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Alif Lâm Mîm - I am Allâh, the All-Knowing.
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Do the people think that they will be left alone and not tried with hardships for the mere fact that they profess belief.
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Whereas We did already try those who were before them with hardships. Allâh will surely bring to light those who are true in their faith as He will bring to light also the liars (by putting them into troubles).
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Or do those who do evil deeds think that they will escape Our punishment? How ill they judge!
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He that looks forward to meet Allâh (let him be prepared for it) for the time appointed by Allâh is bound to come. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
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And he who strives hard (in the way of Allâh) does it, infact, for his own good. Verily, Allâh is Independent of the worlds.
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And those who believe and do deeds of righteousness We shall invariably rid them of their evils and We shall, of course, reward them according to the best of their deeds.
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We have enjoined on a human being to be kind to his parents, but should they stress upon you to associate with Me things which you know to be nothing at all you shall not obey them. You shall all have to return to Me (after all). I shall tell you all that you have been doing (in your life).
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And as to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness We will certainly admit them to (the fold of) the righteous.
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There are some (hypocrites) among the people who say, 'We believe in Allâh.' But when they are made to suffer in the cause of Allâh they regard the persecution by people as it were the punishment from Allâh. Yet if help comes from your Lord (and He gives you victory) they are sure to say, 'Of course, we were with you, (we should also have a share in it).' Why! does not Allâh know well enough what lies hidden in the hearts of all beings?
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Indeed, Allâh will bring to light those who believe, and He will also reveal the hypocrites.
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And those who disbelieve say to those who believe, 'Follow our way and we will bear (the consequences of) your sins (at the time of judgment), whereas they can bear nothing whatsoever of their sins. They are as a matter of fact liars.
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(On the other hand) they will certainly have to bear the burdens of their own sins as well as (some) burdens (of leading others astray) over and above their own burdens. And they will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about (the lies) that they used to fabricate.
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And we indeed sent Noah to his people and he (his teachings) stayed among them for (as long as) a thousand years short of fifty years (nine hundred and fifty years). While his people were steeped in wrongdoings they were caught in the Deluge.
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However, We delivered him and (along with him all) those who were in the Ark, and We made this (event) a sign for the peoples.
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And (We sent) Abraham. (Recall the time) when he said to his people, 'Worship Allâh and take Him as a shield. That is best for you if you but knew.
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'(The things) you worship apart from Allâh are only false gods. And (in calling them gods) you forge lies. Those (gods) whom you worship beside Allâh do not have the means to provide sustenance for you. Therefore seek sustenance and provision for yourselves from Allâh and worship Him and give Him thanks for you will be brought back to Him (one day).
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'And if you deny (me) then (you should not forget that) people before you have also cried lies (to their respective Messengers), and the Messenger is responsible only for conveying (the Divine Message to the people) in clear terms.
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'Do the people not (ever) consider how Allâh originates the creation, then continues repeating and reproducing it. This (work of creation and reproduction) is indeed easy for Allâh.'
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Say, 'Travel through the earth and observe how He brought about the first creation. Allâh will as well bring about the second creation in the Hereafter. Verily, Allâh is Possessor of (prudential) powers over all (His) desired things.
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'He punishes whom He will (of the guilty) and shows mercy to whom He will and to Him you shall have to be turned back.
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'You cannot escape (Him) on the earth or in the heaven and you have no patron nor (even) a helper apart from Allâh.'
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And those who deny the signs of Allâh and (deny) that they will meet Him are actually despaired of My mercy. It is they for whom awaits a grievous punishment.
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His people had no response to make (to Abraham) but they said, 'Kill him (Abraham) or rather burn him.' (At last they decided upon burning him) but Allâh delivered him from the fire. There are sure signs in this (episode) for the people who would believe.
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(Abraham) said, 'You have certainly taken for yourselves idols (for worship) apart from Allâh as a mark of mutual love between you (all polytheist brethren) in the present life. But on the Day of Resurrection you will disown one another and curse one another and your resort will be the Fire and you will have none to help you.'
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And Lot became a believer because of him, and (Abraham) said, 'I shall migrate (where I have been commanded to) by my Lord. He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.'
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And We bestowed on him (righteous offsprings,) Isaac (a son) and Jacob (a grandson), and We perpetuated (the gift of) prophethood and the Scripture in his descendants. And We gave him his reward in this life and he will most surely (occupy an eminent place) among the righteous in the Hereafter.
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And (We sent) Lot. Behold, he said to his people, 'You indulge in such an obscenity as is unprecedented and unsurpassed in the whole world.
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'Is it not true you approach men (lustfully) and commit highway robbery? (Is it not true also) you commit indecent action in your gatherings?' But his people had no response to make, (yet) they said, 'Bring upon us the punishment of Allâh if you are of those who speak the truth.'
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(Thereupon Lot) said, 'Help me, my Lord! against these people who work corruption.'
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