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Al-Rad
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. These are verses of
the Scripture. That which is revealed unto thee from thy
Lord is the Truth, but most of mankind believe not. (1)
Allah it is Who raised up the heavens
without visible supports, then mounted the Throne, and
compelled the sun and the moon to be of service, each
runneth unto an appointed term; He ordereth the course; He
detaileth the revelations, that haply ye may be certain of
the meeting with your Lord. (2)
And He it is Who spread out the earth and
placed therein firm hills and flowing streams, and of all
fruits He placed therein two spouses (male and female). He
covereth the night with the day. Lo! herein verily are
portents for people who take thought. (3)
And in the Earth are neighbouring tracts,
vineyards and ploughed lands, and date-palms, like and
unlike, which are watered with one water. And we have made
some of them to excel others in fruit. Lo! herein verily are
portents for people who have sense. (4)
And if thou wonderest, then wondrous is
their saying: When we are dust, are we then forsooth (to be
raised) in a new creation? Such are they who disbelieve in
their Lord; such have carcans on their necks; such are
rightful owners of the Fire, they will abide therein. (5)
And they bid thee hasten on the evil
rather than the good, when exemplary punishments have indeed
occurred before them. But lo! thy Lord is rich in pardon for
mankind despite their wrong, and lo! thy Lord is strong in
punishment. (6)
Those who disbelieve say: If only some
portent were sent down upon him from his Lord! Thou art a
warner only, and for every folk a guide. (7)
Allah knoweth that which every female
beareth and that which the wombs absorb and that which they
grow. And everything with Him is measured. (8)
He is the Knower of the Invisible and the
Visible, the Great, the High Exalted. (9)
Alike of you is he who hideth the saying
and he who noiseth it abroad, he who lurketh in the night
and he who goeth freely in the daytime. (10)
For him are angels ranged before him and
behind him, who guard him by Allah's command. Lo! Allah
changeth not the condition of a folk until they (first)
change that which is in their hearts; and if Allah willeth
misfortune for a folk there is none that can repel it, nor
have they a defender beside Him. (11)
He it is Who showeth you the lightning, a
fear and a hope, and raiseth the heavy clouds. (12)
The thunder hymneth His praise and (so
do) the angels for awe of Him. He launcheth the
thunder-bolts and smiteth with them whom He will while they
dispute (in doubt) concerning Allah, and He is mighty in
wrath. (13)
Unto Him is the real prayer. Those unto
whom they pray beside Allah respond to them not at all, save
as (is the response to) one who stretcheth forth his hands
towards water (asking) that it may come unto his mouth, and
it will never reach it. The prayer of disbelievers goeth
(far) astray. (14)
And unto Allah falleth prostrate
whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or
unwillingly, as do their shadows in the morning and the
evening hours. (15)
Say (O Muhammad): Who is Lord of the
heavens and the earth? Say: Allah. Say: Take ye then (others)
beside Him for protectors, which, even for themselves, have
neither benefit nor hurt? Say: Is the blind man equal to the
seer, or is darkness equal to light? Or assign they unto
Allah partners who created the like of His creation so that
the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike
to them? Say: Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is
the One, the Almighty. (16)
He sendeth down water from the sky, so
that valleys flow according to their measure, and the flood
beareth (on its surface) swelling foam - from that which
they smelt in the fire in order to make ornaments and tools
riseth a foam like unto it - thus Allah coineth (the
similitude of) the true and the false. Then, as for the foam,
it passeth away as scum upon the banks, while, as for that
which is of use to mankind, it remaineth in the earth. Thus
Allah coineth the similitudes. (17)
For those who answered Allah's call is
bliss; and for those who answered not His call, if they had
all that is in the earth, and therewith the like thereof,
they would proffer it as ransom. Such will have a woeful
reckoning, and their habitation will be hell, a dire abode.
(18)
Is he who knoweth that what is revealed
unto thee from thy Lord is the truth like him who is blind?
But only men of understanding heed; (19)
Such as keep the pact of Allah, and break
not the covenant; (20)
Such as unite that which Allah hath
commandeth should be joined, and fear their Lord, and dread
a woeful reckoning; (21)
Such as persevere in seeking their Lord's
Countenance and are regular in prayer and spend of that
which We bestow upon them secretly and openly, and overcome
evil with good. Theirs will be the sequel of the (heavenly)
Home, (22)
Gardens of Eden which they enter, along
with all who do right of their fathers and their halpmeets
and their seed. The angels enter unto them from every gate,
(23)
(Saying): Peace be unto you because ye
persevered. Ah, passing sweet will be the sequel of the (heavenly)
Home. (24)
And those who break the covenant of Allah
after ratifying it, and sever that which Allah hath
commanded should be joined, and make mischief in the earth:
theirs is the curse and theirs the ill abode. (25)
Allah enlargeth livelihood for whom He
will, and straiteneth (it for whom He will); and they
rejoice in the life of the world, whereas the life of the
world is but brief comfort as compared with the Hereafter.
(26)
Those who disbelieve say: If only a
portent were sent down upon him from his Lord! Say: Lo!
Allah sendeth whom He will astray, and guideth unto Himself
all who turn (unto Him), (27)
Who have believed and whose hearts have
rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance
of Allah do hearts find rest! (28)
Those who believe and do right: Joy is
for them, and bliss (their) journey's end. (29)
Thus We send thee (O Muhammad) unto a
nation, before whom other nations have passed away, that
thou mayst recite unto them that which We have inspired in
thee, while they are disbelievers in the Beneficent. Say: He
is my Lord; there is no God save Him. In Him do I put my
trust and unto Him is my recourse. (30)
Had it been possible for a Lecture to
cause the mountains to move, or the earth to be torn asunder,
or the dead to speak, (this Qur'an would have done so). Nay,
but Allah's is the whole command. Do not those who believe
know that, had Allah willed, He could have guided all
mankind? As for those who disbelieve, disaster ceaseth not
to strike them because of what they do, or it dwelleth near
their home until the threat of Allah come to pass. Lo! Allah
faileth not to keep the tryst. (31)
And verily messengers (of Allah) were
mocked before thee, but long I bore with those who
disbelieved. At length I seized them, and how (awful) was My
punishment! (32)
Is He Who is aware of the deserts of
every soul (as he who is aware of nothing)? Yet they ascribe
unto Allah partners. Say: Name them. Is it that ye would
inform Him of something which He knoweth not in the earth?
Or is it but a way of speaking? Nay but their contrivance is
made seeming fair for those who disbelieve and they are kept
from the right road. He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him
there is no guide. (33)
For them is torment in the life of the
world, and verily the doom of the Hereafter is more painful,
and they have no defender from Allah. (34)
A similitude of the Garden which is
promised unto those who keep their duty (to Allah):
Underneath it rivers flow; its food is everlasting, and its
shade; this is the reward of those who keep their duty,
while the reward of disbelievers is the Fire. (35)
Those unto whom We gave the Scripture
rejoice in that which is revealed unto thee. And of the
clans there are who deny some of it. Say: I am commanded
only that I serve Allah and ascribe unto Him no partner.
Unto Him I cry, and unto Him is my return. (36)
Thus have We revealed it, a decisive
utterance in Arabic; and if thou shouldst follow their
desires after that which hath come unto thee of knowledge,
then truly wouldst thou have from Allah no protecting friend
nor defender. (37)
And verily We sent messengers (to mankind)
before thee, and We appointed for them wives and offspring,
and it was not (given) to any messenger that he should bring
a portent save by Allah's leave. For everything there is a
time prescribed. (38)
Allah effaceth what He will, and
establisheth (what He will), and with Him is the source of
ordinance. (39)
Whether We let thee see something of that
which We have promised them, or make thee die (before its
happening), thine is but conveyance (of the message). Ours
the reckoning. (40)
See they not how we visit the land,
reducing it of its outlying parts? (When) Allah doometh
there is none that can postpone His doom, and He is swift at
reckoning. (41)
Those who were before them plotted; but
all plotting is Allah's. He knoweth that which each soul
earneth. The disbelievers will come to know for whom will be
the sequel of the (heavenly) Home. (42)
They who disbelieve say: Thou art no
messenger (of Allah). Say: Allah, and whosoever hath
knowledge of the Scripture, is sufficient witness between me
and you. (43)
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