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40: The Believer, the Forgiver (God)
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Ha Mim
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The revelation of this Book is from God, Exalted in Power, Full of
Knowledge,-
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Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict in punishment, and
hath a long reach (in all things). there is no god but He: to Him is
the final goal.
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None can dispute about the Signs of God but the Unbelievers. Let not,
then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee!
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But (there were people) before them, who denied (the Signs),- the
People of Noah, and the Confederates (of Evil) after them; and every
People plotted against their prophet, to seize him, and disputed by
means of vanities, therewith to condemn the Truth; but it was I that
seized them! and how (terrible) was My Requital!
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Thus was the Decree of thy Lord proved true against the Unbelievers;
that truly they are Companions of the Fire!
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Those who sustain the Throne (of God) and those around it Sing Glory
and Praise to their Lord; believe in Him; and implore Forgiveness for
those who believe: "Our Lord! Thy Reach is over all things, in Mercy
and Knowledge. Forgive, then, those who turn in Repentance, and follow
Thy Path; and preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire!
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"And grant, our Lord! that they enter the Gardens of Eternity, which
Thou hast promised to them, and to the righteous among their fathers,
their wives, and their posterity! For Thou art (He), the Exalted in
Might, Full of Wisdom.
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"And preserve them from (all) ills; and any whom Thou dost preserve
from ills that Day,- on them wilt Thou have bestowed Mercy indeed: and
that will be truly (for them) the highest Achievement".
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The Unbelievers will be addressed: "Greater was the aversion of God to
you than (is) your aversion to yourselves, seeing that ye were called
to the Faith and ye used to refuse."
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They will say: "Our Lord! twice hast Thou made us without life, and
twice hast Thou given us Life! Now have we recognised our sins: Is
there any way out (of this)?"
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(The answer will be:) "This is because, when God was invoked as the
Only (object of worship), ye did reject Faith, but when partners were
joined to Him, ye believed! the Command is with God, Most High, Most
Great!"
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He it is Who showeth you his Signs, and sendeth down sustenance for
you from the sky: but only those receive admonition who turn (to God).
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Call ye, then, upon God with sincere devotion to Him, even though the
Unbelievers may detest it.
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Raised high above ranks (or degrees), (He is) the Lord of the Throne
(of Authority): by His Command doth He send the Spirit (of
inspiration) to any of His servants he pleases, that it may warn (men)
of the Day of Mutual Meeting,-
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The Day whereon they will (all) come forth: not a single thing
concerning them is hidden from God. Whose will be the dominion that
Day?" That of God, the One the Irresistible!
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That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice
will there be that Day, for God is Swift in taking account.
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Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near, when the hearts will
(come) right up to the throats to choke (them); No intimate friend nor
intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who could be listened to.
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(God) knows of (the tricks) that deceive with the eyes, and all that
the hearts (of men) conceal.
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And God will judge with (justice and) Truth: but those whom (men)
invoke besides Him, will not (be in a position) to judge at
all. Verily it is God (alone) Who hears and sees (all things).
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Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the End of those
before them? They were even superior to them in strength, and in the
traces (they have left) in the land: but God did call them to account
for their sins, and none had they to defend them against God.
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That was because there came to them their apostles with Clear (Signs),
but they rejected them: So God called them to account: for He is Full
of Strength, Strict in Punishment.
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Of old We sent Moses, with Our Signs and an authority manifest,
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To Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun; but they called (him)" a sorcerer
telling lies!"...
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Now, when he came to them in Truth, from Us, they said, "Slay the sons
of those who believe with him, and keep alive their females," but the
plots of Unbelievers (end) in nothing but errors (and delusions)!...
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Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and let him call on his Lord!
What I fear is lest he should change your religion, or lest he should
cause mischief to appear in the land!"
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Moses said: "I have indeed called upon my Lord and your Lord (for
protection) from every arrogant one who believes not in the Day of
Account!"
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A believer, a man from among the people of Pharaoh, who had concealed
his faith, said: "Will ye slay a man because he says, 'My Lord is
God'?- when he has indeed come to you with Clear (Signs) from your
Lord? and if he be a liar, on him is (the sin of) his lie: but, if he
is telling the Truth, then will fall on you something of the
(calamity) of which he warns you: Truly God guides not one who
transgresses and lies!
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"O my People! Yours is the dominion this day: Ye have the upper hand
in the land: but who will help us from the Punishment of God, should
it befall us?" Pharaoh said: "I but point out to you that which I see
(myself); Nor do I guide you but to the Path of Right!"
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Then said the man who believed: "O my people! Truly I do fear for you
something like the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (in sin)!-
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"Something like the fate of the People of Noah, the 'Ad, and the
Thamud, and those who came after them: but God never wishes injustice
to his Servants.
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"And O my people! I fear for you a Day when there will be Mutual
calling (and wailing),-
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"A Day when ye shall turn your backs and flee: No defender shall ye
have from God: Any whom God leaves to stray, there is none to guide...
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"And to you there came Joseph in times gone by, with Clear Signs, but
ye ceased not to doubt of the (Mission) for which he had come: At
length, when he died, ye said: 'No apostle will God send after him.'
thus doth God leave to stray such as transgress and live in doubt,-
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"(Such) as dispute about the Signs of God, without any authority that
hath reached them, grievous and odious (is such conduct) in the sight
of God and of the Believers. Thus doth God, seal up every heart - of
arrogant and obstinate Transgressors."
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Pharaoh said: "O Haman! Build me a lofty palace, that I may attain the
ways and means-
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"The ways and means of (reaching) the heavens, and that I may mount up
to the God of Moses: But as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) is
a liar!" Thus was made alluring, in Pharaoh's eyes, the evil of his
deeds, and he was hindered from the Path; and the plot of Pharaoh led
to nothing but perdition (for him).
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The man who believed said further: "O my people! Follow me: I will
lead you to the Path of Right.
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"O my people! This life of the present is nothing but (temporary)
convenience: It is the Hereafter that is the Home that will last.
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"He that works evil will not be requited but by the like thereof: and
he that works a righteous deed - whether man or woman - and is a
Believer- such will enter the Garden (of Bliss): Therein will they
have abundance without measure.
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"And O my people! How (strange) it is for me to call you to Salvation
while ye call me to the Fire!
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"Ye do call upon me to blaspheme against God, and to join with Him
partners of whom I have no knowledge; and I call you to the Exalted in
Power, Who forgives again and again!"
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"Without doubt ye do call me to one who is not fit to be called to,
whether in this world, or in the Hereafter; our return will be to God;
and the Transgressors will be Companions of the Fire!
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"Soon will ye remember what I say to you (now), My (own) affair I
commit to God: for God (ever) watches over His Servants."
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Then God saved him from (every) ill that they plotted (against him),
but the burnt of the Penalty encompassed on all sides the People of
Pharaoh.
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In front of the Fire will they be brought, morning and evening: And
(the sentence will be) on the Day that Judgment will be established:
"Cast ye the People of Pharaoh into the severest Penalty!"
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Behold, they will dispute with each other in the Fire! The weak ones
(who followed) will say to those who had been arrogant, "We but
followed you: Can ye then take (on yourselves) from us some share of
the Fire?
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Those who had been arrogant will say: "We are all in this (Fire)!
Truly, God has judged between (his) Servants!"
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Those in the Fire will say to the Keepers of Hell: "Pray to your Lord
to lighten us the Penalty for a day (at least)!"
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They will say: "Did there not come to you your apostles with Clear
Signs?" They will say, "Yes". They will reply, "Then pray (as ye
like)! But the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile
wandering) in (mazes of) error!"
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We will, without doubt, help our apostles and those who believe,
(both) in this world's life and on the Day when the Witnesses will
stand forth,-
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The Day when no profit will it be to Wrong-doers to present their
excuses, but they will (only) have the Curse and the Home of Misery.
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We did aforetime give Moses the (Book of) Guidance, and We gave the
book in inheritance to the Children of Israel,-
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A Guide and a Message to men of Understanding.
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Patiently, then, persevere: for the Promise of God is true: and ask
forgiveness for thy fault, and celebrate the Praises of thy Lord in
the evening and in the morning.
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Those who dispute about the signs of God without any authority
bestowed on them,- there is nothing in their breasts but (the quest
of) greatness, which they shall never attain to: seek refuge, then, in
God: It is He Who hears and sees (all things).
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Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is a greater
(matter) than the creation of men: Yet most men understand not.
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Not equal are the blind and those who (clearly) see: Nor are (equal)
those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and those who do
evil. Little do ye learn by admonition!
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The Hour will certainly come: Therein is no doubt: Yet most men
believe not.
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And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): but
those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in
Hell - in humiliation!"
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It is God Who has made the Night for you, that ye may rest therein,
and the days as that which helps (you) to see. Verily God is full of
Grace and Bounty to men: yet most men give no thanks.
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Such is God, your Lord, the Creator of all things, there is no god but
He: Then how ye are deluded away from the Truth!
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Thus are deluded those who are wont to reject the Signs of God.
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It is God Who has made for you the earth as a resting place, and the
sky as a canopy, and has given you shape- and made your shapes
beautiful,- and has provided for you Sustenance, of things pure and
good;- such is God your Lord. So Glory to God, the Lord of the Worlds!
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He is the Living (One): There is no god but He: Call upon Him, giving
Him sincere devotion. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds!
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Say: "I have been forbidden to invoke those whom ye invoke besides
God,- seeing that the Clear Sings have come to me from my Lord; and I
have been commanded to bow (in Islam) to the Lord of the Worlds."
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It is He Who has created you from dust then from a sperm-drop, then
from a leech-like clot; then does he get you out (into the light) as a
child: then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then
lets you become old,- though of you there are some who die before;-
and lets you reach a Term appointed; in order that ye may learn
wisdom.
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It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon an affair,
He says to it, "Be", and it is.
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Seest thou not those that dispute concerning the Sings of God? How
are they turned away (from Reality)?-
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Those who reject the Book and the (revelations) with which We sent our
apostles: but soon shall they know,-
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When the yokes (shall be) round their necks, and the chains; they
shall be dragged along-
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In the boiling fetid fluid: then in the Fire shall they be burned;
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Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye
gave part-worship-
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"In derogation of God?" They will reply: "They have left us in the
lurch: Nay, we invoked not, of old, anything (that had real
existence)." Thus does God leave the Unbelievers to stray.
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"That was because ye were wont to rejoice on the earth in things other
than the Truth, and that ye were wont to be insolent.
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"Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this)
abode of the arrogant!"
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So persevere in patience; for the Promise of God is true: and whether
We show thee (in this life) some part of what We promise them,- or We
take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that),-(in any case) it is to Us
that they shall (all) return.
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We did aforetime send apostles before thee: of them there are some
whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have not
related to thee. It was not (possible) for any apostle to bring a sign
except by the leave of God: but when the Command of God issued, the
matter was decided in truth and justice, and there perished, there and
then those who stood on Falsehoods.
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It is God Who made cattle for you, that ye may use some for riding and
some for food;
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And there are (other) advantages in them for you (besides); that ye
may through them attain to any need (there may be) in your hearts; and
on them and on ships ye are carried.
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And He shows you (always) His Signs: then which of the Signs of God
will ye deny?
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Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the End of those
before them? They were more numerous than these and superior in
strength and in the traces (they have left) in the land: Yet all that
they accomplished was of no profit to them.
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For when their apostles came to them with Clear Signs, they exulted in
such knowledge (and skill) as they had; but that very (Wrath) at which
they were wont to scoff hemmed them in.
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But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe in God,- the
one God - and we reject the partners we used to join with Him."
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But their professing the Faith when they (actually) saw Our Punishment
was not going to profit them. (Such has been) God's Way of dealing
with His Servants (from the most ancient times). And even thus did the
Rejecters of God perish (utterly)!
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