T.B.Irving · MealMerkezi.Net

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(I)Praise be to God, Who has sent down the Book for His servants and has placed no distortion in it,

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(it is) straightforward, so He may warn about serious violence from Himself and give good news to believers who perform honorable deeds. They will have a handsome wage,

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to bask in it for ever and ever.

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He warns those who say: "God has adopted a son."

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They have no knowledge about it, nor did their forefathers have any either. It is too serious a statement to come out of their mouths: they are merely telling a lie!

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Perhaps you will fret yourself to death checking up on them, worrying lest they will not believe this report.

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We have placed whatever is on earth as an ornament for it so We may test them as to which one is best in action;

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and We shall turn anything on it into a barren wasteland.

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Have you considered how the Companions in the Cave and with the Tablet were such marvellous signs of Ours?

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Thus the youths sought shelter in the Cave, and said: "Our Lord, grant us mercy from Your presence and furnish us with some direction in our affair."

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We struck them with drowsiness in the Cave for several years;

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then We awakened them again so We might know which of the two parties would best calculate how long a stretch they had remained (there).

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(II) We shall relate their story to you correctly: They were young men who believed in their Lord, and We gave them extra guidance.

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We strengthened their hearts when they stood up and said: "Our Lord is Lord of Heaven and Earth. We will never appeal to any deity except Him; should we say (such a thing), then it would be an outrage.

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These people of ours have adopted other gods besides Him. If they would only bring some clear authority to support them!" Who is more in the wrong than someone who invents a lie about God?

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When you withdraw from them and whatever they serve instead of God, then seek shelter in the Cave . Your Lord will spread some of His mercy over you and make fitting arrangements for you in your affair.

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You should have seen how the sun as it rose, swerved away from their Cave toward the right; and as it set, slanted off toward the left of them, while they lay in a space in between. That was one of God's signs. Anyone whom God guides, remains guided; while anyone He lets go astray will never find any patron to set him straight.

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(III) You would reckon they were awake, while they (really) lay there asleep. We turned them over on the right and on the left, while their dog lay stretched out with his forepaws over the threshold. If you had chanced upon them, you would have turned and fled from them; you would have been filled with awe of them!

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Even so We raised them up again so they might question one another. One of them spoke up and said: "How long have you stayed (here) ?" They said: "We have stayed a day, or part of a day." They said: "Your Lord is quite Aware of how long you have stayed (here), so send one of your men to the city with this coin of yours. Let him see which food is the most suitable and bring you (back) a supply of it. Let him act discreetly and not make anyone aware of you.

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If they should find out about you, they will stone you or make you turn back to their sect. You would never succeed then!"

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Thus We disclosed things to them so they might know that God's promise has come true and there is no doubt about the Hour. So (people) debated their case among themselves, and they said: "Build a monument over them. Their Lord is quite Aware of them." Those who won out in the end said: "Let us erect a shrine for them."

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They will say: "(They were) three, the fourth of them being their dog; " while (others) will say: "Five, the sixth of them is their dog," guessing at the Unseen. (Still others) say: "Seven, and the eighth of them is their dog." SAY: "My Lord is quite Aware as to how many they were. Only a few know about them." Do not discuss them except in a discussion that is obvious, nor seek anyone else's opinion about them.

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(IV) (Do not say about anything: "I am doing that tomorrow,"

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unless (you add): "Should God so wish!" Remember your Lord whenever you might forget, and SAY: "Perhaps my Lord will guide me even closer than this to proper behavior.")

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And they stayed in their Cave for three hundred years plus nine more.

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SAY: "God is quite Aware as to how long they stayed (there). He holds the Unseen in Heaven and Earth; He is quite Observant of it, and quite Alert as well. They have no patron besides Him, nor does He let anyone else share in His discretion."

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Quote whatever has been revealed to you from your Lord's book: there is no one who may change His words, nor will you ever find any sanctuary except in Him.

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Restrain yourself concerning those who appeal to their Lord in the morning and evening, wanting His presence; yet do not let your eyes wander too far from them, desiring the attraction of worldly life. Do not obey anyone whose heart We allow to neglect remembering Us, so he pursues his own whim. His case results in dissipation.

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SAY: "Truth comes from your Lord. Let anyone who wishes to, believe, and let anyone who wishes to, disbelieve." We have reserved a fire for wrongdoers whose sheets will hem them in. If they should ask for some relief, then water like molten brass will be showered on them to scorch their faces. How awful such a drink will be and how evil is such a couch!

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As for those who believe and perform honorable deeds, well We shall not waste the earnings of anyone whose action has been kind.

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