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70:1  Someone asked about the punishment in Hereafter
70:2  Which will be imposed upon the disbelievers whom no one can save from
70:3  By God, the Lord of ascending stairways
70:4  Whenever the Angles and the Spirit ascend to God, it takes only a day for them while during this one day 50,years is passed by in earth
70:5  Mohammad be the most patient
70:6  From the disbelievers point of view it will take forever for them to be subject to the Hereafter’s punishment
70:7  From God’s point of view, however, their punishment is much closer than what they perceive
70:8  When the end comes, the sky will look like melted copper
70:9  And the mountains will be pulverized to look like the flakes of wool
70:10  The event will be so awesome that no one will care about his body
70:11  Although the eyes will see each other…
70:12  … the fear will be so overpowering that the guilty one will not mind to offer his own beloved children…
70:13  …, wife, brother, those who kindly sheltered him and…
70:14  …. whatever is in the earth to save his neck
70:15  But no offer will save the guilty one from Hellfire…
70:16  … which is eager to roast the one who turned away…
70:17  ….. and fled from the truth and…
70:18  …. did nothing but making and saving money
70:19  One of the man’s deficiency that he has to work upon is his impatience
70:20  When man experiences hardship, he becomes depressed…
70:21  and when God makes the man wealthy [instead of showing his gratefulness by becoming generous], he becomes stingy
70:22  Except those who always worship God and…
70:23  devote a portion of their wealth to those who ask for financial help and…
70:24  … those who…
70:25  … are needy
70:26  These generous people are the ones who…
70:27  believe in the Day of Judgment and…
70:28  … do not want to be convicted by their Lord
70:29  The patient ones are those who do not engage in sexual activities except…
70:30  … with their wives and the ones that God has approved for them
70:31  Those who look for sex outside what God has permitted them are indeed sinners
70:32  The patient ones are the one who respect their words,…
70:33  … are trustworthy and truthful in their testimony
70:34  Those who have overcome their impatient nature are the one who regularly worship God and…
70:35  …. will live in the gardens of Paradise with honor
70:36  O’ Mohammad what is wrong with these disbelievers who…
70:37  … rush in toward you from every side to mock at you
70:38  How can they even think about being admitted to paradise
70:39  Indeed they dream on; they themselves know their true nature
70:40  Your Lord solemnly swears that as He is able to make the stars to rise and to die,…
70:41  …. He is able to replace them by better creatures
70:42  Be patient with them and you will witness the Day that your Lord has promised
70:43  The Day that they will come out of their grave in such a hurry as though they are in a race to be the first to reach the shrine of their gods
70:44  But instead of their gods they will meet their Lord and their eyes will be downcast of shame when they realize that the Day of Judgment is a reality as they were promised