One of the 240 subdivisions of the Quran (quarter of a Hizb)
[Angels], gather together those who did wrong, and others like them, as well as whatever they worshipped
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beside God, lead them all to the path of Hell
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and halt them for questioning
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“Why do you not support each other now?” ’––
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no indeed! They will be in complete submission on that Day––
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and they will turn on one another accusingly
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They will say, ‘You came to us from a position of power.’
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They will say, ‘No! It was you who would not believe
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we had no power over you- and you were already exceeding all limits
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Our Lord’s sentence on us is just and we must all taste the punishment
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We led you astray as we ourselves were astray.’
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On that Day they will all share the torment
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this is how We deal with the guilty
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Whenever it was said to them, ‘There is no deity but God,’ they became arrogant
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and said, ‘Are we to forsake our gods for a mad poet?’
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‘No: he brought the truth and confirmed the earlier messengers
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you will taste the painful torment
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and be repaid only according to your deeds.’
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Not so God’s true servants
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They will have familiar provisions––
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fruits- and will be honoured
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in gardens of delight
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seated on couches, facing one another
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A drink will be passed round among them from a flowing spring
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white, delicious to those who taste it
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causing no headiness or intoxication
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With them will be spouses- modest of gaze and beautiful of eye
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like protected eggs
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They will turn to one another with questions
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one will say, ‘I had a close companion on earth
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who used to ask me, “Do you really believe that
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after we die and become dust and bone, we shall be brought for judgement?”’
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Then he will say, ‘Shall we look for him?’
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He will look down and see him in the midst of the Fire
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and say to him, ‘By God, you almost brought me to ruin
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Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I too would have been taken to Hell.’
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Then he will say [to his blessed companions], ‘Are we never to die again after our earlier death
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Shall we never suffer
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This truly is the supreme triumph!’
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Everyone should strive to attain this
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Is this the better welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum
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which we have made a test for the evildoers
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This tree grows in the heart of the blazing Fire
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and its fruits are like devils’ heads
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They will fill their bellies eating from it
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then drink scalding water on top of it
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then return to the blazing Fire
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They found their forefathers astray
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and rushed to follow in their footsteps- before the disbelievers [of Mecca]
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most men in the past went astray
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even though We sent messengers to warn them
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See how those who were warned met their end
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Not so the true servants of God
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Noah cried to Us, and how excellent was Our response
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We saved him and his people from great distress
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We let his offspring remain on the earth
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We let him be praised by later generations
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‘Peace be upon Noah among all the nations!’
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This is how We reward those who do good
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he was truly one of Our faithful servants
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We drowned the rest
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