord 71. said to the Angels, ` Indeed, I Am going to create a human being from clay. So when I have 72. proportioned him and breathed into him of My spirit, then fall down to him in prostration.` So the Angels 73. prostrated, all of them together. 74. Except Iblis; he was arrogant and became of the disbelievers. O 75. He (Allah) said, ` Iblis! What prevented you from prostrating to one whom I have created with My Hands? Are you arrogant or are you of the exalted ones.` I 76. He (Iblis) said, ` am better than him. You created me from fire and You created him from clay.` 77. He (Allah) said, ` Then get out of it (i.e., Paradise), for indeed, you are accursed. And indeed, upon 78. you is My curse until the Day of Judgment.` My 79. He (Iblis) said, ` Lord! Then give me respite until the Day they are resurrected.` 80. He (Allah) said, ` Then indeed, you are of those given respite, 81. Until the Day of the time

 

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well-known.` 82. He (Iblis) said, ` Then by Your might I will surely mislead them all. 83. Except Your chosen slaves among them.` 84. He said, ` Then it is the truth and the truth (is what) I say, 85. I will surely fill Hell with you and those among them who follow you, all.` 86. Say (O Muhammad SAWS!), ` do not ask I of you any payment for it, and I am not of the ones who pretend. 87. It is nothing but a Reminder to the worlds. 88. And surely you will know its information after a time.

                                      
all. I will surely mislead them ` Then by Your might He said, 81 He said, 83 the chosen ones.` among them Your slaves Except with you Hell Surely I will fill 84 I say, and the truth I ask of you ` Not Say, 85 all.` among them the ones who pretend. of I am and not payment, any to the worlds. a Reminder except it (is) Not

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 1.

The revelation of the Book (i.e., the Quran) is from Allah, the AllMighty, the All-Wise.

 

2.

Indeed, We have revealed to you the Book in truth; so worship Allah being sincere to Him in religion.

3.

Unquestionably, the pure religion is for Allah. And those who take protectors besides Him (say), ` We only worship them so that they may bring us nearer to Allah in position.` Indeed, Allah will judge between them concerning that over which they

                                          
the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious, of Allah, In the name 1 the All-Wise. the All-Mighty, Allah (is) from (of) the Book so worship in truth; the Book to you [We] have revealed for Allah Unquestionably, 2 (in) the religion. to Him (being) sincere protectors, besides Him take And those who the pure. Allah to that they may bring us nearer except we worship them [in it] they what in between them will judge Allah Indeed,

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differ. Indeed, Allah does not guide one who is a liar and a disbeliever. 4.

If Allah had intended to take a son, He could have chosen from what He creates whomever He willed. Glory be to Him! He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible. He created the heavens and the earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night. And He subjected the sun and the moon, each running for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving.

5.

6.

He created you from one soul. Then He made from it its mate. And He produced for you of the cattle eight kinds. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, within three layers of darkness. That is Allah your Lord; to belongs the Him dominion. There is no god except Him, then how can you turn away? If you disbelieve, then indeed, Allah is free from need of you. And He does not like ungratefulness in His slaves. And if you are grateful, He likes it in you. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden

7.

                                                                                                        
(is) a liar [he] (one) who guide (does) not Allah Indeed, a son, take to Allah (had) intended If 3 He willed. whatever He creates from what He created 4 the Irresistible. the One, (is) Allah He the day over the night He wraps in [the] truth. and the earth the sun And He subjected the night. over the day He Unquestionably, specified. for a term running each a soul from He created you 5 the Oft-Forgiving. of for you And He sent down its mate. from it He made Then (of) your mothers, (the) wombs in He creates you kinds. eight (is) Allah That three. darkness[es] in creation, after Then how He. except god (There is) no (is) the dominion. Allah then indeed, you disbelieve If 6 And if ungratefulness. in His slaves He likes And not of you. (the) burden bearer of burdens will bear And not in you. He likes it

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of another. Then to your Lord is your return, then He will inform you about what you used to do. Indeed, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts. 8. And when adversity touches man, he calls his Lord turning (in repentance) to Him (alone); then when He bestows upon him a favor from Himself, he forgets that for which he called Him before, and he sets up rivals to Allah to mislead (others) from His Path. Say, ` Enjoy in your disbelief for a little. Indeed, you are one of the companions of the Fire.` Is one who is devoutly obedient during the hours of the night, prostrating and standing, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who is not)? Say, ` Are those who know equal to those who do not know?` Only those of understanding will take heed.

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O 10. Say, ` My slaves who believe! Fear your Lord. For those who do good in this world is good, and the earth of Allah is spacious. Only the patient will be paid back in full their reward without account.` Say, ` Indeed, I am 11. commanded that I worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion.

                                                                  
he calls adversity, [the] man touches And when 7 from Himself, a favor He bestows on him when then to Allah and he sets up before, [to] Him (for) a little. in your disbelief ` Enjoy Say, [he] Is (one) who 8 and standing, prostrating (of) the night, ` Are Say, (of) his Lord? will take heed Only know?` (do) not and those who Fear believe! [those] who ` My slaves Say, O (is) good, world this in the patient will be paid back in full Only [I] am commanded ` Indeed, I Say, 10 11 (in) the religion. to Him (being) sincere

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And I have been 12. commanded that I be the first of those who submit.` Say, ` Indeed I 13. fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a great Day.` Allah (alone) I 14. Say, ` worship, being sincere to Him in my religion.

15. So worship what you will besides Him. ` Say, ` Indeed, the losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is a manifest loss.` They will have 16. coverings of Fire from above them and from below them. With that Allah threatens His slaves. ` My slaves! O So fear Me.` And those who 17. avoid false gods, lest they worship them and turn to Allah (in repentance), for them is glad tiding. So give glad tidings to My slaves Those who listen 18. to the Word, then follow the best thereof, those are they whom Allah has guided, and those are men of understanding. 19. Then, is one on him is due the word of punishment (equal to one who avoids evil)? Then can you rescue one who is in the Fire? 20. But those who fear their Lord, for them are lofty mansions with lofty mansions above them

             
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12 (of) those who submit.` (the) first I be that (of) a Day (the) punishment my Lord, I disobey if [I] fear, (in) my religion. to Him (being) sincere ` worship Allah I Say, the losers ` Indeed, Say, besides Him.` you will what (on the) Day and their families themselves For them 15 the clear.` (is) the loss it that coverings. below them and from the Fire of So fear Me.` ` My slaves! O His slaves, [with it] Allah and turn they worship them lest the false gods avoid (to) My slaves So give glad tidings (is) the glad tiding. for them the best thereof, then follow the Word, they listen (to) and those Allah has guided them, on him became due Then, is (one) who, 18 the Fire? (is) in (one) who save (are) lofty mansions, for them their Lord, fear those who

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built high, beneath which rivers flow. (It is) the Promise of Allah. Allah does not fail in (His) Promise.

21. Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky and makes it flow as springs in the earth; then He produces thereby crops of different colors; then they wither and you see them turn yellow; then He makes them debris? Indeed, in that is a reminder for those of understanding. So is one whose 22. breast Allah has expanded for Islam, so that he is upon a light from his Lord (like the hard-hearted)? So woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah. Those are in clear error. Allah has 23. revealed the best statement - a Book, its parts resembling each other (and) oftrepeated. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it, then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah, He guides with it whom He wills. And whoever Allah lets go astray, then there is no guide for him.

24. Then is he who will shield with his face the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection (like one secure from it)?

                                                                                                    
(The) Promise the rivers. beneath them from flow that you see Do not 20 (in His) promise. Allah fails Not in (as) springs and He makes it flow water the sky they wither then colors; (of) different crops with it He produces then in Indeed, debris? He makes them then turn yellow; 21 for those of understanding. surely, (is) a reminder (is) upon so he for Islam his breast Allah has expanded from their hearts to (those are) hardened So woe his Lord. from Allah 22 clear. error (are) in Those (its parts) resembling each other a Book (of) [the] statement (the) best their Lord, fear (of) those who (the) skins from it Shiver That (of) Allah. (the) remembrance at and their hearts their skins relax And whoever He wills. whom with it He guides Then (is) he who 23 guide. any for him then not (of) the Resurrection? (on the) Day punishment (the) worst with his face

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Allah lets go astray

will shield

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And it will be said to the wrongdoers, ` Taste what you used to earn.` Those before 25. them denied, so the punishment came upon them from where they did not perceive. So Allah made 26. them taste the disgrace in the life of the world, and certainly the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew. And indeed, We 27. have set forth for people in this Quran every kind of example, so that they may take heed. 28. (It is) a Quran in Arabic, without any crookedness, so that they may become righteous. 29. Allah sets forth an example: a man (i.e., slave) belonging to quarreling partners and another belonging exclusively to one man - are they equal in comparison? All praise be to Allah! Nay, most of them do not know. Indeed, you will 30. die and indeed, they will (also) die. Then indeed, on 31. the Day of Resurrection you will dispute before your Lord.

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