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Most glorified is the One who summoned His servant (Muhammad) during the night, from the Sacred Masjid (of Mecca) to the farthest place of prostration, whose surroundings we have blessed, in order to show him some of our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer.
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Similarly, we gave Moses the scripture, and rendered it a beacon for the Children of Israel that: You shall not set up any idol as a Lord and Master beside Me.
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They are descendants of those whom we carried with Noah; he was an appreciative servant.
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We addressed the Children of Israel in the scripture: You will commit gross evil on earth, twice. You are destined to fall into great heights of arrogance.
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When the first time comes to pass, we will send against you servants of ours who possess great might, and they will invade your homes. This is a prophecy that must come to pass.
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Afterwards, we will give you a turn over them, and will supply you with a lot of wealth and children; we will give you the upper hand.
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If you work righteousness, you work righteousness for your own good, but if you commit evil you do so to your own detriment. Thus, when the second time comes to pass, they will defeat you and enter the mosque (masjid), just as they did the first time. They will wipe out all the gains you had accomplished.
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Your Lord showers you with His mercy. But if you revert to transgression, we will counter with retribution. We have designated Gehenna as a final abode for the disbelievers.
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This Quran guides to the best path, and brings good news to the believers who lead a righteous life, that they have deserved a great recompense.
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As for those who disbelieve in the Hereafter, we have prepared for them a painful retribution.
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The human being often prays for something that may hurt him, thinking that he is praying for something good. The human being is impatient.
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We rendered the night and the day two signs. We made the night dark, and the day lighted, that you may seek provisions from your Lord therein. This also establishes for you a timing system, and the means of calculation. We thus explain everything in detail.
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We have recorded the fate of every human being; it is tied to his neck. On the Day of Resurrection we will hand him a record that is accessible.
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Read your own record. Today, you suffice as your own reckoner.
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Whoever is guided, is guided for his own good, and whoever goes astray does so to his own detriment. No sinner will bear the sins of anyone else. We never punish without first sending a messenger.
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If we are to annihilate any community, we let the leaders commit vast corruption therein. Once they deserve retribution, we annihilate it completely.
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Many a generation have we annihilated after Noah. Your Lord is most efficient in dealing with the sins of His servants; He is fully Cognizant, Seer.
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Anyone who chooses this fleeting life as his priority, we will rush to him what we decide to give him, then we commit him to Gehenna, where he suffers forever, despised and defeated.
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As for those who choose the Hereafter as their priority, and work righteousness, while believing, their efforts will be appreciated.
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For each one of them we provide; we provide those and these from your Lord's bounties. Your Lord's bounties are inexhaustible.
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Note how we preferred some people above others (in this life). The differences in the Hereafter are far greater and far more significant.
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You shall not set up any other god beside GOD, lest you end up despised and disgraced.
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Your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship except Him, and your parents shall be honored. As long as one or both of them live, you shall never say to them, Uff (the slightest gesture of annoyance), nor shall you shout at them; you shall treat them amicably.
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And lower for them the wings of humility, and kindness, and say, My Lord, have mercy on them, for they have raised me from infancy.
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Your Lord is fully aware of your innermost thoughts. If you maintain righteousness, He is Forgiver of those who repent.
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You shall give the due alms to the relatives, the needy, the poor, and the traveling alien, but do not be excessive, extravagant.
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The extravagant are brethren of the devils, and the devil is unappreciative of his Lord.
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Even if you have to turn away from them, as you pursue the mercy of your Lord, you shall treat them in the nicest manner.
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You shall not keep your hand stingily tied to your neck, nor shall you foolishly open it up, lest you end up blamed and sorry.
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For your Lord increases the provision for anyone He chooses, and reduces it. He is fully Cognizant of His creatures, Seer.
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