One of the 240 subdivisions of the Quran (quarter of a Hizb)
Say [Prophet], ‘It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn once listened in and said, “We have heard a wondrous Quran
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that gives guidance to the right path, and we have come to believe it––We shall never set up partners with our Lord––
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and that He––exalted be the glory of our Lord!––has neither spouse nor child
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Outrageous things have been said about God by the foolish among us
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although we had thought that no man or jinn would [dare to] tell a lie about Him
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Men have sought refuge with the jinn in the past, but they only misguided them further
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They thought, as you did, that God would never raise anyone from the dead
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We tried to reach heaven, but discovered it to be full of stern guards and shooting stars––
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we used to sit in places there, listening, but anyone trying to listen now will find a shooting star lying in wait for him––
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[so now] we do not know whether those who live on earth are due for misfortune, or whether their Lord intends to guide them
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Some of us are righteous and others less so: we follow different paths
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We know we can never frustrate God on earth; we can never escape Him
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When we heard the guidance we came to believe: whoever believes in his Lord need fear no loss nor injustice
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Some of us submit to Him and others go the wrong way: those who submit to God have found wise guidance
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but those who go wrong will be fuel for Hellfire.” ’
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If they had taken to the right way, We would have given them abundant water to drink
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a test for them––but anyone who turns away from his Lord’s Revelation will be sent by Him to spiralling torment
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Places of worship are for God alone- so do not pray to anyone other than God
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yet when God’s Servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed in on him
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Say, ‘I pray to my Lord alone; I set up no partner with Him.’
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Say, ‘I have no control over any harm or good that may befall you.’
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Say, ‘No one can protect me from God: I have no refuge except in Him
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I only deliver [what I receive] from God- only His messages.’ Whoever disobeys God and His Messenger will have Hell’s Fire as his permanent home
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when they are confronted by what they have been warned about, they will realize who has the weaker protector and the smaller number
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Say, ‘I do not know whether what you have been warned about is near, or whether a distant time has been appointed for it by my Lord.’
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He is the One who knows what is hidden
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He does not disclose it except to a messenger of His choosing. He sends watchers to go in front and behind
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to ensure that each of His messengers delivers his Lord’s message: He knows all about them, and He takes account of everything
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You [Prophet], enfolded in your cloak
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Stay up throughout the night, all but a small part of it
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half, or a little less
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or a little more; recite the Quran slowly and distinctly
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We shall send a momentous message down to you
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Night prayer makes a deeper impression and sharpens words––
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you are kept busy for long periods of the day––
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so celebrate the name of your Lord and devote yourself wholeheart-edly to Him
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He is Lord of the east and west, there is no god but Him, so take Him as your Protector
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patiently endure what they say, ignore them politely
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and leave to Me those who deny the truth and live in luxury. Bear with them for a little while
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We have fetters, a blazing fire
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food that chokes, and agonizing torment in store for them
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on the Day when the earth and the mountains will shake. The mountains will become a heap of loose sand
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We have sent a messenger to you [people] to be your witness, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh
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but Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger and so We inflicted a heavy punishment on him
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So if you disbelieve, how can you guard yourselves against a Day that will turn children’s hair grey
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a Day when the sky will be torn apart? God’s promise will certainly be fulfilled
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This is a reminder. Let whoever wishes take the way to his Lord
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