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Glory to Him who carried His Servant [Muhammad] overnight from the Sacred Mosque to the Remote Mosque, the vicinity of which We have blessed, to show him some of Our Signs. Verily, [God] is the All-hearing, the All-Seeing.
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We gave a Scripture to Moses to guide the Sons of Israel: — Do not take any protector besides Me!
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O posterity of those whom We carried with Noah! Verily, he was a grateful servant!
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We have warned the Children of Israel in [their] Scripture that twice they will spread corruption on the earth, while displaying a mighty arrogance.
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When the first prediction came true, We sent against you some servants of Ours skilled in mighty warfare, and allowed them to enter your homes. Thus the prediction came true!
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Then We let you overcome them. We multiplied your wealth and your sons and increased your number.
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If you do good works, you do them for yourselves, but if you do evil, you do it against your souls. Then the second prediction came to pass and [your enemies] disfigured your faces when they entered the Temple as they did the first time, destroying all that fell into their hands.
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Perhaps your Lord will have mercy upon you, but if you returned [to sin], We shall come back and make of Hell a jail for the disbelievers!
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Verily, this Koran guides you to the surest way. It brings the tidings of a great reward to those who believe and do the right works.
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But for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have prepared a painful punishment.
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Man prays for evil even when he prays for goodness — indeed, man is always in haste!
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We have made two Signs of the night and the day. We obscure the Sign of the night and We brighten the Sign of the day. This is to let you seek the bounties of your Lord, and to know the number of years and their computation — indeed, We explain everything in detail!
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We have fastened the bird [of his fate] around every man’s neck. And on Resurrection Day, We will give him a Scroll that he shall see wide open:
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— Read your Record. You will balance your account today!
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Whoever accepts Guidance, it is for his good, and whoever goes astray, it is for his loss. The bearer of a burden should not bear another man’s burden. We never punish without first sending a Messenger.
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Each time We wanted to destroy a town, We announced Our decision to those who lived there in comfort and persisted in sinning. And to fulfill the sentence pronounced against them, We used to destroy them completely.
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How many generations have We exterminated after Noah! Sufficient is your Lord to know and to observe the sins of His servants.
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If they desire the fleeting things, We will hasten what pleases Us and to whom it pleases Us. Then We will dispatch them to Hell where they shall burn, condemned and rejected.
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But those who desire the Hereafter strive to it with their strongest striving and believe that their effort will be recognized.
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We give the gifts of your Lord to everybody — to these ones and to those ones, for the gifts of your Lord are limitless.
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You see that We give to some more than to others, but the range in ranks and distinctions will be still greater in the Hereafter!
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Do not associate another god with God, lest you be condemned and vilified.
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Your Lord demands that you serve no one but Him and that you be kind to your parents. Do not tell them “fie” and do not reproach them when one or both of them reach old age, but respect them!
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Out of compassion, lower before them the wing of humility and say: “O my Lord! Have mercy upon them, for they raised me since I was little.”
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Your Lord knows best what is in your soul. If you are righteous... Verily, He forgives those who turn to Him.
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Give their due to [your] relatives, also to the needy and to the wayfarer, but do not be a spendthrift,
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for the spendthrifts are the brothers of Satans and Satan is ungrateful to his Lord.
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Speak to the [people] a kindly word even if you turned away from them in pursuit of the desired mercy of your Lord.
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Do not tie your hand to your neck, but do not stretch it too far either, lest you be among the rebuked and the destitute.
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Verily, your Lord gives and distributes rich sustenance to anyone He pleases. Verily, He knows His servants and He observes them.
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