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Yaa-Seen (Alphabets of Arabic language – Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.)
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By oath of the wise Qur’an.
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You (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) are indeed one of the Noble Messengers.
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(The Qur’an is) Sent down by the Almighty, the Most Merciful.
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So that you may warn these people whose ancestors were not warned, they are therefore unaware.
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Undoubtedly, it (their disbelief) has proved true for most of them, so they will not believe.
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We have indeed put shackles around their necks reaching up to the chins, so they remain facing upwards.
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And We have set a wall before them and a wall behind them, and covered the top – so they are unable to see anything.
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And it is the same for them, whether you warn them or do not warn them – they will not believe.
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You warn only him who follows the advice and fears the Most Gracious without seeing; therefore give him glad tidings of forgiveness and an honourable reward.
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We will surely bring the dead to life and We record what they send ahead and the signs they will leave behind; and We have accounted all things in a clear Book.
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And relate to them the signs of the people of the city – when two emissaries came to them.
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When We had sent two towards them and they denied them both, so We fortified them with a third, and they all said, “Indeed we have been sent to you.”
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They said, “You are nothing but mortals like us; the Most Gracious has not sent down anything – you are nothing but liars.”
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They answered, “Our Lord knows that surely, without doubt, we have been sent towards you.”
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“And our duty is nothing but to plainly convey (the message).”
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They (the people of the city) said, “We think you are ominous; indeed, if you do not desist, we shall surely stone you to death, and you will surely face a grievous torture at our hands.”
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They said, “Your evil omens are with you! What! You get annoyed for being advised? In fact you are a people who transgress the limits!”
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And from the outermost part of the city came a man running; he said, “O my people! Obey those who have been sent.”
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“Obey those who do not ask any fee from you, and they are on guidance.”
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“And what is the matter with me that I should not worship Him Who created me, whereas it is towards Him that you are to return?”
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“What! Shall I appoint Gods other than Allah? So that if the Most Gracious should wish me any harm, their intercession would be of no use to me, nor would they be able to save me?”
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“Undoubtedly, I am then in open error.”
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“Indeed I have believed in your Lord, so heed me.”
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It was said to him, “Enter Paradise”; he said, “If only my people knew!”
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“The manner in which my Lord has pardoned me and made me of the honoured ones!”
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And after him, We did not send down any army from heaven against his people, nor did We intend to send down an army.
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It was just one scream, and with it they were extinguished.
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And it was said, “Woe to those bondmen – whenever a Noble Messenger comes to them, they mock at him!”
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