A.J.Arberry · MealMerkezi.Net

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Ta Sin. Those are the signs of the Koran and a Manifest Book,

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a guidance, and good tidings unto the believers

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who perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and have sure faith in the Hereafter.

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Those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have decked out fair for them their works, and they wander blindly;

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those are they whom an evil chastisement awaits, and they will be the greatest losers in the Hereafter.

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Thou receivest the Koran from One All-wise, All-knowing.

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When Moses said to his people 'I observe a fire, and will bring you news of it, or I will bring you a flaming brand, that haply you shall warm yourselves.'

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So, when he came to it, he was called: 'Blessed is he who is in the fire, and he who is about it. Glory be to God, the Lord of all Being!

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Moses, behold, it is I, God, the All-mighty, the All-wise.

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Cast down thy staff.' And when he saw it quivering like a serpent he turned about, retreating, and turned not back. 'Moses, fear not; surely the Envoys do not fear in My presence,

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save him who has done evil, then; after evil, has changed into good; All-forgiving am I, All-compassionate.

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Thrust thy hand in thy bosom and it will come forth white without evil-among nine signs to Pharaoh and his people; they are an ungodly people.'

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But when Our signs came to them visibly, they said, 'This is a manifest sorcery';

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and they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, wrongfully and out of pride. Behold, how was the end of the workers of corruption!

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And We gave David and Solomon knowledge and they said, 'Praise belongs to God who has preferred us over many of His believing servants.'

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And Solomon was David's heir, and he said, 'Men, we have been taught the speech of the birds, and we have been given of everything; surely this is indeed the manifest bounty.'

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And his hosts were mustered to Solomon, jinn, men and birds, duly disposed;

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till, when they came on the Valley of Ants, an ant said, 'Ants, enter your dwelling-places, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you, being unaware!'

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But he smiled, laughing at its words, and he said, 'My Lord, dispose me that I may be thankful for Thy blessing wherewith Thou hast blessed me and my father and mother, and that I may do righteousness well-pleasing to Thee; and do Thou admit me, by Thy mercy, amongst Thy righteous servants.'

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And he reviewed the birds; then he said, 'How is it with me, that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absent?

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Assuredly I will chastise him with a terrible chastisement, or I will slaughter him, or he bring me a clear authority.'

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But he tarried not long, and said, 'I have comprehended that which thou hast not comprehended, and I have come from Sheba to thee with a sure tiding.

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I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given of everything, and she possesses a mighty throne.

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I found her and her people prostrating to the sun, apart from God; Satan has decked out fair their deeds to them and he has barred them from the way, and therefore they are not guided,

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so that they prostrate not themselves to God, who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and earth; and He knows what you conceal and what you publish.

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God: there is no god but He, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.'

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Said he, 'Now We will see whether thou hast spoken truly, or whether thou art amongst those that lie.

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Take this letter of mine, and cast it unto them, then turn back from them and see what they shall return '

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She said, 'O Council, see, a letter honourable has been cast unto me.

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It is from Solomon, and it is "In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

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