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These are the verses of the Book that clarifies
realities.
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Perhaps you are over-worried
your people won’t believe.
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Had We wished, We could have sent down to them from the sky a sign to which their necks will bow humbly;
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and yet no fresh revelation has ever come to them from the Most Kind without them objecting to it.
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They are in denial, but soon news will come to them about their earlier mockery.
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Haven’t they considered the Earth, and how We have grown abundantly every kind
of living thing?
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In that is a sign; yet most will not believe,
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though Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring
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Remember when your Lord called Musa: “Go to the unjust people,
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the people of Pharaoh. Will they not be mindful
of Me?”
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Musa said, “My Lord, I fear they will deny me,
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and my chest feels tight, and my tongue is unable to speak without stammering; so, send Harun
with me;
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furthermore they have a charge against me, so I fear they will kill me.”
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Allah said, “Not at all! Go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening in.”
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So the two of them came to Pharaoh and said, “We are bearers of the message of the Lord of the worlds,
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so send the Israelites with us.”
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Pharaoh said, “When you were a child didn’t we bring you up? And didn’t you live with us for many years?
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Only you could do what you did, and be ungrateful?”
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Musa said, “I did that by mistake,
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and I fled from you because I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me a messenger.
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What sort of favour do you remind me of? That you have enslaved
my people, the Israelites?
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Pharaoh said, “Who is this ‘Lord of the Worlds’?”
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Musa said, “The Lord of the Heavens and the Earth, and of whatever is between them, if you believe.”
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Pharaoh said to those around him, “Are you listening?
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Musa said, “Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”
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Pharaoh said, “This messenger of yours, who has been sent to you, is clearly mad!”
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Musa said, “The Lord of the East and the West and whatever is in between, if only you would reflect.”
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Pharaoh said, “If you take any god beside me, I will imprison you.”
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Musa said, “Even if I bring you clear proof?”
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He said, “Then fetch it, if you are telling the truth.”
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So
Musa threw down his stick, and straightaway it turned into a wriggling snake;
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then he drew out his hand
from his cloak, and it appeared to the onlookers
brilliant white
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Pharaoh said to the nobles around him, “This
man is an expert magician,
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who wants to expel you from your land with his magic. So, what do you suggest?”
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They said, “Put him and his brother off for a while, and send marshals to the cities
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to bring you every expert magician
of ours.”
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So the magicians gathered for a tournament on an appointed day;
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and people were asked: “Will you be gathering for the
tournament?”
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They replied, “We’ll follow the magicians, if they win.”
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When the magicians arrived, they asked Pharaoh: “Will we be rewarded, if we win?”
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”Yes,” he said, “Then you’ll be among my close ones.
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Musa said to
the magicians, “Cast whatever
spells you have.”
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So they threw down their ropes and sticks, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, we are surely the winners.”
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Then Musa threw down his staff, and at once it swallowed up their trickery.
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The magicians fell in prostration,
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saying, “We believe in the Lord of the worlds,
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the Lord of Musa and Harun.”
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Pharaoh said, “You’ve believed him before I granted you permission? He must be your tutor, who taught you magic, but you will learn your lesson. I will cut off your hands and your feet from the opposite sides and crucify the lot of you.”
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They said, “it doesn’t matter! We shall be returning to our Lord.
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We hope Our Lord will forgive our mistakes, since we were the first believers.
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We revealed to Musa: “Set off with My servants at night, no doubt you will be chased.”
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Pharaoh sent
word to the cities
for his soldiers to muster,
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saying, “These
Israelites are a tiny ragbag bunch
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who have enraged us,
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while we are a united force, well trained and equipped.”
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So
it was We brought them out of gardens and springs,
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and treasures and comfortable homes.
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That is how it was, and
later We caused the Israelites to inherit it
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At sunrise,
the Egyptians set off in pursuit of
the Israelites.
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When eventually the two groups spotted each other, Musa’s companions said, “We’ve been caught.”
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But
Musa said, “No way! My Lord is with me,
and He will guide me.”
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We revealed to Musa: “Strike the sea with your staff.” The sea parted, each side like a mighty mountain.
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We lured
Pharaoh to approach that place.
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We saved Musa and anyone was with him
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and drowned the others.
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There
was a lesson in that, but most of them didn’t believe.
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Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring
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Tell them the story of Ibrahim,
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when he asked his father and community: “What do you worship?”
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They said, “We worship idols and remain devoted to them.”
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He said, “Do they hear you when you pray,
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or benefit or harm you in any way?”
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They said, “We found our forefathers doing so.”
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Ibrahim said, “Have you thought about what you worship,
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you and your ancestors?
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These gods are my enemies, all apart from the Lord of the worlds
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Who has created and now guides me,
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and Who feeds me and gives me to drink.
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And when I am ill He heals me,
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and will make me die and bring me back to life;
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and I sincerely wish that He will forgive my sins on Judgement Day.
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“My Lord, grant me wisdom and unite me with the righteous,
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and grant me a reputation for truthfulness among the later
generations.
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Make me one of the heirs of the Garden of Bliss;
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and forgive my father – he’s gone astray.
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Do not disgrace me on the Day when
humanity will be resurrected,
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the Day when neither wealth nor children will benefit.
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Success is for the one who comes to Allah with a pure heart.
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Paradise will be brought close to the righteous;
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and Hell will be shown to the misguided,
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who will be
asked: “Where is what you used to worship
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beside Allah? Are they helping you or even defending themselves?”
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Then they will be hurled into
Hell, they and the misguided
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and the soldiers of Satan, all of them together.
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They will say, as they argue among themselves in
Hell,
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“By Allah, we were mistaken
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when we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds.
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It was the
brazen sinners who misguided us.
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Now we have no one to plead for us,
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nor even a close friend.
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If we could have a second chance we will be believers.”
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There is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.
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Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring
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The people of Nuh denied
Allah’s messengers
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when their brother Nuh said to them, “Will you not be mindful
of Allah?
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You have in me a messenger to be trusted,
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so be mindful of Allah and follow me.
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I don’t ask you for a reward for this. The Lord of the worlds will give me reward.
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So
again, be mindful of Allah and follow me.”
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They said, “Shall we believe in you, when only the poorest follow you?”
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He said, “What knowledge have I of what they did.
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Their account rests with My Lord – if only you could sense
that.
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I will not drive the believers away.
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They said, “Nuh, if you don’t stop preaching, you will be tortured.
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Nuh said, “My Lord, my people have denied me,
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so judge between me and them, and save me and those who believe me.”
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So We saved him and those with him in the fully-laden ship,
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and We drowned anyone who remained behind.
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There is a lesson in that, but many will not believe.
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Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring
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The people of Ad denied the messengers
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when their brother Hud said to them, “Won’t you believe in Allah?
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I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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so believe in Allah and follow me;
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I won’t ask you for a fee; the Lord of the worlds will reward me.
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You build monuments on every hilltop to please yourselves,
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and take castles
as homes so you might live forever?
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And, when you seize
others’ wealth and land, you are utterly ruthless in doing so.
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So be mindful of Allah and follow me.
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Be mindful of Him Who has given you abundantly: what you know,
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gardens and
freshwater springs.
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I fear for you the torment of a dreadful Day.”
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They said, “It is all the same to us, whether you preach or not;
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these are the customs of the past generations.
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We will not be punished.”
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They refused to believe him, so We destroyed them. There is a sign in that, but most won’t believe.
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Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring
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The people of Thamud also denied
Allah’s messengers.
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When their brother, Salih, said to them, “Will you not be mindful
of Allah?
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You have in me a trustworthy messenger,
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so be mindful of Allah and follow me.
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I don’t ask you for a reward for this. The Lord of the worlds will reward me.
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Will you
really be left safe and secure with all this,
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in gardens and springs,
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and fields and date palms with their ripe fruits,
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while you skilfully carve houses out of the mountains?
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So be mindful of Allah and follow me,
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don’t follow the way of the wasteful
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who spread corruption in the land rather than acting righteously.”
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They said, “You’ve been bewitched.
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You are a mortal like us; so bring a miracle, if you’re telling the truth.
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Salih said, “Here is a she-camel. She may drink and you may drink,
each on fixed days.
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Don’t harm her in case the punishment of a terrible Day befalls you.”
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They hamstrung her, only to wake up
the next day regretting it,
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when the torment overtook them. There is a lesson in this, though most of them will not believe.
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Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring
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The people of Lut denied their messengers.
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When their brother, Lut, said to them, “Won’t you believe?
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I am a trustworthy messenger,
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so believe in Allah and follow me;
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I won’t ask you for a fee, the Lord of the worlds will reward me.
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Why, of all the people of the world do you approach males lustfully,
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leaving your wives whom your Lord has created for you? You are people who have crossed the bounds
of decency.”
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They said, “If you don’t stop
preaching Lut, you will be exiled.”
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He said, “I am disgusted by your actions.
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“My Lord, save me and my family from what they do.”
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So We saved him and all his family,
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except an old woman, who stayed behind.
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Then We destroyed the others,
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pelting them with a rain of
brimstone. How dreadful was the rain on those who had been forewarned!
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There is a sign in that, but most will not believe.
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Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring
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The companions of the forest
also denied
Allah’s messengers.
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When their brother, Shu‘ayb, said to them, “Will you not fear Allah?
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I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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so be mindful of Allah and follow me.
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I won’t ask you for a fee for this. The Lord of the worlds will reward me.
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Be honest in
your measures, and don’t be cheats.
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Weigh with accurate scales;
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don’t serve people short, and don’t spread corruption in the land.
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Be mindful of Him Who created you and many previous generations.”
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They said, “You are bewitched.
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You are a mortal like us; and we think you’re a liar.
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Cause a chunk of sky to fall on us, if you are telling the truth.”
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He said, “My Lord knows well what you do.”
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They refused to believe him, so the torment of a Day of
impenetrable shade overtook them. What a dreadful Day of torment that was!
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There is a sign in that, but most will not believe.
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Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring
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And this is the Revelation of the Lord of the worlds,
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which that trustworthy spirit,
the Angel Jibreel, brought down
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straight into your heart so you become a warner
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in a clear Arabic language;
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and it is
found in the scriptures of earlier
nations.
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Have they not
received a sign that the scholars of the Israelites will recognise?
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If We had revealed it to someone who wasn’t an Arab,
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and he had recited it to them, they still wouldn’t have believed it
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That’s how We allow
rejection of the Quran to find its way into the hearts of the sinful.
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They will never believe in it until they see the painful punishment,
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which will come upon them all of a sudden, when they are unaware.
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They will say: “Can we be given some more time?”
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But are they not currently trying to hasten Our punishment?
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Suppose We granted them years of enjoyment,
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then when what they had been promised befell them,
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would what they had enjoyed benefit them?
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We never destroyed a city which hadn’t
received warners
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as a reminder. We are never unjust
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It is not demons who brought down this
Quran;
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nor would it be fitting for them, nor are they capable
of doing so.
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They are barred from
even hearing
it.
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Therefore, don’t call upon any other god alongside Allah so you
end up among the tormented.
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Warn your nearest relatives,
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and take whoever follows you from among the believers under your wing.
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Then, if they disobey you, say: “I am innocent of what you do,”
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and put your trust in the Almighty, the Caring,
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Who sees you while you stand
in prayer
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and when you change
position to be amongst those prostrating.
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He is the Hearer, the Knower
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Shall I tell you who will be visited by demons?
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They visit every sinful slanderer,
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who listens readily, and who is a liar.
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Likewise the poets, who are deceived, follow them too.
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Do you not see them wandering about in every valley,
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boastfully saying things they don’t do?
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Except the believing
poets who are righteous, constantly remember Allah, and defend themselves against oppression. The oppressors will soon know the fate they will be returned to