One of the 60 subdivisions of the Quran (half a Juz)
After him We did not send any army from heaven against his people, nor were We about to
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there was just one blast, and they fell down lifeless
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Alas for human beings! Whenever a messenger comes to them they ridicule him
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Do they not see how many generations We have destroyed before them, none of whom will ever come back to them
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[Yet] all of them will be brought before Us
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There is a sign for them in the lifeless earth: We give it life and We produce grain from it for them to eat
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We have put gardens of date palms and grapes in the earth, and We have made springs of water gush out of it
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so that they could eat its fruit. It was not their own hands that made all this. How can they not give thanks
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Glory be to Him who created all the pairs of things that the earth produces, as well as themselves and other things they do not know about
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The night is also a sign for them: We strip the daylight from it, and- lo and behold!- they are in darkness
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The sun, too, runs its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All Knowing
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We have determined phases for the moon until finally it becomes like an old date-stalk
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The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outrun the day: each floats in [its own] orbit
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Another sign for them is that We carried their seed in the laden Ark
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and We have made similar things for them to ride in
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If We wished, We could drown them, and there would be no one to help them: they could not be saved
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Only by Our mercy could they be reprieved to enjoy life for a while
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Yet when they are told, ‘Beware of what lies before and behind you, so that you may be given mercy,’
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they ignore every single sign that comes to them from their Lord
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and when they are told, ‘Give to others out of what God has provided for you,’ the disbelievers say to the believers, ‘Why should we feed those that God could feed if He wanted? You must be deeply misguided.’
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And they say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’
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But all they are waiting for is a single blast that will overtake them while they are still arguing with each other
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They will have no time to make bequests, nor will they have the chance to return to their own people
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The Trumpet will be sounded and- lo and behold!- they will rush out to their Lord from their graves
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They will say, ‘Alas for us! Who has resurrected us from our resting places?’ [They will be told], ‘This is what the Lord of Mercy promised, and the messengers told the truth.’
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It was just one single blast and then- lo and behold!- they were all brought before Us
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‘Today, no soul will be wronged in the least: you will only be repaid for your deeds
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The people of Paradise today are happily occupied
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they and their spouses- seated on couches in the shade
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There they have fruit and whatever they ask for
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“Peace,” a word from the Lord of Mercy
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But step aside today, you guilty ones
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Children of Adam, did I not command you not to serve Satan, for he was your sworn enemy
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but to serve Me? This is the straight path
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He has led great numbers of you astray. Did you not use your reason
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So this is the Fire that you were warned against
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Enter it today, because you went on ignoring [my commands].’
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On that Day We shall seal up their mouths, but their hands will speak to Us, and their feet bear witness to everything they have done
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If it had been Our will, We could have taken away their sight. They would have struggled to find the way, but how could they have seen it
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If it had been Our will, We could have paralysed them where they stood, so that they could not move forward or backward
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If We extend anyone’s life, We reverse his development. Do they not use their reason
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We have not taught the Prophet poetry, nor could he everhave been a poet
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This is a revelation, an illuminating Quran to warn anyone who is truly alive, so that God’s verdict may be passed against the disbelievers
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Can they not see how, among the things made by Our hands, We have created livestock they control
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and made them obedient, so that some can be used for riding, some for food
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some for other benefits, and some for drink? Will they not give thanks
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Yet they have taken other gods besides God to help them
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though these could not do so even if they called a whole army of them together
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So [Prophet] do not be distressed at what they say: We know what they conceal and what they reveal
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Can man not see that We created him from a drop of fluid? Yet- lo and behold!- he disputes openly
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producing arguments against Us, forgetting his own creation. He says, ‘Who can give life back to bones after they have decayed?’
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Say, ‘He who created them in the first place will give them life again: He has full knowledge of every act of creation
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It is He who produces fire for you out of the green tree- lo and behold!- and from this you kindle fire
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Is He who created the heavens and earth not able to create the likes of these people? Of course He is! He is the All Knowing Creator
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when He wills something to be, His way is to say, “Be”- and it is
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So glory be to Him in whose Hand lies control over all things. It is to Him that you will all be brought back.’
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By those [angels] ranged in rows
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who rebuke reproachfully
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and recite God’s word
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truly your God is One
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Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them, Lord of every sunrise
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We have adorned the lowest heaven with stars
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and made them a safeguard against every rebellious devil
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they cannot eavesdrop on the Higher Assembly––pelted from every side
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driven away, they will have perpetual torment––
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if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame
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So [Prophet], ask the disbelievers: is it harder to create them than other beings We have created? We created them from sticky clay
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You marvel as they scoff
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take no heed when they are warned
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and resort to ridicule when they see a sign
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saying, ‘This is no more than blatant sorcery.’
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‘What! After we have died and become dust and bones, shall we really be raised up again
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along with our forefathers?’
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Say, ‘Yes indeed, and you will be humiliated.’
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Just one blast and––lo and behold!––they will look
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and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgement.’
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[It will be said], ‘This is the Day of Decision, which you used to deny
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[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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Abraham was of the same faith
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he came to his Lord with a devoted heart
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He said to his father and his people, ‘What are you worshipping
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How can you choose false gods instead of the true God
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So what is your opinion about the Lord of all the Worlds?’
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then he looked up to the stars
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He said, ‘I am sick,’
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so [his people] turned away from him and left
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He turned to their gods and said
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‘Do you not eat? Why do you not speak?’
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then he turned and struck them with his right arm
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His people hurried towards him
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but he said, ‘How can you worship things you carve with your own hands
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when it is God who has created you and all your handiwork?’
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They said, ‘Build a pyre and throw him into the blazing fire.’
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They wanted to harm him, but We humiliated them
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He said, ‘I will go to my Lord: He is sure to guide me
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Lord, grant me a righteous son,’
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so We gave him the good news that he would have a patient son
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When the boy was old enough to work with his father, Abraham said, ‘My son, I have seen myself sacrificing you in a dream. What do you think?’ He said, ‘Father, do as you are commanded and, God willing, you will find me steadfast.’
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When they had both submitted to God, and he had laid his son down on the side of his face
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We called out to him, ‘Abraham
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you have fulfilled the dream.’ This is how We reward those who do good
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it was a test to prove [their true characters]
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We ransomed his son with a momentous sacrifice
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and We let him be praised by succeeding generations
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‘Peace be upon Abraham!’
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This is how We reward those who do good
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truly he was one of Our faithful servants
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We gave Abraham the good news of Isaac- a prophet and a righteous man
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and blessed him and Isaac too: some of their offspring were good, but some clearly wronged themselves
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We also bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron
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We saved them and their people from great distress
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We helped them, so they were the ones to succeed
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We gave them the Scripture that makes things clear
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We guided them to the right path
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We let them be praised by succeeding generations
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‘Peace be upon Moses and Aaron!’
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This is how We reward those who do good
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truly they were among Our faithful servants
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Elijah too was one of the messengers
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He said to his people, ‘Have you no fear of God
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How can you invoke Baal and forsake the Most Gracious Creator
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God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?’
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but they rejected him. They will be brought to punishment as a consequence
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not so the true servants of God
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We let him be praised by succeeding generations
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‘Peace be to Elijah!’
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This is how We reward those who do good
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truly he was one of Our faithful servants
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Lot was also one of the messengers
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We saved him and all his family
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except for an old woman who stayed behind
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and We destroyed the rest
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You [people] pass by their ruins morning
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and night: will you not take heed
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Jonah too was one of the messengers
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He fled to the overloaded ship
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They cast lots, he suffered defeat
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and a great fish swallowed him, for he had committed blameworthy acts
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If he had not been one of those who glorified God
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he would have stayed in its belly until the Day when all are raised up
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