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6: Cattle, Livestock
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Praise be God, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the
darkness and the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as
equal, with their Guardian-Lord.
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He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for
you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet ye
doubt within yourselves!
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And He is God in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye hide,
and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (by
your deeds).
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But never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reach them, but
they turned away therefrom.
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And now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soon shall
they learn the reality of what they used to mock at.
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See they not how many of those before them We did destroy?-
generations We had established on the earth, in strength such as We
have not given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the skies in
abundance, and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their (feet):
yet for their sins We destroyed them, and raised in their wake fresh
generations (to succeed them).
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If We had sent unto thee a written (message) on parchment, so that
they could touch it with their hands, the Unbelievers would have been
sure to say: "This is nothing but obvious magic!"
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They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down
an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be
granted them.
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If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We
should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they
have already covered with confusion.
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Mocked were (many) apostles before thee; but their scoffers were
hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.
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Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who
rejected Truth."
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Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say:
"To God. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. That He
will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt
whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not
believe.
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To him belongeth all that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the night and the
day. For he is the one who heareth and knoweth all things."
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Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than God, the Maker of
the heavens and the earth? And He it is that feedeth but is not fed."
Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to God
(in Islam), and be not thou of the company of those who join gods with
God."
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Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the penalty
of a Mighty Day.
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"On that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due to God's
mercy; And that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfilment of all
desire.
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"If God touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He
touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things.
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"He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers;
and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things."
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Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "God is witness
between me and you; This Qur'án hath been revealed to me by
inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye
possibly bear witness that besides God there is another God?" Say:
"Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one God,
and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with
Him."
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Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own
sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe.
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Who doth more wrong than he who inventeth a lie against God or
rejecteth His sings? But verily the wrong-doers never shall prosper.
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One day shall We gather them all together: We shall say to those who
ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye (invented
and) talked about?"
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There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By God
our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with God."
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Behold! how they lie against their own souls! But the (lie) which they
invented will leave them in the lurch.
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Of them there are some who (pretend to) listen to thee; but We have
thrown veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, and deafness
in their ears; if they saw every one of the signs, not they will
believe in them; in so much that when they come to thee, they (but)
dispute with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales
of the ancients."
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Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they
only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not.
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If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the Fire! They
will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not reject
the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!"
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Yea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before they
concealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to
the things they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars.
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And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life on this
earth, and never shall we be raised up again."
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If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their Lord! He
will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!"
He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejected Faith."
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Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet
God,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah! woe
unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on
their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear?
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What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is
the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye not
then understand?
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We know indeed the grief which their words do cause thee: It is not
thee they reject: it is the signs of God, which the wicked contemn.
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Rejected were the apostles before thee: with patience and constancy
they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did reach
them: there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of
God. Already hast thou received some account of those apostles.
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If their spurning is hard on thy mind, yet if thou wert able to seek a
tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them a sign,-
(what good?). If it were God's will, He could gather them together
unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those who are swayed by
ignorance (and impatience)!
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Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to the dead, God
will raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him.
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They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say:
"God hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them
understand not.
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There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that
flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing
have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to
their Lord in the end.
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Those who reject our sings are deaf and dumb,- in the midst of
darkness profound: whom God willeth, He leaveth to wander: whom He
willeth, He placeth on the way that is straight.
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Say: "Think ye to yourselves, if there come upon you the wrath of God,
or the Hour (that ye dread), would ye then call upon other than God?-
(reply) if ye are truthful!
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"Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would remove
(the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye would
forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!"
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Before thee We sent (apostles) to many nations, and We afflicted the
nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility.
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When the suffering reached them from us, why then did they not learn
humility? On the contrary their hearts became hardened, and Satan made
their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them.
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But when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened to them
the gates of all (good) things, until, in the midst of their enjoyment
of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them to account, when lo! they
were plunged in despair!
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Of the wrong-doers the last remnant was cut off. Praise be to God, the
Cherisher of the worlds.
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Say: "Think ye, if God took away your hearing and your sight, and
sealed up your hearts, who - a god other than God - could restore them
to you?" See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); yet they
turn aside.
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Say: "Think ye, if the punishment of God comes to you, whether
suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?
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We send the apostles only to give good news and to warn: so those who
believe and mend (their lives),- upon them shall be no fear, nor shall
they grieve.
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But those who reject our signs,- them shall punishment touch, for that
they ceased not from transgressing.
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Say: "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of God, nor do I
know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow
what is revealed to me." Say: "can the blind be held equal to the
seeing?" Will ye then consider not?
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Give this warning to those in whose (hearts) is the fear that they
will be brought (to judgment) before their Lord: except for Him they
will have no protector nor intercessor: that they may guard (against
evil).
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Send not away those who call on their Lord morning and evening,
seeking His face. In naught art thou accountable for them, and in
naught are they accountable for thee, that thou shouldst turn them
away, and thus be (one) of the unjust.
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Thus did We try some of them by comparison with others, that they
should say: "Is it these then that God hath favoured from amongst us?"
Doth not God know best those who are grateful?
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When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peace be on
you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy: verily,
if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, and
amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Thus do We explain the signs in detail: that the way of the sinners
may be shown up.
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Say: "I am forbidden to worship those - others than God - whom ye call
upon." Say: "I will not follow your wain desires: If I did, I would
stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive
guidance."
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Say: "For me, I (work) on a clear sign from my Lord, but ye reject
Him. What ye would see hastened, is not in my power. The command rests
with none but God: He declares the truth, and He is the best of
judges."
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Say: "If what ye would see hastened were in my power, the matter would
be settled at once between you and me. But God knoweth best those who
do wrong."
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With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth
but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not
a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the
darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or
withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can
read).
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It is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledge of all
that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise you up again; that a
term appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him will be your return;
then will He show you the truth of all that ye did.
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He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers,
and He sets guardians over you. At length, when death approaches one
of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty.
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Then are men returned unto God, their protector, the (only) reality:
Is not His the command? and He is the swiftest in taking account.
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Say: "Who is it that delivereth you from the dark recesses of land and
sea, when ye call upon Him in humility and silent terror: 'If He only
delivers us from these (dangers), (we vow) we shall truly show our
gratitude'.?"
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Say "It is God that delivereth you from these and all (other)
distresses: and yet ye worship false gods!"
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Say: "He hath power to send calamities on you, from above and below,
or to cover you with confusion in party strife, giving you a taste of
mutual vengeance - each from the other." See how We explain the signs
by various (symbols); that they may understand.
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But thy people reject this, though it is the truth. Say: "Not mine is
the responsibility for arranging your affairs;
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For every message is a limit of time, and soon shall ye know it."
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When thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs, turn
away from them unless they turn to a different theme. If Satan ever
makes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the
company of those who do wrong.
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On their account no responsibility falls on the righteous, but (their
duty) is to remind them, that they may (learn to) fear God.
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Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and
amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But proclaim
(to them) this (truth): that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its
own acts: it will find for itself no protector or intercessor except
God: if it offered every ransom, (or reparation), none will be
accepted: such is (the end of) those who deliver themselves to ruin by
their own acts: they will have for drink (only) boiling water, and for
punishment, one most grievous: for they persisted in rejecting God.
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Say: "Shall we indeed call on others besides God,- things that can do
us neither good nor harm,- and turn on our heels after receiving
guidance from God? - like one whom the evil ones have made into a
fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling,
come to us', (vainly) guiding him to the path." Say: "God's guidance
is the (only) guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves
to the Lord of the worlds;-
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"To establish regular prayers and to fear God: for it is to Him that
we shall be gathered together."
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It is He who created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions):
the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His word is the truth. His will
be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown. He knoweth the
unseen as well as that which is open. For He is the Wise, well
acquainted (with all things).
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Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For
I see thee and thy people in manifest error."
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So also did We show Abraham the power and the laws of the heavens and
the earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude.
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When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my
Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."
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When he saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord."
But when the moon set, He said: "unless my Lord guide me, I shall
surely be among those who go astray."
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When he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord;
this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set, he said: "O my
people! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of giving partners to God.
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"For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who created
the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to God."
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His people disputed with him. He said: "(Come) ye to dispute with me,
about God, when He (Himself) hath guided me? I fear not (the beings)
ye associate with God: Unless my Lord willeth, (nothing can
happen). My Lord comprehendeth in His knowledge all things. Will ye
not (yourselves) be admonished?
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"How should I fear (the beings) ye associate with God, when ye fear
not to give partners to God without any warrant having been given to
you? Which of (us) two parties hath more right to security? (tell me)
if ye know.
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"It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong -
that are (truly) in security, for they are on (right) guidance."
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That was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to use)
against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after degree: for
thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.
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We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We
guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph,
Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
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And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the
righteous:
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And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour
above the nations:
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(To them) and to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: We chose
them, and we guided them to a straight way.
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This is the guidance of God: He giveth that guidance to whom He
pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join other gods with
Him, all that they did would be vain for them.
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These were the men to whom We gave the Book, and authority, and
prophethood: if these (their descendants) reject them, Behold! We
shall entrust their charge to a new people who reject them not.
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Those were the (prophets) who received God's guidance: Copy the
guidance they received; Say: "No reward for this do I ask of you: This
is no less than a message for the nations."
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No just estimate of God do they make when they say: "Nothing doth God
send down to man (by way of revelation)" Say: "Who then sent down the
Book which Moses brought?- a light and guidance to man: But ye make it
into (separate) sheets for show, while ye conceal much (of its
contents): therein were ye taught that which ye knew not- neither ye
nor your fathers." Say: "God (sent it down)": Then leave them to
plunge in vain discourse and trifling.
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And this is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and
confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thou mayest
warn the mother of cities and all around her. Those who believe in the
Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they are constant in guarding
their prayers.
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Who can be more wicked than one who inventeth a lie against God, or
saith, "I have received inspiration," when he hath received none, or
(again) who saith, "I can reveal the like of what God hath revealed"?
If thou couldst but see how the wicked (do fare) in the flood of
confusion at death! - the angels stretch forth their hands,
(saying),"Yield up your souls: this day shall ye receive your reward,-
a penalty of shame, for that ye used to tell lies against God, and
scornfully to reject of His signs!"
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"And behold! ye come to us bare and alone as We created you for the
first time: ye have left behind you all (the favours) which We
bestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors whom ye thought
to be partners in your affairs: so now all relations between you have
been cut off, and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch!"
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It is God Who causeth the seed-grain and the date-stone to split and
sprout. He causeth the living to issue from the dead, and He is the
one to cause the dead to issue from the living. That is God: then how
are ye deluded away from the truth?
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He it is that cleaveth the day-break (from the dark): He makes the
night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the
reckoning (of time): Such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the
Exalted in Power, the Omniscient.
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It is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that ye may guide
yourselves, with their help, through the dark spaces of land and sea:
We detail Our signs for people who know.
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It is He Who hath produced you from a single person: here is a place
of sojourn and a place of departure: We detail Our signs for people
who understand.
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It is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies: with it We produce
vegetation of all kinds: from some We produce green (crops), out of
which We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest); out of the date-palm
and its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters of dates hanging low and
near: and (then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and
pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety): when
they begin to bear fruit, feast your eyes with the fruit and the
ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things there are signs for people
who believe.
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Yet they make the Jinns equals with God, though God did create the
Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge, attribute to Him sons
and daughters. Praise and glory be to Him! (for He is) above what they
attribute to Him!
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To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: How can
He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and He
hath full knowledge of all things.
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That is God, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator of all
things: then worship ye Him: and He hath power to dispose of all
affairs.
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No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above
all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.
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"Now have come to you, from your Lord, proofs (to open your eyes): if
any will see, it will be for (the good of) his own soul; if any will
be blind, it will be to his own (harm): I am not (here) to watch over
your doings."
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Thus do we explain the signs by various (symbols): that they may say,
"Thou hast taught (us) diligently," and that We may make the matter
clear to those who know.
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Follow what thou art taught by inspiration from thy Lord: there is no
god but He: and turn aside from those who join gods with God.
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If it had been God's plan, they would not have taken false gods: but
We made thee not one to watch over their doings, nor art thou set over
them to dispose of their affairs.
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Revile not ye those whom they call upon besides God, lest they out of
spite revile God in their ignorance. Thus have We made alluring to
each people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord,
and We shall then tell them the truth of all that they did.
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They swear their strongest oaths by God, that if a (special) sign came
to them, by it they would believe. Say: "Certainly (all) signs are in
the power of God: but what will make you (Muslims) realise that (even)
if (special) signs came, they will not believe."?
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We (too) shall turn to (confusion) their hearts and their eyes, even
as they refused to believe in this in the first instance: We shall
leave them in their trespasses, to wander in distraction.
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Even if We did send unto them angels, and the dead did speak unto
them, and We gathered together all things before their very eyes, they
are not the ones to believe, unless it is in God's plan. But most of
them ignore (the truth).
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Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy,- evil ones among
men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of
deception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: so
leave them and their inventions alone.
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To such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in
the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what
they may.
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Say: "Shall I seek for judge other than God? - when He it is Who hath
sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well, to
whom We have given the Book, that it hath been sent down from thy Lord
in truth. Never be then of those who doubt.
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The word of thy Lord doth find its fulfilment in truth and in justice:
None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth and knoweth
all.
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Wert thou to follow the common run of those on earth, they will lead
thee away from the way of God. They follow nothing but conjecture:
they do nothing but lie.
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Thy Lord knoweth best who strayeth from His way: He knoweth best who
they are that receive His guidance.
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So eat of (meats) on which God's name hath been pronounced, if ye have
faith in His signs.
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Why should ye not eat of (meats) on which God's name hath been
pronounced, when He hath explained to you in detail what is forbidden
to you - except under compulsion of necessity? But many do mislead
(men) by their appetites unchecked by knowledge. Thy Lord knoweth best
those who transgress.
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Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who earn sin will get due
recompense for their "earnings."
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Eat not of (meats) on which God's name hath not been pronounced: That
would be impiety. But the evil ones ever inspire their friends to
contend with you if ye were to obey them, ye would indeed be Pagans.
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Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a light whereby he can
walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness, from
which he can never come out? Thus to those without faith their own
deeds seem pleasing.
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Thus have We placed leaders in every town, its wicked men, to plot
(and burrow) therein: but they only plot against their own souls, and
they perceive it not.
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When there comes to them a sign (from God), They say: "We shall not
believe until we receive one (exactly) like those received by God's
apostles." God knoweth best where (and how) to carry out His
mission. Soon will the wicked be overtaken by humiliation before God,
and a severe punishment, for all their plots.
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Those whom God (in His plan) willeth to guide,- He openeth their
breast to Islam; those whom He willeth to leave straying,- He maketh
their breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the
skies: thus doth God (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to
believe.
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This is the way of thy Lord, leading straight: We have detailed the
signs for those who receive admonition.
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For them will be a home of peace in the presence of their Lord: He
will be their friend, because they practised (righteousness).
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One day will He gather them all together, (and say): "O ye assembly of
Jinns! Much (toll) did ye take of men." Their friends amongst men will
say: "Our Lord! we made profit from each other: but (alas!) we reached
our term - which thou didst appoint for us." He will say: "The Fire be
your dwelling-place: you will dwell therein for ever, except as God
willeth." for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.
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Thus do we make the wrong-doers turn to each other, because of what
they earn.
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"O ye assembly of Jinns and men! came there not unto you apostles from
amongst you, setting forth unto you My signs, and warning you of the
meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against
ourselves." It was the life of this world that deceived them. So
against themselves will they bear witness that they rejected Faith.
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(The apostles were sent) thus, for thy Lord would not destroy for
their wrong-doing men's habitations whilst their occupants were
unwarned.
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To all are degrees (or ranks) according to their deeds: for thy Lord
is not unmindful of anything that they do.
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Thy Lord is self-sufficient, full of Mercy: if it were His will, He
could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom He will as your
successors, even as He raised you up from the posterity of other
people.
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All that hath been promised unto you will come to pass: nor can ye
frustrate it (in the least bit).
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Say: "O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): soon will
ye know who it is whose end will be (best) in the Hereafter: certain
it is that the wrong-doers will not prosper."
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Out of what God hath produced in abundance in tilth and in cattle,
they assigned Him a share: they say, according to their fancies: "This
is for God, and this" - for our "partners"! but the share of their"
partners "reacheth not God, whilst the share of God reacheth their
"partners" ! evil (and unjust) is their assignment!
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Even so, in the eyes of most of the pagans, their "partners" made
alluring the slaughter of their children, in order to lead them to
their own destruction, and cause confusion in their religion. If God
had willed, they would not have done so: But leave alone them and
their inventions.
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And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo, and none
should eat of them except those whom - so they say - We wish; further,
there are cattle forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which, (at
slaughter), the name of God is not pronounced; - inventions against
God's name: soon will He requite them for their inventions.
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They say: "What is in the wombs of such and such cattle is specially
reserved (for food) for our men, and forbidden to our women; but if it
is still-born, then all have share therein. For their (false)
attribution (of superstitions to God), He will soon punish them: for
He is full of wisdom and knowledge.
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Lost are those who slay their children, from folly, without knowledge,
and forbid food which God hath provided for them, inventing (lies)
against God. They have indeed gone astray and heeded no guidance.
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It is He Who produceth gardens, with trellises and without, and dates,
and tilth with produce of all kinds, and olives and pomegranates,
similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of their fruit in
their season, but render the dues that are proper on the day that the
harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess: for God loveth not the
wasters.
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Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat what God hath
provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he is to
you and avowed enemy.
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(Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep a pair, and of
goats a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two males, or the two
females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose?
Tell me with knowledge if ye are truthful:
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Of camels a pair, and oxen a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two
males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two
females enclose? - Were ye present when God ordered you such a thing?
But who doth more wrong than one who invents a lie against God, to
lead astray men without knowledge? For God guideth not people who do
wrong.
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Say: "I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any
(meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be
dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,- for it is an
abomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been
invoked, other than God's". But (even so), if a person is forced by
necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,-
thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
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For those who followed the Jewish Law, We forbade every (animal) with
undivided hoof, and We forbade them that fat of the ox and the sheep,
except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is mixed up
with a bone: this in recompense for their wilful disobedience: for We
are true (in Our ordinances).
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If they accuse thee of falsehood, say: "Your Lord is full of mercy
all-embracing; but from people in guilt never will His wrath be turned
back.
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Those who give partners (to God) will say: "If God had wished, we
should not have given partners to Him nor would our fathers; nor
should we have had any taboos." So did their ancestors argue falsely,
until they tasted of Our wrath. Say: "Have ye any (certain) knowledge?
If so, produce it before us. Ye follow nothing but conjecture: ye do
nothing but lie."
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Say: "With God is the argument that reaches home: if it had been His
will, He could indeed have guided you all."
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Say: "Bring forward your witnesses to prove that God did forbid so and
so." If they bring such witnesses, be not thou amongst them: Nor
follow thou the vain desires of such as treat our signs as falsehoods,
and such as believe not in the Hereafter: for they hold others as
equal with their Guardian-Lord.
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Say: "Come, I will rehearse what God hath (really) prohibited you
from": Join not anything as equal with Him; be good to your parents;
kill not your children on a plea of want;- We provide sustenance for
you and for them;- come not nigh to shameful deeds. Whether open or
secret; take not life, which God hath made sacred, except by way of
justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.
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And come not nigh to the orphan's property, except to improve it,
until he attain the age of full strength; give measure and weight with
(full) justice;- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it
can bear;- whenever ye speak, speak justly, even if a near relative is
concerned; and fulfil the covenant of God: thus doth He command you,
that ye may remember.
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Verily, this is My way, leading straight: follow it: follow not
(other) paths: they will scatter you about from His (great) path: thus
doth He command you. that ye may be righteous.
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Moreover, We gave Moses the Book, completing (Our favour) to those who
would do right, and explaining all things in detail,- and a guide and
a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
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And this is a Book which We have revealed as a blessing: so follow it
and be righteous, that ye may receive mercy:
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Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples before us,
and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they learned
by assiduous study:"
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Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only been sent down to us, we
should have followed its guidance better than they." Now then hath
come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy:
then who could do more wrong than one who rejecteth God's signs, and
turneth away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn
away from Our signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away.
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Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or thy Lord
(Himself), or certain of the signs of thy Lord! the day that certain
of the signs of thy Lord do come, no good will it do to a soul to
believe in them then if it believed not before nor earned
righteousness through its faith. Say: "Wait ye: we too are waiting."
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As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou
hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with God: He will
in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.
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He that doeth good shall have ten times as much to his credit: He that
doeth evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil: no wrong
shall be done unto (any of) them.
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Say: "Verily, my Lord hath guided me to a way that is straight,- a
religion of right,- the path (trod) by Abraham the true in Faith, and
he (certainly) joined not gods with God."
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Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my
death, are (all) for God, the Cherisher of the Worlds:
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No partner hath He: this am I commanded, and I am the first of those
who bow to His will.
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Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than God, when He is the
Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed of
its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear of burdens
can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards God:
He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed."
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It is He Who hath made you (His) agents, inheritors of the earth: He
hath raised you in ranks, some above others: that He may try you in
the gifts He hath given you: for thy Lord is quick in punishment: yet
He is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
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