Rub El Hizb 147

Ta Sin Mim

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These are the verses of the Scripture that makes things clear

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[Prophet], are you going to worry yourself to death because they will not believe

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If We had wished, We could have sent them down a sign from heaven, at which their necks would stay bowed in utter humility

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Whenever they are brought a new revelation from the Lord of Mercy, they turn away

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they deny it, but the truth of what they scorned will soon hit them

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Do they not see the earth, and what noble kinds of thing We grow in it

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There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe

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your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful

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Your Lord called to Moses: ‘Go to those wrongdoers

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the people of Pharaoh. Will they not take heed?’

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Moses said, ‘My Lord, I fear they will call me a liar

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and I will feel stressed and tongue-tied, so send Aaron too

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besides, they have a chargeagainst me, and I fear they may kill me.’

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God said, ‘No [they will not]. Go, both of you, with Our signs––We shall be with you, listen-ing

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Go, both of you, to Pharaoh and say, “We bring a message from the Lord of the Worlds

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let the Children of Israel leave with us.” ’

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Pharaoh said, ‘Did we not bring you up as a child among us? Did you not stay with us for many years

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And then you committed that crime of yours: you were so ungrateful.’

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Moses replied, ‘I was misguided when I did it

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and I fled from you in fear; later my Lord gave me wisdom and made me one of His messengers

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And is this- that you have enslaved the Children of Israel- the favour with which you reproach me?’

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Pharaoh asked, ‘What is this “Lord of the Worlds”?’

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Moses replied, ‘He is the Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them. If you would only have faith!’

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Pharaoh said to those present, ‘Do you hear what he says?’

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Moses said, ‘He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.’

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Pharaoh said, ‘This messenger who has been sent to you is truly possessed.’

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Moses continued, ‘Lord of the East and West and everything between them. If you would only use your reason!’

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But Pharaoh said [to him], ‘If you take any god other than me, I will throw you into prison,’

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and Moses asked, ‘Even if I show you something convincing?’

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‘Show it then,’ said Pharaoh, ‘if you are telling the truth.’

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So Moses threw down his staff and- lo and behold!- it became a snake for everyone to see

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Then he drew out his hand and- lo and behold!- it was white for the onlookers to see

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Pharaoh said to the counsellors around him, ‘This man is a learned sorcerer

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He means to use his sorcery to drive you out of your land! What do you suggest?’

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They answered, ‘Delay him and his brother for a while, and send messengers to all the cities

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to bring every accomplished sorcerer to you.’

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The sorcerers were [to be] assembled at the appointed time on a certain day

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and the people were asked

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‘Are you all coming? We may follow the sorcerers if they win!’

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When the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?’

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and he said, ‘Yes, and you will join my inner court.’

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Moses said to them, ‘Throw down whatever you will.’

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They threw their ropes and staffs, saying, ‘By Pharaoh’s might, we shall be victorious.’

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But Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it swallowed up their trickery

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and the sorcerers fell down on their knees

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exclaiming, ‘We believe in the Lord of the Worlds

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the Lord of Moses and Aaron.’

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Pharaoh said, ‘How dare you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be the master who taught you sorcery! Soon you will see: I will cut off your alternate hands and feet and then crucify the lot of you!’

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‘That will do us no harm,’ they said, ‘for we are sure to return to our Lord

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We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we were the first to believe.’

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