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Blessed be the One in whose hands is the Kingdom. He has power over all things.
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He has created death and life to test who is the best of you in deeds. He is the Mighty, the Forgiving.
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He has created seven skies in layers. You will not see any disproportion in what has been created by the Compassionate. Look! Do you see any flaw?
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Look again, and your gaze will return to you, confused and exhausted.
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We have adorned the lower sky with lights that We made to repel the Satans. To punish them We have prepared a blazing Fire.
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For those who rejected their Lord, their punishment is Hellfire — what an evil outcome!
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As they are thrown into it, they shall hear it gurgling and surging,
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about to burst in a fury! Each time a group is thrown in, its Keepers will ask: “Hasn’t a Warner come to you?
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They shall say: “Yes, a Warner came to us, but we rejected him, saying: ’God hasn’t sent down anything. You’re in deep delusion!’”
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Then they shall say: “Had we only listened and reflected, we wouldn’t have been here among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!”
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Thus they will confess their sins — Get lost, you, the dwellers of the Fire!
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But forgiveness and a great reward are for those who secretly fear their Lord.
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Whether you conceal your word or speak it out, He surely knows what is in [your] hearts.
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Would the One, Who has created be ignorant of anything? He is the Kindly, the Knowing.
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He is the One, Who made the earth obey you. So walk in its spaces and enjoy His provisions — unto Him is [your] Resurrection!
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Are you sure that the One, Who is in Heaven will not make the earth swallow you as it shakes?
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Are you sure that the One, Who is in Heaven will not send upon you a hurricane to remind you how [terrible] was My Warning!
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But your predecessors had rejected it. How [terrible] was My disapproval!
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Don’t they see the birds above them, spreading and folding [their wings]? Who supports them if not the Compassionate? Verily, He sees everything!
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What host would help you other than the Compassionate? Verily, the disbelievers only delude themselves.
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Who will give you sustenance if He withholds His provisions? But no, they persist in arrogance and denial!
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Who is the best of those who follow the Guidance: the one who walks with his face downcast, or the one who walks evenly on the straight path?
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Say: “He’s the One, Who has created you and gave you hearing, sight, and a heart. Yet, how small is your gratitude!”
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Say: “He’s the One, Who multiplied you on earth and to Him is your return!”
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They say: “When will this promise come true if you’re telling the truth?”
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Say: “Only God knows it — I’m just a clear Warner!”
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When the disbelievers see [the promise] close by, grieved shall be their faces. They will be told: — This is what you were asking for!
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Say: “Consider, if God destroyed me and my followers, or if He had mercy upon us, who would save the disbelievers from a painful punishment?”
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Say: “He, the Compassionate! We’ve believed in Him and in Him we trust. Soon you’ll know who is in manifest error!”
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Say: “Consider, if one morning your water leaks down under, who would bring you back a clear spring?”