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then I will pounce on them from the front, behind, and from their right and left, You will find most of them are ungrateful
to You.
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Allah said, “Get out of here, despised and an outcast. Anyone who follows you, I will fill Hell with the lot of you.
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“Adam, live with your wife in Paradise and eat from wherever you wish, but don’t come near this tree otherwise you will be wrongdoers,” Allah said
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So Satan whispered to the two of them, in order to reveal their nakedness, of which they had until then been unaware, and said, “Your Lord has only forbidden you from eating
fruit of this tree to stop you becoming angels or eternal.
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Then he swore an oath, “I am a sincere adviser for you both.
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So, by deception, he brought about their fall. On tasting
the fruit of the tree, they became aware of their nakedness and began to cover themselves with the leaves of
the trees of Paradise. Their Lord called out to them, “Didn’t I forbid you from
going near that tree and warned you Satan is your open enemy?
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Both said, “Our Lord, we’ve wronged ourselves. If You don’t forgive us and treat us kindly we will be the losers.”
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Allah said, “Get down
from here, each of you the enemy of the other. On Earth you shall have a home for a while and a means of livelihood
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there you will live and die, and
eventually be raised from it.
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Children of Adam, We’ve inspired you to wear clothing to look beautiful and to cover your nakedness, and the clothing of piety is the best. That is one of Allah’s signs
to humans, so they may pay attention
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Children of Adam, don’t let Satan tempt you as
he tempted your parents and had them expelled from Paradise, stripping them of their clothes, exposing their nakedness. He and his type watch you from a place where you can’t see them. We made
those demons the friends of disbelievers
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Whenever they perform an act of indecency, they say, “We found our forefathers doing it; Allah has ordered us to do it.” Say: “Allah does not order acts of indecency. You are saying things about Allah that you don’t know?
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Messenger, say: “My Lord orders
you to be just; turn your faces
towards Him at all
time in places of worship, and call upon Him, reserving your worship for Him alone. As He created you, so you shall return
to Him.
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Allah guided one group, whilst He let the other group go astray
because they took devils as protectors instead of Allah, thinking they were rightly guided
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Children of Adam, dress beautifully when attending the place of worship, and eat and drink, but don’t squander; He dislikes the squanderers.
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Say: “Who has forbidden the adornment which Allah has produced for His servants, along with the provision of healthy foods?” Say: “It is for those who believed
in Allah and the Last Day during this worldly life, reserved for them alone
to wear on Judgement Day.” This is how We explain Our signs for people who know
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Say: “My Lord has forbidden acts of indecency, whether openly or in secret;
likewise any sin; unlawful rebellion; associating with Allah anything for which He has revealed no authority; and saying things that you have no knowledge about Allah.
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Every community has an allotted term, and when their allotted term comes
to an end, they can neither delay it by a
single hour, nor can they hasten it
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Children of Adam, whenever messengers from among yourselves come to teach you My scripture; whoever is mindful and reforms himself will have nothing to fear nor grieve
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However, those who deny Our signs and consider
those signs to be beneath them, such people shall be the companions of the Fire, living there forever
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Who can be more wicked than the one who invents lies about Allah, or denies His signs? Such people will receive their portion of
enjoyment decreed in the Book, up until Our
angelic messengers come to take their souls, saying to them, “Where are those you worshipped beside Allah?” They will say, “They have deserted us and testified against themselves that they were disbelievers.”
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He will say, “Enter the Fire along with the communities of jinn and humans who’ve passed away.” Whenever a community
enters the Fire, it will curse its fellow
community, up until each of them has followed all the others into it, and the last of them will say about the first of them, “Our Lord, here are those who misled us, so double their punishment in the Fire.” He will say, “Each
of you will have double
the punishment, though you don’t know
it.
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Then the first
to enter will say to the last, “You were no better than us, so taste the punishment for what you earned.
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Those who deny Our signs and consider
them beneath their dignity, the gates of Heaven will not open for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel can pass through the eye of a needle; that is how We punish sinners
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They shall have a bed of Hell
fire, and there will be a covering
of fire above them; that is how We punish wrongdoers
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The believers who did righteous deeds – We don’t task any soul beyond its capacity – will be the inhabitants of Paradise, living there forever
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We shall remove malice from their hearts,
and let them enjoy: rivers flowing beneath them in Paradise, they shall say, “Praise be to Allah, Who guided us to this, and
we wouldn’t be guided had Allah not guided us. The messengers of Our Lord came with the truth.” They will hear the call: “This is Paradise, you’ve inherited it because of what you did.”
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The people in Paradise will call out the people of the Fire: “We’ve found what our Lord promised to be true, have you found what your Lord promised you to be true?” They will say, “Yes!” So, an announcement will be made: “The curse of Allah is on the wrongdoer
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who block Allah’s path, wishing to distort it, and who deny the Hereafter.
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A wall
will appear between both
groups, and on the high places there will be men who recognise each
other from their features, and they will call out to the people of Paradise, “Peace be on you.” They won’t have entered it, but they will be longing to do so
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When their eyes turn toward the companions of Hell, they will say, “Our Lord, don’t put us with the evildoers.
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The companions of the high places will call out to
other men whom they recognise by their features, and they will say to them, “Your large group and pride hasn’t benefitted you
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Are these the ones about whom you swore Allah’s kindness would never reach?”
The angels will say, “Enter Paradise. You shall neither fear nor grieve.
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The companions of Hell will ask the companions of Paradise: “Give us some water or anything else Allah has provided you.” They will say, “Allah has forbidden both for the disbelievers
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who made their religion a fanfare, a sport and were deceived by worldly life. Today We shall abandon them just as they neglected their meeting
with Us on this day, they disputed Our signs.
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We brought them a book, which explained
things intelligently, a guidance and source of kindness for the believers.
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Are they waiting for its fulfilment? On the day when it is fulfilled, those who had neglected it will say, “Our Lord’s messengers came with the truth. Are there any intercessors to plead on our behalf, or
is there a possibility that we will be returned
to our former life so we can act differently from how we used to?” They’ve failed themselves, and things they invented have deserted them
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Allah is your Lord, Who created the Heavens and the Earth in six days and then established Himself as befits Him on the throne. He causes the night to cover the day, which follows it swiftly. The sun, moon and stars all obey His command. Doesn’t
all the creation and the command
to control it belong to Him? Blessed be Allah, Lord of
all the Universe
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Call on your Lord, humbly and in secret. He dislikes transgressors
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Do not make conflict in the land after it has been made peaceful but call on Him with fear and longing. Allah’s Kindness is close to the righteous
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He sends winds – bearing glad tidings, a sign of His kindness – that carry along heavy clouds driving them towards arid lands, and We send rain, producing fruits of all kind. This is how We will bring the dead
to life; perhaps you will reflect
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Good soil brings forth its crops by its Lord’s permission, whereas poor
soil produces only a little bit. This is how We explain the signs for people who are grateful
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When We sent Nuh to his people, he said, “My people, worship Allah; you have no other god but Him. I fear the torment of a dreadful day.
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The leaders of his community said, “We believe you’re mistaken.
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He said, “My people, I am not mistaken; rather I am a messenger of
the Lord of the Universe
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conveying to you, as a sincere advisor, the messages of My Lord, and I have knowledge from Allah that you don’t have
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Are you surprised that a reminder has come from your Lord through one of your men,
who teaches you to be mindful
of Allah and wants you to be treated kindly
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They called him a liar, but We saved him and his followers aboard the ship, and those who denied Our signs We drowned; they were blind people
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And to
the tribe of Ad, We sent their brother Hud, who said, “My people, worship Allah; you have no god but Him. Will you not be mindful
of Allah?
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The disbelieving leaders of his community said, “We think you have gone crazy, and you’re a liar.
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He replied, “My people, there is nothing crazy about me; rather I am a messenger from the Lord of the Universe
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conveying to you, as a sincere advisor His messages.
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Are you surprised that a reminder should come to you to warn you from your Lord through one of your men?
Remember what happened to the people of Nuh, He made you
their successors and made your body strong. So remember Allah’s gifts, and you will be successful.”
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They said, “Have you come to us
to make us worship Allah alone and to abandon what our forefathers worshipped? If so, bring on what you are threatening us with, if you are telling the truth.
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Hud said, “May punishment and wrath befall you from your Lord! Are you arguing with me about simple names that you and your forefathers have made up, and for which Allah has sent no authority? Wait
for Allah’s decree, and I shall wait with you.
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We were kind so We rescued him and his followers, but destroyed the deniers of Our signs; they weren’t believers
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And to
the tribe of Thamud, We sent their brother Salih who said, “My people, worship Allah; you have no god but Him. Clear proof has come to you from your Lord; this is the she-camel of Allah, a sign for you. Let her graze
wherever she wants in Allah’s Earth, but do not harm her, or else you’ll be severely punished
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And remember how He made you successors after
what had happened to Ad, establishing you in the land, where on its plains you
now build mansions and carved homes in the mountainsides. So, remember Allah’s gifts, and don’t spread violence in the land.”
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Some arrogant leaders from his community said to the believers from the weak
people, “Do you know
for certain that Salih is a messenger from his Lord?” They said, “We believe in the message he’s been sent with.
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But the arrogant leaders said, “We reject what you believe in.
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So they hamstrung the she-camel, disobeying their Lord’s command, saying, “Salih, bring on what you have threatened us with, if you are a messenger.
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An Earthquake seized them so violently that they ended up lying face down in their homes
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Salih turned away from them, saying, “My people, I delivered My Lord’s message sincerely to you, but you don’t like the one who gives you sincere advice.
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And
remember Lut, when he said to his people, “Why do you commit indecent acts that have no precedence anywhere in the whole world
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You approach men with lust rather than women. You’ve gone to excess
in satisfying your sexual appetites.
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His people said, “Expel them from your town. They are puritanical.
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So We saved him and his family, except his wife, who stayed behind
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and We pelted them with hailstones. Look at the outcome of the sinners
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And to Madyan, We sent their brother Shu’ayb, who said, “My people, worship Allah; you have no god but Him. Clear proof has come from your Lord, so be honest in
your weights and measures, and don’t deprive people of their rights, and don’t create conflict in the land after it has been made peaceful. That’s
the best
advice for you, if you are believers.
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Don’t sit at the roadside, threatening
people and preventing believers from
following the path of Allah, wishing to distort it. Remember how few you were in number, and how He increased you. Look at the fate of trouble-makers.
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A group of you believes in what I was sent with while the other group doesn’t, so let us wait until Allah decides between us: He is the best judge.
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The arrogant leaders of his community said, “We will expel you from our town, Shu’ayb,
you and
all those who believe in you, unless you return to our way of worship.” He said, “Even if we don’t want to
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We would be inventing lies about Allah if we returned to your way of worship after Allah had saved us. There is no way that we would return unless Allah, Our Lord, should wish it. Our Lord has the knowledge of everything. We place our trust in Him. Our Lord! Decide justly between us and our people, for You are the best judge.
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The disbelieving leaders of his community said, “If you follow Shu’ayb, you will be losers.
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After that they were seized by an Earthquake so violent that they ended up lying face down in their homes
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As though those who treated Shu’ayb as a liar never lived there; the
ultimate losers were those who called Shu’ayb a liar.
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So he withdrew from them saying, “My people, I delivered to you the messages of my Lord, and I was sincere towards you. So why should I mourn people who
choose to disbelieve?
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We haven’t sent a single prophet to any community without initially putting its inhabitants through suffering and hardship to humble them
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Then We would replace the evil with good until they overtook
their predecessors and,
without a thought for Allah, said, “Hardship and prosperity affected our forefathers too.” Suddenly, We would take them unaware
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If the people of the communities had believed and been mindful, We would have opened up for them blessings of the Heavens and Earth, but they rejected
Our signs, so We seized them for what they did
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Were the people of the communities confident that Our punishment wouldn’t come when they were asleep at night
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Or were they confident that Our punishment wouldn’t come as they played at mid-morning
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Or did they feel secure from Allah’s plan? It is only the losers who are not afraid of Allah’s plan.
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Didn’t any guidance come to those who inherited the land from previous inhabitants, if We wished, We could afflict them
too because of their sins, and We could seal their minds so they would no longer hear
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Such communities, We have told you some of what happened to them. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs but, because they had already denied them, they were not
prepared to believe; that is how Allah seals the hearts of disbelievers
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We found most of them uncommitted to the contract, they were mostly disobedient
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After them, We sent Musa with our miracles to Pharaoh and his leaders, but they rejected them. Look what happened to the trouble makers
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Musa said, “Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the universe
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I am duty-bound to speak the truth about Allah. I have come to you with clear proof from your Lord, so let the Israelites go with me.
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He replied, “If you have come with a sign, then show it, if you are telling the truth.
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So he threw his staff, and straightaway it turned into a snake, everyone saw that
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next he pulled his hand out
from his cloake, and it looked white to the onlookers
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The leaders of Pharaoh’s people said, “He’s an expert magician
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he wants to expel you from your land, so what do you command?
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They said, “Delay him and his brother and,
in the meantime, send messengers to the citie
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to bring every experienced magician
here.
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The magicians came to the Pharaoh, they asked, “Will we be rewarded if we win?
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He said, “Yes! You will join people who are in my inner circle.
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They said, “Musa, either you go
first, or let us go first?
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He said, “You start.” So they went first, with trickery charmed people’s eyes to frighten them, and made an impressive magical spectacle
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Then We urged Musa, “Throw down your staff,” and at once it began to swallow up their fake devices
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So the truth came out, and what they had done was shown to be fake
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They were defeated there, and humiliated.
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The magicians threw themselves
to the ground in prostration
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saying: “We believe in the Lord of the universe
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the Lord of Musa and Harun.
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Pharaoh said, “How dare you believe before I give you permission! This is some cunning plot that you have
all devised in this city to expel its people. You will soon know
where true power lies
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I will have your hands and feet cut off on the opposite sides and crucify you all.
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They said, “We hand ourselves over to our Lord
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What reason do you have to take revenge on us except that we believed in signs of our Lord when they came? Our Lord, give us patience, and let us die in submission
to You.
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The leaders of Pharaoh’s community said, “Are you going to leave Musa and his people to wreak havoc in the land, disregarding you and your gods?” He said, “We will slay their sons and let their women live
to show that we are dominant over them.
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Musa told his people, “Seek Allah’s help and be patient. The Earth belongs to Allah, and He gives it to any of His servants to inherit it, and
only the mindful
of Allah shall have
success in the end
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They said, “We suffered before you came and continue to suffer.” He said, “It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors in the land, so that He may see how you will behave.
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For years there was a drought, We caused crop failure for Pharaoh’s people,
hopeful they might reflect
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In good times they would say, “We deserve this,” but in hard times they would take it as an
evil omen brought on by Musa and those with him. Is it not the case that their omen comes from Allah? Most of them are ignorant.
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They said, “Any signs you come up with to captivate us, we will not believe.
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So We sent down clear signs to them: floods, locusts, lice, frogs and blood, but they were arrogant and sinful people
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When caught in a plague, they would say: “Musa, pray to your Lord for us through the contract you have. If you can relieve us of the plague, we will believe you and send the Israelites with you.
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However, when We relieved them of the plague and gave them a respite, after a while they’d go back on their word
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So We took revenge, drowning them in the sea since they denied Our signs and paid no attention to them.
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Those who were once helpless We made them inherit the lands We had blessed from the east to west, and so it was that the gracious word of your Lord to the Israelites came to be fulfilled, because of what they had suffered: and We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people had built
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After We had led the Israelites across the sea, they came across people who worshipped idols.
The Israelites requested, “Musa, let us have a god like their gods.” He said, “You are ignorant people.
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These
people, whatever
state they are in is beyond repair, and whatever they have been doing is null and void.
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He said, “How can I seek a god other than Allah for you, it is He Who has favoured you over the rest of humanity?
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Remember when We saved you from Pharaoh’s people, who inflicted the worst punishment
imaginable on you: slaying your sons and leaving your women to live; that was a big test from Your Lord
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We kept Musa
on mount Sinai for thirty nights, to which We added ten, so he stayed a total of forty nights with his Lord.
When Musa was leaving, he said to his brother, Harun, “Be deputy over my people, do what is right, and do not follow the path of those who are mischievous.
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After Musa came to Us according to his appointment, and his Lord spoke to him, he said: “My Lord, let me see You.”
Allah said, “You will not
be able to see Me, but look towards the mountain; if it stays in its place, then you will
be able to see Me.” When His Lord appeared in His glory on the mountain, it crumbled, and Musa fell unconscious as though struck by lightning. When
Musa regained consciousness, he said, “Glory be to You! I seek Your repentance, and I am the first believer.
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Allah said, “Musa, in
giving you My messages and My words, I have chosen you above all people, so take what I have given you and be grateful.
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We wrote everything on the tablets for him as a warning, explaining things in detail: “So hold
the tablets firmly, and order your people to take hold of the best of
what is in them. I’ll show you the houses of the sinners.
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Those who behave arrogantly unjustifiably in the land shall be deprived of seeing My signs, even if they saw every single sign, they still wouldn’t believe, if they were to see the path of guidance, they wouldn’t take it; but if they see the path of error, they follow it. That’s because they denied Our signs and paid no attention to them
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Those who denied Our signs and meeting in the Hereafter, their deeds will prove worthless. Wouldn’t they be rewarded for their deeds
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Meanwhile Musa’s people took a calf
as god, with a mooing sound and a body
moulded from their jewellery. Wasn’t it obvious to them it neither spoke to them nor guided them along any path?
Nevertheless, they adopted it
as a god and so became wrongdoers
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When the enormity of what they had done struck them they realised they were misled, so they said, “If our Lord isn’t kind and forgives us, we will be losers.
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Musa returned to his people, and
saw what they had done; he was angry and sad and said, “How foul is what you did after me! Were you so keen to hasten your Lord’s judgement?” He lay down the tablets and grabbed hold of his brother’s head
by the hair, pulling him towards himself.
Harun said, “Son of my mother, they thought I was weak and almost killed me. So do not give
our enemies any reason to ridicule me, and don’t put me
in the same category with the wrongdoers.
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Musa said, “My Lord, forgive me and my brother, embrace us with Your Kindness, for you are the most Kind
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Those who accepted the calf
as a god will have their Lord’s wrath and disgrace in this worldly life. That is how We reward those who invent
lies.
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Those who were evil then repented and believed, your Lord will forgive and be Kind.
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Once Musa’s anger had subsided, he picked up the tablets. They contained guidance and
teachings of kindness for anyone who fears their Lord
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Then Musa chose seventy men from his people to meet with Us. After a blast had taken them,
Musa said, “My Lord, if this is what You wanted, You could have killed them and me long before. Will You now kill us
all because of what the fools among us did? This was Your way of testing to let anyone you wish to go astray and anyone You wish to guide; You are our Protector, so forgive us and be kind to us; You are the best Forgiver
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Decree for us in this world what is good and in the Hereafter; we return
in humility to serve you.”
Allah said, “I afflict with My punishment whomever I please, while My kindness embraces everything. I shall decree
what is good for those who are mindful
of Me, pay Zakat and believe in Our signs.
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Those who follow the Messenger, the untutored Prophet, they will find him mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel. He who instructs them to do good and forbids evil, declares lawful all that is pure and healthy, and prohibits whatever is unclean, and relieves them of their burden and the shackles that once bound them. So, they believe in him, honour him, support him, and obey the light that was sent with him, they shall be successful
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Say: “People, I am the Messenger to you all from Allah, sovereignty of the Heavens and the Earth belongs to Him; He is the only God, He gives life and death. So, believe in Allah and His Messenger, the untutored Prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him so that you might be guided.
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Among Musa’s people is a community that guides
others with the truth and practises justice
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We divided
the Israelites into twelve tribes, each a community,
and when his people asked Musa for water We told him: “Strike the rock with your
shepherd’s staff.” Twelve springs gushed out, and the people of each
tribe knew their drinking place. We made the clouds shade them and sent them manna and quails, saying, “Eat of the wholesome things We provided you.”
The Israelites never harmed Us, but they harmed themselves
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For example, when they were told: “Settle down in this town and eat
of its fruits from wherever you please, and when you enter the gates, prostrate yourselves and say: ‘
Forgive us our sins,
’ so that We forgive your wrongs, and We will increase the reward of the righteous ones.
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The wrongdoers among them altered the phrase to something else than what they were told
to say, so We sent punishment from Heaven because of the wrong they did
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Ask them,
messenger, about the town by the sea; they broke the
law of Sabbath. On the Sabbath, the fish would appear on the surface
of the sea, but not on any other days when they were
fishing. We tested them because they sinned
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Another group from the
Israelites said, “Why are you preaching to people, who Allah will destroy or punish?” They said, “It is a plea for clemency from your Lord,
qand in the hope that they might be mindful of Allah.
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Once they forgot all they had been reminded of, We punished them severely because of their sinfulness and saved those who warned them against doing evil
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When they disrespectfully continued doing what they were forbidden, We said, “Become like apes, despised!
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Remember when your Lord declared: “Let there arise against
the wrongdoers, people who will inflict the terrible torment on them from now until Judgement Day.” Your Lord is quick to punish, but He is
also Forgiving, Kind
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And so it was that We dispersed
the Israelites across
the face of the Earth as
separate communities – some are righteous and others not at all like them – and We tested them through good and bad times hoping they may return to Us
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After them came a successor
nation, who inherited the Book but practised only the easy parts of the
Book’s teachings, saying, “We’ll be forgiven,” and if the like of it comes their way
from a source other than the Book, they
willingly take that too. Will they not be taken
to task over the pledge in the Book to say nothing but the truth about Allah, given that they have studied whatever is in
the Book? The home of the Hereafter is better for the mindful
. Do you not understand
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Those who hold fast to the Book and perform the prayer, We do not allow the reward to go to waste for people who strive for improvement
in society.
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Remember, We shook the mountain
that loomed over them like a shadow, and they thought it would fall over them;
and We said, “Hold firmly what We gave you and remember what’s in it so that you become mindful.”
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Remember when Your Lord took
all the offspring from the loins of the children of Adam to be witnesses,
saying, “Am I not Your Lord?” They replied, “Yes, we bear witness.” This was so that, on Judgement Day, you would not say, “We were unaware of this
contract
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or say, “It was our forefathers who first associated
partners with Allah, and we are
merely descendants who came afterwards. Will You kill us because of the actions of the falsifiers?
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This is how We explain
Our signs, perhaps they will return
to the right path
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Tell them about the one who We gave knowledge of Scriptures, but he shed them
as a snake sheds its skin; then Satan made him follow him so that he became disobedient
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If We wanted, We could have raised his status because of those
signs, but he chose to pursue Earthly matters and follow his whims. His type is like a dog: if you attack it pants, and if you leave it alone it pants, and the people who deny Our signs are like that. So, repeat these stories to them, perhaps they might reflect
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How wretched is that type of person who denies Our Scripture and, in the process, wrongs himself.
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Anyone Allah guides is truly guided but anyone He allows to go astray; such people are the losers
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And so it is that many of the jinn and humans that We’ve created
are intended for Hell. They have brains which don’t think, eyes that don’t see, and ears that don’t hear, such people are like cattle, even more dumb, worse than them; they are unaware
of reality
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Allah has the most beautiful names, so call Him by those
names, and avoid those who take His names in vain, they will be
appropriately rewarded for what they earned
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Among Our created beings there is a community that lives according to the guidance, and practises justice in agreement with the truth
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But others who deny Our signs, We will let them edge their way little by little
towards destruction from where they least expect it
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I will give them some respite, but My decision is made
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Have they not thought it through? There is no madness in their companion; he is a clear warner
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Haven’t they seen the realm of the Heavens and the Earth and in all that Allah has created a single thing
to suggest that perhaps their end is near?
If not, then what message will they
ever believe in after this
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Anyone Allah allows to go astray will have no guide, and
Allah will leave them to stumble blindly into wickedness
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They ask you about the Final Hour, “When will it come?” Tell them: “My Lord alone knows it; except for Him, no one can reveal its timing. However, it hangs heavy in the Heavens and Earth and will come to you suddenly.” They ask you as though you were thoroughly acquainted with it. Say: “Knowledge of it rests with my Lord alone,” but most people are ignorant
of that fact
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Say: “I have no control to bring benefit or harm
even for myself, except
to the extent that Allah wills. If I had full knowledge of the unseen, then I would have amassed a lot of wealth, and no harm to come my way.
As it is, I am a warner and bearer of good news for people who believe.
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He created you from a single soul, and from that made its spouse to live together. When he slept with her, she became pregnant,
the pregnancy was a light burden at first, allowing her to go about
her daily life, but as
the foetus grew heavier they both prayed to Allah, their Lord: “If You bless us with a healthy
child, we will be grateful.
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When He delivered them a healthy
child, both set about attributing partners to Him regarding what He gave them. Allah is exalted above whatever
people associate
with Him .
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Do
people associate
partners with Allah that create nothing, but are created
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they can’t help them, or even help themselves
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if you call them towards guidance, they will not follow you? It is all the same for
those partners whether you pray to them or stay silent
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Those you worship beside Allah are
His servants just like yourselves, so pray to them and let them respond to you, if you are telling the truth.
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Do they have legs to walk? Do they have hands to hold? Do they have eyes to see? Do they have ears to hear? Tell them: “Pray
to your idols, plot against me, be quick about it.
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My protector is Allah, Who revealed the Book, and He protects the righteous.
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Those you worship beside Him cannot help you, nor help themselves:
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if you call them towards guidance, they won’t hear. You may think they are seeing you, but they can’t see.”
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Messenger pardon
them, enjoin the common good, and avoid the ignorant people
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When Satan tempts you, seek Allah’s refuge. He is Hearing, Knowing
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Whenever Satan tries to run rings around those who are mindful
of Allah, they remind each other and at once they see straight
again
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As for their
unmindful brothers,
the demons draw them further and further into error, sparing no effort
in doing so
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If you don’t bring
a fresh sign,
such unmindful people say, “If only you could choose one yourself!” Say: “I follow only what’s revealed to me by My Lord. These are
deep insights from your Lord and guidance and kindness for the believers.
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Whenever the Quran is recited, listen carefully to it, and be silent so that you may benefit from it
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Humbly remind yourself morning and evening of Your Lord and be in awe of Him, without speaking loud, and don’t be one of the neglectful
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The
angels in the Divine Presence do not turn away from His worship arrogantly;
rather they glorify Him and prostrate before Him
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