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21- THE PROPHETS [AL- ANBIYA]
Revealed at Mecca, [112 verses]
Al-Anbiyâ, “The Prophets” is named from its subject,
the history of the former Prophets. The speaker in v. 4 and
v. 112 is every Prophet. There is no historical reference or
tradition to enable us to fix the date. It is undoubtedly of
Meccan revelation, and lacks the characteristics of the latest
and earliest Meccan Sûrahs. It may, therefore, be taken as
belonging to the middle group of Meccan Sûrahs.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
? . 1 Their reckoning draws near for mankind, while they turn
away in heedlessness.
2. Never comes there to them a new reminder from their
Lord but they listen to it while they play.
3. With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in secret. The
wrong-doers say: Is this other than a mortal like you? Will
you then approach magic when you see [it]?
4. He says: My Lord knows what is spoken in the heaven and
the earth. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
5. Nay, they say, [these are but] muddled dreams; nay, he has
but invented it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a sign
even as those of old [who were God’s messengers] were
sent [with signs].
6. Not a township believed of those which We destroyed
before them [though We sent them signs]: would they then
believe?
7. And We sent not [as Our messengers] before you other than
men whom We revealed [the message]. Ask the followers
of the Reminder if you know not?
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8. We gave them not bodies that would not eat food, nor were
they immortals.
9. Then We fulfilled the promise to them. So We saved them
and whom We would, and We destroyed the transgressors.
10. Now We have sent down to you a Book wherein is your
Reminder. Then will you not reason?
11. How many a community that dealt unjustly We have
shattered, and raised up after them another folk!
12. And, when they felt Our might, behold them fleeing
from it.[1]
13. [But it was said to them]: Flee not, but return to that
[existence] where you were given luxury and to your
dwellings, that you may be questioned.
14. They said: Alas for us! Lo! we were wrong-doers.
15. And this their crying ceased not till We made them as a
field that is reaped, extinct [dead].
16. We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is
between them in play.
17. If We had intended to find a pastime, We could have taken
it from [what is] with Us - if We ever did.
18. Nay, but We throw the true against the false, and it destroys
it and lo! it vanishes. And yours will be woe for that which
you ascribe [to Him].
19. To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and the
earth. And those who are near Him are not too proud to
worship Him nor do they weary [of His worship];
20. They glorify [Him] night and day; they flag not.
21. Or have they taken gods from the earth who resurrect
[the dead]?
[1] i.e. the Jewish Scripture.
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22. If there were therein gods besides Allah, then verily
both [the heavens and the earth] had been disordered.
Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, from all that
they ascribe [to Him].
23. He will not be questioned as to that which He does, but
they will be questioned.
24. Or have they taken other gods besides Him? Say: Bring
your proof [of their godhead]. This is the Reminder of
those with me and those before me, but most of them
know not the Truth and so they are averse.
25. And We sent no messenger before you but We revealed
to him, [saying]: There is no deity save Me [Allah], so
worship Me.
26. And they say: The Beneficent has taken to Himself a son.
Be He Glorified! Nay, but [those whom they call sons] are
honoured slaves;
27. They speak not until He has spoken, and they act by His
command.
28. He knows what is before them and what is behind them,
and they cannot intercede except for him whom He
accepts, and they quake for awe of Him.
29. And one of them who should say: Lo! I am a god besides
Him, that one We should repay with Hell. Thus We
recompense wrong-doers.
30. Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens
and the earth were of one piece, then We parted them,
and We made every living thing of water? Will they not
then believe?
31. And We have placed in the earth firm mountains lest it
quake with them, and We have placed therein ravines as
roads that perhaps they may find their way.
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32. And We have made the sky a roof withheld [from them].
Yet they turn away from its signs.
33. And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the
sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.
34. We appointed immortality for no mortal before you.
What! if you die, can they be immortal?
35. Every soul must taste of death, and We try you with evil
and with good, for ordeal. And to Us you will be returned.
36. And when those who disbelieve see you, they but choose
you out for mockery, [saying]: Is this he who makes
mention of your gods? And they would deny all mention
of the Beneficent.
37. Man is made of haste. I shall show you My signs, but ask
Me not to hasten.
38. And they say: When will this promise [be fulfilled], if you
are truthful?
39. If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they
will not be able to drive off the fire from their faces and
from their backs, and they will not be helped!
40. Nay, but it will come upon them unexpectedly so that
it will surprise them, and they will be unable to repel it,
neither will they be reprieved.
41. Messengers before you, indeed, were mocked, but that
whereat they mocked surrounded those who ridiculed at
them.
42. Say: Who guards you in the night or in the day from the
Beneficent? Nay, but they turn away from mention of
their Lord,
43. Or have they gods who can shield them from Us? They
cannot help themselves nor can they be defended
from Us.
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44. Nay, but We gave these and their fathers ease until life grew
long for them. See they not how we aim to the land, reducing
it of its outlying parts? Can they then be the victors?
45. Say [O Muhammad, to mankind]: I warn you only by the
revelation. But the deaf hear not the call when they are
warned.
46. And if a breath of your Lord’s punishment were to touch
them, they assuredly would say: Alas for us! Lo! we were
wrong-doers.
47. And We set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection so
that no soul is wronged in anything. Though it be of the
weight of a grain of mustard seed, We bring it. And We
suffice for reckoners.
48. And We verily gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion [of
right and wrong] and a light and a Reminder for the
righteous,
49. Those who fear their Lord unseen and who dread the
Hour [of doom].
50. This is a blessed Reminder that We have sent down: Will
you then [dare to] deny it?
51. And We verily gave Abraham of old his proper course,
and We were Aware of him,
52. When he said to his father and his folk: What are these
idols to which you pay devotion?
53. They said: We found our fathers worshippers of them.
54. He said: Verily you and your fathers were in plain error.
55. They said: Have you brought to us the truth, or are you
some jester?
56. He said: Nay, but your Lord is the Lord of the heavens
and the earth, Who created them; and I am of those who
testify to that.
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57. And, by Allah, I shall plot a plan [to destroy] your idols
after you have gone away and turned your backs.
58. Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of
them, that perhaps they might have recourse to it.
59. They said: Who has done this to our gods? Surely it must
be some wrong-doer.
60. They said: We heard a youth make mention of them, who
is called Abraham.
61. They said: Then bring him [hither] before the people’s
eyes that they may testify.
62. They said: Is it you who have done this to our gods, O
Abraham?
63. He said: But this, their chief has done it. So question
them, if they can speak.
64. Then gathered they apart and said: Lo! you yourselves are
the wrong-doers.
65. And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well you
know that these speak not.
66. He said: Worship you then instead of Allah that which
cannot benefit you at all, nor harm you?
67. Fie on you and all that you worship instead of Allah! Have
you then no sense?
68. They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if you will
be doing.
69. We said: O fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham.
70. And they wished to set a snare for him, but We made
them the greater losers.
71. And We rescued him and Lot [and brought them] to the
land which We have blessed for [all] peoples.
72. And We bestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a grandson.
Each of them We made righteous.
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73. And We made them chiefs who guide by Our command,
and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the
right establishment of prayer and the giving of alms and
they were worshippers of Us [alone].
74. And to Lot We gave judgment and knowledge, and We
delivered him from the community that did abominations.
Lo! they were folk of evil, lewd.
75. And We brought him in unto Our mercy. Lo! he was of
the righteous.
76. And Noah, when he cried of old, We heard his prayer and
saved him and his household from the great affliction.
77. And delivered him from the people who denied Our signs.
Lo! they were folk of evil, therefor did We drown them all.
78. And David and Solomon, when they gave judgment
concerning the field, when people’s sheep had strayed
and browsed therein [by night]; and We were witness to
their judgment.
79. And We made Solomon to understand [the case]; and to
each of them We gave judgment and knowledge. And
We subdued the mountains and the birds to glorify [His]
praise along with David. We were the doers [thereof].
80. And We taught him the art of making garments [of mail]
to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. Are you then
thankful?
81. And to Solomon [We subdued] the wind in its raging. It set
by his command toward the land which We had blessed.
And of everything We are Aware.
82. And of the devils [i.e., jinn, We subdued to him] some
who dived [for pearls] for him and did other work, and
We were to them a guardian.
83. And Job, when he called to his Lord, [saying]: Lo!
adversity afflicts me, and You are Most Merciful of all
who show mercy.
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84. Then We responded to his prayer and removed that adversity
from which he suffered, and We gave him his household
[that he had lost] and the like thereof along with them, a
mercy from Us, and a reminder for the worshippers;
85. And [mention] Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhul-Kifl.[1] All were
of the patient.
86. And We brought them into Our mercy. Lo! they are among
the righteous.
87. And [mention] Dhu’n-Nun [Lit. “Lord of the Fish”-Jonah]
when he went off in anger and deemed that We had no
power over him, but he cried out in the darkness, saying:
There is no God save You. Be You glorified! I have been
of the wrong-doers.
88. Then We responded to him and saved him from the distress.
Thus We save the believers.
89. And Zachariah, when he called to his Lord: My Lord! Leave
me not childless, though You are the best of inheritors.
90. Then We responded to him, and bestowed upon him Yahya
[John], and amend his wife [to bear a child] for him. Lo!
they used to hasten to good deeds, and they supplicate Us
in longing and in fear, and were submissive to Us.
91. And [mention] she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Mary],
therefor We blew into her [garment] through Our angel
[Gabriel] and We made her and her son a sign for the
worlds.
92. Lo! this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord,
so worship Me.
93. And they have divided their religion [into fragments] among
them, [yet] all are returning to Us.
[1] A prophet famous among the Arabs, whose story resembles that of
Ezekiel.
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94. Then whoso does good deeds and is a believer, there will
be no rejection of his effort lo! We record [it] for him.
95. And there is a ban upon any community which We have
destroyed: that they shall not return,
96. Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they hasten
out of every mound.
97. And the True Promise draws near; then behold them,
starring wide [in terror], the eyes of those who disbelieve!
[They say]: Alas for us! We [lived] in forgetfulness of this.
Ah, but we were wrong-doers!
98. Lo! you [disbelievers] and that which you worship besides
Allah are fuel of Hell. Thereto you will come.
99. If these had been gods they would not have come thither,
but all will abide therein eternally.
100. Therein for them is heavy sighing, and therein they
hear not.
101. Lo! those to whom kindness has gone forth before from
Us, they will be far removed there.
102. They will not hear its sound thereof, while they abide
eternally in that which their souls desire.
103. The Supreme Horror will not grieve them, and the angels
will welcome them, [saying]: This is your Day which you
were promised;
104. The Day when We shall roll up the heavens as a recorder
rolls up a written scroll. As We began the first creation,
We shall repeat it. [It is] a promise [binding] upon Us.
Lo! We are to perform it.
105. And verily We have written in the book [of Psalms], after
the Reminder: My righteous slaves will inherit the earth:
106. Lo! In this [Qur’ân] there is a plain statement for folk
who are worshipping.
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107. We sent you not save as a mercy for the worlds.
108. Say: It is only revealed to me that your God is One God.
Will you then be Muslims [in submission to Him]!
109. But if they are averse, then say: I have warned you all
alike, although I know not whether near or far is that
which you are promised.
110. Lo! He knows that which is said openly, and that which
you conceal.
111. And I know not but that this may be a trial for you, and
enjoyment for a while.
112. He says: My Lord! Judge [between us] in truth. Our Lord
is the Beneficent, Whose help is to be implored against
that which you ascribe [to Him].
22- THE PILGRIMAGE [AL-HAJJ]
Revealed at Al-Madînah, [78 verses]
Al-Hajj, “The Pilgrimage” takes its name from vv.
26-38 relating to the pilgrimage to Mecca. This Sûrah is
ascribed by some authorities to the Meccan, by others to
the Madînan period. The copy of the Qur’ân which I have
followed throughout has the Madînah ascription, and, as it
was copied long before the days of “higher” criticism, and
was authorised for use throughout the Ottoman Empire, I
retain that ascription. Vv. 11-13, 25-30, 39-41 and 58-60 were,
according to all authorities, revealed at Al-Madînah. N?ldeke,
the greatest of the “higher” critics, says that the ascription is
justified on account of the importance of the verses in this
Sûrah which must, from the nature of their contents, have
been revealed at Al-Madînah, while holding that much of the
Sûrah belongs to the last Meccan period.
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
1. O mankind! Fear your Lord. Lo! the earthquake of the
Hour [of Doom] is a tremendous thing.
2. On the day when you see it, every nursing mother will
forget her nursling and every pregnant one will be delivered
of her burden, and you [Muhammad] will see mankind as
drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but the Doom of
Allah will be strong [upon them].
3. And among mankind is he who disputes concerning Allah
without knowledge, and follows each rebellious devil;
4. For him it is decreed that whoever turns to him, he verily
will mislead him and will guide him to the punishment of
the Flame.
5. O mankind! if you are in doubt concerning the
Resurrection, then lo! We have created you from dust,
then from a drop of sperm, then from a clot, then
from a little lump of flesh shapely and shapeless, that
We may make [it] clear for you. And We cause what We
will to remain in the wombs for an appointed time, and
afterward We bring you forth as infants, then [give you
growth] that you attain your full strength. And among
you there is he who dies [young], and among you there
is he who is brought back to the most abject time of
life, so that, after knowledge, he knows nothing. And you
[Muhammad] see the earth barren, but when We send
down water thereon, it does thrill and swell and put forth
every lovely kind [of growth].
6. That is because Allah, He is the Truth. Lo! He gives life to
the dead, and He is Able to do all things;
7. And the Hour will come, there is no doubt thereof; and
Allah will raise those who are in the graves.
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8. And among mankind is he who disputes concerning Allah
without knowledge or guidance or an enlightened Book.
9. Turning away in pride to beguile [men] from the way of
Allah. For him in this world is disgrace, and on the Day
of Resurrection We make him taste the doom of burning.
10. [And to him it will be said]: This is for that which your two
hands have sent before, and because Allah is no oppressor
to His slaves.
11. And among mankind is he who worships Allah on an edge
so that if good befalls him he is content therewith, but if
a trial befalls him, he falls away utterly. He loses both the
world and the Hereafter. That is the evident loss.[1]
12. He calls, besides Allah, to that which hurts him not nor
benefits him. That is the far error.
13. He calls unto him whose harm is nearer than his benefit;
verily an evil patron and verily an evil companion!
14. Lo! Allah causes those who believe and do good deeds to
enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow. Lo! Allah
does what He intends.
15. Whoso is used to think [through envy] that Allah will
not give him [Muhammad] victory in the world and the
Hereafter [and is enraged at the thought of his victory],
let him stretch a rope up to the roof [of his dwelling],
and let him hang himself. Then let him see whether his
strategy dispels that whereat he rages! [2]
[1] Tradition says that the reference is to certain Arabs who came to
the Prophet at Al-Madînah and professed Al-Islâm; then, if they
prospered in a worldly sense, they were content, but if they had to
suffer at all they relapsed to idolatry.
[2] The meaning is that Allah will undoubtedly cause the Prophet to
triumph in both worlds, and therefore his opponents have no strategy
save that of despair.
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16. Thus We sent the Qur’ân down as verses of plain evidence,
and verily Allah guides whom He wills.
17. Lo! those who believe [this Qur’ân], and those who are
Jews, and the Sabaeans and the Christians and the Magians
and those who associated with Allah– Lo! Allah will decide
between them on the Day of Resurrection. Lo! Allah is
Witness over all things.
18. Have you not seen that to Allah prostrates whosoever is
in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth, and the sun,
and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the
trees, and the beasts, and many of mankind, while there
are many to whom the doom is justly due. He whom
Allah humiliates, there is none to give him honour. Lo!
Allah does what He wills.
19. These [the believers and the disbelievers] are two opponents
who contend concerning their Lord. But as for those who
disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them; boiling
fluid will be poured down on their heads.
20. Whereby that which is in their bellies, and their skins too,
will be melted;
21. And for them are hooked rods of iron.
22. Whenever, in their anguish, they would go forth from
thence they are driven back therein and [it is said to them]:
Taste the doom of burning.
23. Lo! Allah will cause those who believe and do good deeds
to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein
they will be allowed armlets of gold, and pearls, and their
clothing therein will be silk.
24. They are guided to good speech; they are guided to the path
of the Praiseworthy.
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25. Lo! those who disbelieve and bar [men] from the way of
Allah and from the Al-Masjid-al-Haram [at Mecca], which
We have appointed for mankind together, the dweller
therein and the nomad; whoever intends [a deed] therein
of deviation [in religion] or wrong-doing, him We shall
cause to taste a painful doom.
26. And [remember] when We prepared for Abraham the place
of the House, saying: Associate you no thing as partner to
Me, and purify My House for those who circumambulate
[thereof] and those who stand and those who bow and
make prostration.
27. And proclaim to mankind the Pilgrimage. They will come
to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come
from every deep ravine.
28. That they may witness things that are of benefit to them,
and mention the name of Allah on appointed days over
the beast of cattle that He has bestowed upon them. Then
eat thereof and feed therewith the poor unfortunate.
29. Then let them make an end of their untidiness and fulfil
their vows and circumambulate the ancient House.
30. That [is the command]. And whoso honours the sacred
things of Allah, it will be well for him in the sight of his
Lord. The cattle are lawful to you save that which has
been told you. So shun the filth of idols, and shun false
statement.
31. Turning to Allah [only], not associating [anything] with
Him; for whoso associates with Allah, it is as if he had
fallen from the sky and the birds had snatched him or the
wind had blown him to a far-off place.
32. That [is the command]. And whoso magnifies the offerings
consecrated to Allah, it surely is from piety of the hearts.
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33. Therein are benefits for you for an appointed term; and
afterward they are brought for sacrifice[1] to the ancient
House.
34. And for every nation We have appointed a rite, that they
may mention the name of Allah over the beast of cattle
that He has provided for them for food[2] [sacrificial]; and
your god is One god, therefor surrender to Him. And
give good tidings [O Muhammad] to the humble.
35. Whose hearts fear when Allah is mentioned, and the
patient of whatever may befall them, and those who
establish prayer and who spend of that We have bestowed
on them.
36. And the camels! We have appointed them among the
Symbols of Allah. Therein you have much good. So
mention the name of Allah over them when they are
drawn up in lines. Then when their flanks fall [dead],
eat thereof and feed the needy and the beggar. Thus We
have made them subject to you, that perhaps you may
give thanks.
37. Their flesh and their blood reach not Allah, but the pity
from you reaches Him. Thus have We made them subject
to you that you may magnify Allah that He has guided
you. And give good tidings [O Muhammad] to the doers
of good.
[1] The slaughter of animals for food for the poor which is one of the
ceremonies of the Muslim pilgrimage is not a propitiatory sacrifice,
but is in commemoration of the sacrifice of Abraham which marked
the end of human sacrifices for the Semitic race, and which made
it clear that the only sacrifice which God requires of man is the
Surrender of his will and purpose i.e. Al-Islâm.
[2] In order that they may realise the awfulness of taking life, and the
solemn nature of the trust which Allah has imposed on them in the
permission to eat animal food.
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38. Lo! Allah defends those who believe. Lo! Allah loves not
each treacherous ingrate.
39. Sanction is given to those who fight because they have been
wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory;
40. Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly
only because they said: Our Lord is Allah– For had it not
been for Allah’s repelling some men by means of others,
cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein
the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have
been pulled down. Verily Allah helps one who helps Him.
Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty–
41. Those who, if We give them power in the land, establish
prayer and pay the poor-due and enjoin the right and
forbid what is wrong. And Allah’s is the sequel of events.
42. If they deny you [Muhammad], even so the folk of Noah,
and [the tribes of] A’âd and Thamûd, before you, denied
[Our messengers];
43. And the folk of Abraham and the folk of Lot;
44. [And] the dwellers in Madyan [Midian]. And Moses was
denied; but I indulged the disbelievers a long while, then I
seized them, and how [terrible] was My abhorrence!
45. How many a township have We destroyed while it was
sinful, so that it lies [to this day] in, and [how many] a
deserted well and lofty palace!
46. Have they not travelled in the land, and have they hearts
wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear? For indeed
it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts, which
are within the bosoms, that grow blind.
47. And they will bid you hasten on the Doom, and Allah fails
not His promise, but lo! a day with Allah is as a thousand
years of what you reckon.
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48. And how many a township did I prolong enjoyment though
it was sinful! Then I grasped it. To Me is the return.
49. Say: O mankind! I am only a plain warner to you.
50. Those who believe and do righteous deeds, for them is
forgiveness and a rich provision;
51. While those who strive to thwart Our verse, such are
rightful owners of the Fire.
52. Never sent We a messenger or a Prophet before you
but when He recited [the message] Satan proposed
[opposition] in respect of that which he recited thereof.
But Allah abolishes that which Satan proposes. Then
Allah establishes His verses. Allah is Knower, Wise;
53. That He may make that which the Satan proposes a
temptation for those in whose hearts is a disease, and
those whose hearts are hardened– Lo! the wrong-doers
are in open schism–
54. And that those who have been given knowledge may
know that it is the truth from your Lord, so that they
may believe therein and their hearts may submit humbly
to Him. Lo! Allah verily is guiding those who believe to a
straight path.
55. And those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt
thereof until the Hour comes upon them unexpectedly,
or there comes to them the doom of a disastrous day.
56. The Sovereignty on that day will be Allah’s. He will judge
between them. Then those who believed and did righteous
deeds will be in Gardens of Delight,
57. While those who disbelieved and denied Our signs, for
them will be a shameful doom.
58. Those who emigrated for the cause of Allah and then
were killed or died, Allah verily will provide for them a
good provision. Lo! Allah, He verily is Best of providers.
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59. Assuredly He will cause them to enter by an entry that
they will love. Lo! Allah verily is Knower, Forbearing.
60. That [is so]. And whoso has retaliated with the like of
that which he was made to suffer and then has [again]
been wronged, Allah will succour him. Lo! Allah verily is,
Pardoning, Forgiving.
61. That is because Allah makes the night to pass into the
day and makes the day to pass into the night, and because
Allah is Hearer, Seer.
62. That is because Allah, He is the True, and that whereon
they call instead of Him, it is the False, and because Allah,
He is the High, the Great.
63. See you not how Allah sends down water from the sky
and then the earth becomes green upon the morrow? Lo!
Allah is Subtle, Acquainted.
64. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that
is in the earth. Lo! Allah, He verily is the Absolute, the
Praiseworthy.
65. Have you not seen how Allah has made all that is in the
earth subservient to you? And the ship runs upon the sea
by His command, and He holds back the heaven from
falling on the earth unless by His leave. Lo! Allah is, for
mankind, Kind, Merciful.
66. And He it is Who gave you life, then He will cause you to
die, and then will give you life [again]. Lo! Man is verily
an ingrate.
67. To each nation We have given rites which they are to
perform; so let them not dispute with you of the matter,
but summon you to your Lord. Lo! you indeed follow
straight guidance.
68. And if they dispute with you, say: Allah is best aware of
what you do.
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69. Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection
concerning that wherein you used to differ.
70. Have you not known that Allah knows all that is in the
heaven and the earth? Lo! it is in a record. Lo! that is easy
for Allah.
71. And they worship instead of Allah that for which no
warrant, and that whereof they have no knowledge. For
wrong-doers there is no helper.
72. And when Our verses are recited to them, you know the
denial in the faces of those who disbelieve; they all but
attack those who recite Our verses to them. Say: Shall
I proclaim to you worse than that? The Fire! Allah has
promised it for those who disbelieve. And wretched is the
destination!
73. O mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay you heed to it:
Lo! those on whom you call besides Allah will never create
a fly though they combine together for the purpose. And if
the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it
from him. So weak are [both] the pursuer and the pursued!
74. They measured not Allah His rightful measure. Lo! Allah
is Strong, Almighty.
75. Allah chooses from the angels messengers, and [also]
from mankind. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Seer.
76. He knows all that is before them and all that is behind
them, and to Allah all matters are returned.
77. O, you who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves,
and worship your Lord, and do good, that perhaps you
may succeed.
78. And strive for Allah with the endeavour which is His
right. He has chosen you and has not laid upon you in
religion any hardship; the faith of your father Abraham
