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57: Iron
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Whatever is in the heavens and on earth,- let it declare the Praises
and Glory of God: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: It is He Who
gives Life and Death; and He has Power over all things.
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He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has
full knowledge of all things.
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He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is
moreover firmly established on the Throne (of Authority). He knows
what enters within the earth and what comes forth out of it, what
comes down from heaven and what mounts up to it. And He is with you
wheresoever ye may be. And God sees well all that ye do.
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To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all
affairs are referred back to God.
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He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and He has
full knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts.
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Believe in God and His apostle, and spend (in charity) out of the
(substance) whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you who
believe and spend (in charity),- for them is a great Reward.
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What cause have ye why ye should not believe in God?- and the Apostle
invites you to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken your
Covenant, if ye are men of Faith.
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He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that He may
lead you from the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily God is
to you most kind and Merciful.
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And what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the cause of God?-
For to God belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. Not
equal among you are those who spent (freely) and fought, before the
Victory, (with those who did so later). Those are higher in rank than
those who spent (freely) and fought afterwards. But to all has God
promised a goodly (reward). And God is well acquainted with all that
ye do.
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Who is he that will Loan to God a beautiful loan? for (God) will
increase it manifold to his credit, and he will have (besides) a
liberal Reward.
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One Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believing women- how
their Light runs forward before them and by their right hands: (their
greeting will be): "Good News for you this Day! Gardens beneath which
flow rivers! to dwell therein for aye! This is indeed the highest
Achievement!"
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One Day will the Hypocrites- men and women - say to the Believers:
"Wait for us! Let us borrow (a Light) from your Light!" It will be
said: "Turn ye back to your rear! then seek a Light (where ye can)!"
So a wall will be put up betwixt them, with a gate therein. Within it
will be Mercy throughout, and without it, all alongside, will be
(Wrath and) Punishment!
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(Those without) will call out, "Were we not with you?" (The others)
will reply, "True! but ye led yourselves into temptation; ye looked
forward (to our ruin); ye doubted (God's Promise); and (your false)
desires deceived you; until there issued the Command of God. And the
Deceiver deceived you in respect of God.
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"This Day shall no ransom be accepted of you, nor of those who
rejected God." Your abode is the Fire: that is the proper place to
claim you: and an evil refuge it is!"
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Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all
humility should engage in the remembrance of God and of the Truth
which has been revealed (to them), and that they should not become
like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages
passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are
rebellious transgressors.
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Know ye (all) that God giveth life to the earth after its death!
already have We shown the Signs plainly to you, that ye may learn
wisdom.
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For those who give in Charity, men and women, and loan to God a
Beautiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and
they shall have (besides) a liberal reward.
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And those who believe in God and His apostles- they are the Sincere
(lovers of Truth), and the witnesses (who testify), in the eyes of
their Lord: They shall have their Reward and their Light. But those
who reject God and deny Our Signs,- they are the Companions of
Hell-Fire.
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Know ye (all), that the life of this world is but play and amusement,
pomp and mutual boasting and multiplying, (in rivalry) among
yourselves, riches and children. Here is a similitude: How rain and
the growth which it brings forth, delight (the hearts of) the tillers;
soon it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and
crumbles away. But in the Hereafter is a Penalty severe (for the
devotees of wrong). And Forgiveness from God and (His) Good Pleasure
(for the devotees of God). And what is the life of this world, but
goods and chattels of deception?
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Be ye foremost (in seeking) Forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden
(of Bliss), the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth,
prepared for those who believe in God and His apostles: that is the
Grace of God, which He bestows on whom he pleases: and God is the Lord
of Grace abounding.
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No misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls but is recorded in
a decree before We bring it into existence: That is truly easy for
God:
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In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor
exult over favours bestowed upon you. For God loveth not any
vainglorious boaster,-
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Such persons as are covetous and commend covetousness to men. And if
any turn back (from God's Way), verily God is Free of all Needs,
Worthy of all Praise.
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We sent aforetime our apostles with Clear Signs and sent down with
them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may stand
forth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in which is (material for)
mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that God may test
who it is that will help, Unseen, Him and His apostles: For God is
Full of Strength, Exalted in Might (and able to enforce His Will).
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And We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their line
Prophethood and Revelation: and some of them were on right
guidance. But many of them became rebellious transgressors.
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Then, in their wake, We followed them up with (others of) Our
apostles: We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary, and bestowed on
him the Gospel; and We ordained in the hearts of those who followed
him Compassion and Mercy. But the Monasticism which they invented for
themselves, We did not prescribe for them: (We commanded) only the
seeking for the Good Pleasure of God; but that they did not foster as
they should have done. Yet We bestowed, on those among them who
believed, their (due) reward, but many of them are rebellious
transgressors.
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O ye that believe! Fear God, and believe in His Apostle, and He will
bestow on you a double portion of His Mercy: He will provide for you a
Light by which ye shall walk (straight in your path), and He will
forgive you (your past): for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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That the People of the Book may know that they have no power whatever
over the Grace of God, that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand, to
bestow it on whomsoever He wills. For God is the Lord of Grace
abounding.
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