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Alif Lam Ra. A Book whose ayats are perfectly constructed, and then demarcated, coming directly from One who is All-Wise, All-Aware.
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'Do not worship anyone but Allah! I am a warner and bringer of good news to you from Him
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Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then make tawba to Him. He will let you enjoy a good life until a specified time, and will give His favour to all who merit it. But if you turn your backs, I fear for you the punishment of a Mighty Day.
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You will return to Allah. He has power over all things.'
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See how they wrap themselves round trying to conceal their feelings from Him! No, indeed! When they wrap their garments round themselves, He knows what they keep secret and what they make public. He knows what their hearts contain.
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There is no creature on the earth which is not dependent upon Allah for its provision. He knows where it lives and where it dies. They are all in a Clear Book.
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It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days when His Throne was on the water, in order to test which of you has the best actions. If you say, 'You will be raised up after death,' those who are kafir will say, 'This is nothing but downright magic.'
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If We postpone the punishment for them for a limited time, they will say, 'What is holding it back?' No, indeed! The day it reaches them it will not be averted from them and the things they mocked at will encompass them.
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If We let man taste mercy from Us, and then take it away from him, he is despairing, ungrateful;
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but if We let him taste blessings after hardship has afflicted him, he says, 'My troubles have gone away,' and he is overjoyed, boastful –
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except for those who are steadfast and do right actions. They will receive forgiveness and a large reward.
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Perhaps you are leaving aside part of what has been revealed to you and your breast is constricted by this because they say, 'Why has treasure not been sent down to him or an angel not accompanied him?' You are only a warner and Allah is Guardian over all things.
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Or do they say, 'He has invented it?' Say, 'Then produce ten invented suras like this, and call on anyone you can besides Allah if you are telling the truth.'
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If they do not respond to you then know that it has been sent down with Allah's knowledge and that there is no god but Him. So will you not become Muslims?
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As for those who desire the life of the dunya and its finery, We will give them full payment in it for their actions. They will not be deprived here of their due.
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But such people will have nothing in the akhira but the Fire. What they achieved here will come to nothing. What they did will prove to be null and void.
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But as for those who have clear evidence from their Lord followed up by a witness from Him – and before it the Book of Musa came as a model and a mercy – such people have iman in it. Any faction which rejects it is promised the Fire. Be in no doubt about it. It is the Truth from your Lord. But most people have no iman.
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Who could do greater wrong than those who invent lies against Allah? Such people will be arrayed before their Lord and the witnesses will say, 'Those are the ones who lied against their Lord.' Yes indeed! Allah's curse is on the wrongdoers,
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those who bar access to the way of Allah desiring to make it crooked and reject the Next Woeld.
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They were not able to thwart Allah on earth, and had no protectors besides Allah. The punishment will be doubled for them. They were unable to hear and could not see.
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Those are the people who have lost their own selves. What they invented has abandoned them.
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Without question they will be the greatest losers in the Next World.
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As for those who have iman and do right actions and humble themselves before their Lord, they are the Companions of the Garden. remaining in it timelessly, for ever.
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The likeness of the two groups is that of the blind and deaf and the seeing and hearing. Are they the same as one another? So will you not pay heed?
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We sent Nuh to his people: 'I am a clear warner to you.
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Worship none but Allah. I fear for you the punishment of a painful day.'
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The ruling circle of those of his people who were kafir said, 'We do not see you as anything but a human being like ourselves. We do not see anyone following you but the lowest of us, unthinkingly. We do not see you as superior to us. On the contrary, we consider you to be liars.'
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He said, 'My people! What do you think? If I were to have clear evidence from my Lord and He had given me a mercy direct from Him, but you were blind to it, could we force it on you if you were unwilling?
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My people! I do not ask you for any wealth for it. My wage is the responsibility of Allah alone. I will not chase away those who have iman. They are surely going to meet their Lord. However, I see you as ignorant people.
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My people! Who would help me against Allah if I did drive them away? So will you not pay heed?
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