M.Asad · MealMerkezi.Net

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LIMITLESS in His glory is He who transported His servant by night from the Inviolable House of Worship (at Mecca) to the Remote House of Worship (,at Jerusalem) - the environs of which We had blessed -so that We might show him some of Our symbols: for, verily, He alone is all-hearing, all-seeing.

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And (thus, too,) We vouchsafed revelation unto Moses, and made it a (source of) guidance for the children of Israel, (commanding them:) "Do not ascribe to any but Me the power to determine your fate,

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O you descendants of those whom We caused to be borne (in the ark) with Noah! Behold, he was a most grateful servant (of Ours)!"

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And we made (this) known to the children of Israel through revelation: Twice, indeed, will you spread corruption on earth and will indeed become grossly overbearing!

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Hence, when the prediction of the first of those two (periods of iniquity) came true, We sent against you some of Our bondmen of terrible prowess in war, and they wrought havoc throughout the land: and so the prediction was fulfilled.

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And after a time We allowed you to prevail against them once again, and aided you with wealth and offspring, and made you more numerous (than ever).

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(And We said:) "If you persevere in doing good, you will but be doing good to yourselves; and if you do evil, it will be (done) to yourselves." And so, when the prediction of the second (period of your iniquity) came true, (We raised new enemies against you, and allowed them) to disgrace you utterly, and to enter the Temple as (their forerunners) had entered it once before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that they had conquered.

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Your Sustainer may well show mercy unto you; but if you revert (to sinning), We shall revert (to chastising you). And (remember this:) We have ordained that (in the hereafter) hell shall close upon all who deny the truth.

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VERILY, this Qur'an shows the way to all that is most upright, and gives the believers who do good deeds the glad tiding that theirs will be a great reward;

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and (it announces, too,) that We have readied grievous suffering for those who will not believe in the life to come.

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As it is, man (often) prays for things that are bad as if he were praying for something that is good: for man is prone to be hasty (in his judgments).

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And We have established the night and the day as two symbols; and thereupon We have effaced the symbol of night and set up (in its place) the light giving symbol of day, so that you might seek to obtain your Sustainer's bounty and be aware of the passing years and of the reckoning (that is bound to come). For clearly, most clearly, have We spelt out everything!

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And every human being's destiny have We tied to his neck; and on the Day of Resurrection We shall bring forth for him a record which he will find wide open;

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(and he will be told:) "Read this thy record,! Sufficient is thine own self today to make out thine account!"

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Whoever chooses to follow the right path, follows it but for his own good; and whoever goes astray. goes but astray to his own hurt; and no bearer of burdens shall be made to bear another" burden. Moreover. We would never chastise (any community for the wrong they may do( ere We have sent an apostle (to them).

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But when (this has been done, and) it is Our will to destroy a community, We convey Our last warning to those of its people who have lost themselves entirely in the pursuit of pleasures; and (if) they (continue to) act sinfully, the sentence (of doom) passed on the community takes effect, and We break it to smithereens.

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And how many a generation have We (thus) destroyed after (the time of) Noah! For, none has the like of thy Sustainer's awareness and insight into His creatures' sins.

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Unto him who cares for (no more than the enjoyment of) this fleeting life We readily grant thereof as much as We please, (giving) to whomever it is Our will (to give); but in the end We consign him to (the suffering of) hell; which he will have to endure disgraced and disowned!

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But as for those who care for the (good of the) life to come, and strive for it as it ought to be striven for, and are (true) believers withal -they are the ones whose striving finds favour (with God)!

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All (of them) -these as well as those -do We freely endow with some of thy Sustainer's gifts, since thy Sustainer's giving is never confined (to one kind of man).

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Behold how We bestow (on earth) more bounty on some of them than on others: but (remember that) the life to come will be far higher in degree and far greater in merit and bounty.

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DO NOT set up any other deity side by side with God, lest thou find thyself disgraced and forsaken:

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for thy Sustainer has ordained that you shall worship none but Him. And do good unto (thy) parents. Should one of them, or both, attain to old age in thy care, never say "Ugh" to them or scold them, but (always) speak unto them with reverent speech,

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and spread over them humbly the wings of thy tenderness, and say: "O my Sustainer! Bestow Thy grace upon them, even as they cherished and reared me when I was a child!"

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Your Sustainer is fully aware of what is in your hearts. If you are righteous, (He will forgive you your errors): for, behold, He is much-forgiving to those who turn unto Him again and again.

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And give his due to the near of kin, as well as to the needy and the wayfarer, but do not squander (thy substance) senselessly.

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Behold, the squanderers are, indeed, of the ilk of the satans - inasmuch as Satan has indeed proved most ungrateful to his Sustainer.

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And if thou (must) turn aside from those (that are in want, because thou thyself art) seeking to obtain thy Sustainer's grace and hoping for it, at least speak unto them with gentle speech.

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And neither allow thy hand to remain shackled to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to the utmost limit (of thy capacity), lest thou find thyself blamed (by thy dependants), or even destitute.

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Behold, thy Sustainer grants abundant sustenance, or gives it in scant measure, unto whomever He wills: verily, fully aware is He of (the needs of) His creatures, and sees them all.

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