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By the dust scattering winds;
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then by the heavy laden clouds;
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then by their swift gliding;
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then by those who distribute the big affair (rain);
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surely, that which you are being promised is true;
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and surely, the Day of Judgment shall come to pass.
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By the sky full of orbits,
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surely you contradict one another in what you say,
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only the perverse persons turn away from the truth.
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Woe to those who judge by conjecture,
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those who are engulfed in ignorance and heedlessness.
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They ask: "when will the Day of Judgment be?"
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It will be the Day when they will be punished in the fire,
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and it will said: "Taste your chastisement! This is what you were seeking to haste."
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As to the righteous, they will be in the midst of gardens and springs,
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joyfully receiving what their Rabb shall give them; for they were before that (during their life on earth) righteous people,
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They used to sleep but little in the night time,
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pray for forgiveness in the early morning,
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and share their wealth with the needy who asked for it, and those who could not ask.
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In the earth, there are signs for the firm believers,
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and also in your own selves; can you not see?
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In heaven is your sustenance and all that you are promised.
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I swear by the Rabb of heaven and earth that this is true, as certain as you are speaking now!
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Have you heard the story of Ibrahim's honored guests?
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When they came to him and said: "Peace be upon you!" "Peace be upon you also!", he answered, and seeing that they were strangers,
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he went quietly to his family, brought a roasted calf
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and placed it before them saying: "Will you not eat?"
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When he saw them not eating, he became afraid of them. They said: "Have no fear," and they gave him good news of a son endowed with knowledge.
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Hearing this his wife came forward, with astonishment she smote her forehead and said: "A son to a barren old woman!"
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They replied: "Thus has said your Rabb: surely He is the Wise, the Knowledgeable."
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JUZ (PART): 27 Ibrahim (Abraham) asked: "O Divine Messengers, what is your errand?"
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They replied: "We have been sent to a guilty nation (people of Lot, who were homosexuals),
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to shower upon them brimstone,
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marked by your Rabb for the transgressors."
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Then We saved all those who were believers in the town
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- We found none but one household of true Muslims
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- We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
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There is also a sign for you in the story of Musa (Moses): when We sent him to Fir'on (Pharaoh) with clear authority,
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but he turned his back along with his chiefs, saying: "He (Moses) is a sorcerer or a madman."
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Consequently, We seized him and his warriors, and cast them into the sea. Indeed he deserved much blame.
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There is also a sign in the story of 'Ad: when We let loose on them a blighting wind
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which made rotten everything that it blew on.
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Likewise the story of Thamud, when it was said to them: "Enjoy yourselves for a while,"
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but they disobeyed the commandment of their Rabb; consequently they were overtaken by the thunderbolt even while they were looking on.
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So neither they could stand up on their feet nor could they defend themselves.
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And We destroyed the people of Nuh (Noah) before them because they too were transgressors.
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We have built the heavens with Our hands, for We have the power to do so.
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We have spread out the earth; how excellent a spreader We are!
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We have created everything in pairs, so that you may learn a lesson from it.
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O Prophet, say to mankind: "Rush towards Allah, surely I am assigned by Him as a plain Warner to you all.
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Do not set up another god besides Allah, surely I am assigned by Him as a plain Warner to you all."
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It has been the case that whenever a Rasool came to the peoples before them, they said about him: "He is a sorcerer or a madman."
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Have they transmitted this statement from one generation to the next? Nay, but they are all a rebellious people.
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So, O Prophet, ignore them; you are not at fault.
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But keep on admonishing them, for admonition is beneficial to the true believers.
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We have not created jinns and mankind except to worship Me.
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I require no sustenance from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
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Surely it is Allah Who is the giver of all sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Invincible.
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Surely those who are wrongdoers, shall have their portion of torment similar to the portion of their predecessors; so let them not challenge Me to hurry it on.
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Woe then to the unbelievers, on that Day with which they are being threatened!