One of the 240 subdivisions of the Quran (quarter of a Hizb)
[Prophet], tell My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful
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but My torment is the truly painful one
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Tell them too about Abraham’s guests
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when they came to him and said, ‘Peace,’ he said, ‘We are afraid of you.’
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‘Do not be afraid,’ they said, ‘We bring you good news of a son who will have great knowledge.’
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He said, ‘How can you give me such news when old age has come to me? What sort of news is this?’
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They said, ‘We have told you the truth, so do not despair.’
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He said, ‘Who but the misguided despair of the mercy of their Lord?’
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and then asked, ‘Messengers, what is your errand?’
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They replied, ‘We have been sent to a people who are guilty.’
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But We shall save the household of Lot
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all except his wife: We have decreed that she will be one of those who stay behind
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When the messengers came to the household of Lot
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he said, ‘You are strangers.’
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They said, ‘We have brought you what they said would never happen
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we have brought you the Truth. We speak truly
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so leave in the dead of the night with your household, and walk behind them. Let none of you look back. Go where you are commanded.’
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We made this decree known to him: the last remnants of those people would be wiped out in the morning
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The people of the town came along, revelling
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and he told them, ‘These are my guests, do not disgrace me
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Fear God, and do not shame me.’
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They answered, ‘Have we not told you not to interfere [between us and] anyone else?’
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He said, ‘My daughters are here, if you must.’
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By your life [Prophet], they wandered on in their wild intoxication
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and the blast overtook them at sunrise
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We turned their city upside down and rained on them a shower of clay stones
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There truly is a sign in this for those who can learn
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it is still there on the highway
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there truly is a sign in this for those who believe
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The forest-dwellers, too, were wrongdoers
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and We took retribution on them; both are still there on the highway, plain for all to see
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The people of al-Hijr also rejected Our messengers
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We gave them Our signs, but they turned their backs
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They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in security
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the blast overwhelmed them early in the morning
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What they had gained was of no use to them
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We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything between them without a true purpose: the Hour will certainly come, so [Prophet] bear with them graciously
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Your Lord is the All Knowing Creator
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We have given you the seven oft-recited versesand the whole glorious Quran
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Do not look longingly at the good things We have given some to enjoy. Do not grieve over the [disbelievers], but lower your wings over the believers
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and say, ‘I am here to give plain warning,’
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like the [warning] We have sent down for those who divide themselves into bands
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and abuse the Quran––
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by your Lord, We will question them all
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about their deeds
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So proclaim openly what you have been commanded [to say], and ignore the idolaters
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We are enough for you against all those who ridicule your message
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who set up another god beside God- they will come to know
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We are well aware that your heart is weighed down by what they say
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Celebrate the glory of your Lord and be among those who bow down to Him
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worship your Lord until what is certain comes to you
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