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Alif. Lam. Mim.

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THIS DIVINE WRIT - let there be no doubt about it is (meant to be) a guidance for all the God-conscious.

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Who believe in (the existence of) that which is beyond the reach of human perception, and are constant in prayer, and spend on others out of what We provide for them as sustenance;

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And who believe in that which has been bestowed from on high upon thee, (O Prophet,) as well as in that which was bestowed before thy time: for it is they who in their innermost are certain of the life to come!

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It is they who follow the guidance (which comes from their Sustainer; and it is they, they who' shall attain to a happy state!

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BEHOLD, as for those who are bent on denying the truth - it is all one to them whether thou warnest them or dost not warn them: they will not believe.

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God; has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and over their eyes is a veil; and awesome suffering awaits them.

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And there are people who say, "We do believe in God and the Last Day," the while they do not (really). believe.

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They would deceive God and those who have attained to faith-the while they deceive none but themselves, and perceive it not.

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In their hearts is disease, and so God lets their disease increase; and grievous suffering awaits them because of their persistent lying.

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And when they are told, "Do not spread corruption on earth," they answer, "We are but improving things!"

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Oh, verily, it is they, they who are spreading corruption but they perceive it not?

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And when they are told, "Believe as other people believe," they answer, "Shall we believe as the weak-minded believe?" Oh, verily, it is they, they who are weak-minded -but they know it not!

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And when they meet those who have attained to faith, they assert, "We believe (as you believe)"; but when they find themselves alone with their- evil impulses, they say, "Verily, we are with you; we were only mocking!"

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God will requite them for their mockery, and will leave them for a while in their overweening arrogance, blindly stumbling to and fro:

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(for) it is they who have taken error in exchange for guidance; and neither has their bargain brought them gain, nor have they found guidance (elsewhere).

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Their parable is that of people who kindle a fire: but as soon as it has illumined all around them, God takes away their light and leaves them in utter darkness, wherein they cannot see:

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Deaf, dumb, blind - and they cannot turn back.

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Or (the parable) of a violent cloudburst in the sky, with utter darkness, thunder and lightning: they put their fingers into their ears to keep out the peals of thunder, in terror of death; but God encompasses (with His might) all who deny the truth.

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The lightning well-nigh takes away their sight; whenever it gives them light, they advance therein, and whenever darkness falls around them, they stand still. And if God so willed, He could indeed take away their hearing and their sight: for, verily, God has the power to will anything.

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O MANKIND! Worship your Sustainer, who has created you and those who lived before you, so that you might remain conscious of Him

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who has made the earth a resting-place for you and the sky a canopy, and has sent down water from the sky and thereby brought forth fruits for your sustenance: do not, then, claim that there is any power that could rival God, when you know (that He is One).

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And if you doubt any part of what We have, bestowed from on high, step by step, upon Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a surah of similar merit, and call upon any other than God to bear witness for you -if what you say is true!

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And if you cannot do it-and most certainly you cannot do it-then be conscious of the fire whose fuel is human beings and stones which awaits all who deny the truth!

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But unto those who have attained to faith and do good works give the glad tiding that theirs shall be gardens through which running waters flow. Whenever they are granted fruits there from as their appointed sustenance, they will say, "It is this that in days of yore was granted to us as our sustenance!"-for they shall be given something that will recall that (past). And there shall they have spouses pure, and there shall they abide.

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Behold, God does not disdain to propound a parable of a gnat, or of something (even) less than that. Now, as for those who have attained to faith, they know that it is the truth from their Sustainer - whereas those who are bent on denying the truth say, "What could God mean by this parable?" In this way does He cause many a one to go astray, just as He guides many a one aright: but none does He cause thereby to go astray save the iniquitous,

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who break their bond with God after it has been established (in their nature), and cut asunder what God has bidden to be joined, and spread corruption on earth: these it is that shall be the losers.

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How can you refuse to acknowledge God, seeing that you were lifeless and He gave you life, and that He will cause you to die and then will bring you again to life, whereupon unto Him you will be brought back?

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He it is who has created for you all that is on earth, and has applied His design to the heavens and fashioned them into seven heavens; and He alone has full knowledge of everything.

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AND LO! Thy Sustainer said unto the angels: "Behold, I am about to establish upon earth one who shall inherit it." They said: "Wilt Thou place on it such as will spread corruption thereon and shed blood -whereas it is we who extol Thy limitless glory, and praise Thee, and hallow Thy name?" (God) answered: "Verily, I know that which you do not know."

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