S. By the Koran full of admonition
Verily the unbelievers are addicted to pride and contention
How many generations have We destroyed before them; and they cried for mercy, but it was not a time to escape
They wonder that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them. And the unbelievers said, this man is a sorcerer, and a liar
Doth he affirm the gods to be but one God? Surely this is a wonderful thing
And the chief men among them departed, saying to one another, go, and persevere in the worship of your gods: Verily this is the thing which is designed
We have not heard any thing like this in the last religion: This is no other than a false contrivance
Hath an admonition been sent unto him preferably to any other among us? Verily they are in a doubt concerning my admonition: But they have not yet tasted my vengeance
Are the treasuries of the mercy of thy Lord, the mighty, the munificent God, in their hands
Is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and of whatever is between them, in their possession? If it be so, let them ascend by steps unto heaven
But any army of the confederates shall even here be put to flight
The people of Noah, and the tribe of Ad, and Pharaoh the contriver of the stakes
and the tribe of Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the inhabitants of the wood near Madian, accused the prophets of imposture before them: These were the confederates against the messengers of God
All of them did no other than accuse their apostles of falsehood: Wherefore my vengeance hath been justly executed upon them
And these wait only for one sounding of the trumpet; which there shall be no deferring
And they scoffingly say, O Lord, hasten our sentence unto us, before the day of account
Do thou patiently bear that which they utter: And remind them of our servant David, indued with strength; for he was one who seriously turned himself unto God
We compelled the mountains to celebrate our praise with him, in the evening and at sun-rise
and also the birds, which gathered themselves together unto him: All of them returned frequently unto him for this purpose
And We established his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and eloquence of speech
Hath the story of the two adversaries come to thy knowledge; when they ascended over the wall into the upper apartment
when they went in unto David, and he was afraid of them. They said, Fear not: We are two adversaries who have a controversy to be decided. The one of us hath wronged the other: Wherefore judge between us with truth, and be not unjust; and direct us into the even way
This my brother had ninety and nine sheep; and I had only one ewe: And he said, give her me to keep; and he prevailed against me in the discourse which we had together
David answered, verily he hath wronged thee, in demanding thine ewe as an addition to his own sheep: And many of them who are concerned together in business, wrong one another, except those who believe and do that which is right; but how few are they! And David perceived that We had tried him by this parable, and he asked pardon of his Lord: And he fell down and bowed himself, and repented
Wherefore We forgave him this fault; and he shall be admitted to approach near unto us, and shall have an excellent place of abode in paradise
O David, verily We have appointed thee a sovereign prince in the earth: Judge therefore between men with truth; and follow not thy own lust, lest it cause thee to err from the way of God: For those who err from the way of God, shall suffer a severe punishment, because they have forgotten the day of account
We have not created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, in vain. This is the opinion of the unbelievers: But woe unto those who believe not, because of the fire of hell
Shall We deal with those who believe and do good works, as with those who act corruptly in the earth? Shall We deal with the pious as with the wicked
A blessed book have We sent down unto thee, O Mohammed, that they may attentively meditate on the signs thereof, and that men of understanding may be warned
And We gave unto David Solomon; how excellent a servant! For he frequently turned himself unto God
When the horses standing on three feet, and touching the ground with the edge of the fourth foot, and swift in the course, were set in parade before him in the evening
he said, verily I have loved the love of earthly good above the remembrance of my Lord; and have spent the time in viewing these horses, until the sun is hidden by the vail of night
Bring the horses back unto me. And when they were brought back, he began to cut off their legs and their necks
We also tried Solomon, and placed on his throne a counterfeit body: Afterwards he turned unto God
and said, O Lord, forgive me, and give me a kingdom which may not be obtained by any after me; for thou art the giver of kingdoms
And We made the wind subject to him; it ran gently at his command, whithersoever he directed
And We also put the devils in subjection under him; and among them such as were every way skilled in building, and in diving for pearls
And others We delivered to him bound in chains
saying, this is our gift: Therefore be bounteous, or be sparing unto whom thou shalt think fit, without rendering an account
And he shall approach near unto Us, and shall have an excellent abode in paradise
And remember our servant Job; when he cried unto his Lord, saying, verily Satan hath afflicted me with calamity and pain
And it was said unto him, strike the earth with thy foot; which when he had done, a fountain sprang up, and it was said to him, this is for thee to wash in, to refresh thee, and to drink
And We restored unto him his family, and as many more with them, through our mercy; and for an admonition unto those who are indued with understanding
And We said unto him, take a handful of rods in thy hand, and strike thy wife therewith; and break not thine oath. Verily We found him a patient person: How excellent a servant was he! For he was one who frequently turned himself unto Us
Remember also our servants Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, who were men strenuous and prudent
Verily We purified them with a perfect purification, through the remembrance of the life to come
and they were, in our sight, elect and good men
And remember Ismael, and Elisha, and Dhu'lkefl: For all these were good men
This is an admonition. Verily the pious shall have an excellent place to return unto
namely, gardens of perpetual abode, the gates whereof shall stand open unto them
As they lie down therein, they shall there ask for many sorts of fruits, and for drink
and near them shall sit the virgins of paradise, refraining their looks from beholding any besides their spouses, and of equal age with them
This is what ye are promised, at the day of account
This is our provision; which shall not fail
This shall be the reward of the righteous. But for the transgressors is prepared an evil receptacle
namely, hell: They shall be cast into the same to be burned, and a wretched couch shall it be
This let them taste, to wit, scalding water, and corruption flowing from the bodies of the damned
and divers other things of the same kind
And it shall be said to the seducers, this troop which was guided by you, shall be thrown, together with you, headlong into hell: They shall not be bidden welcome; for they shall enter the fire to be burned
And the seduced shall say to their seducers, verily ye shall not be bidden welcome: Ye have brought it upon us; and a wretched abode is hell
They shall say, O Lord, doubly increase the torment of him who hath brought this punishment upon us, in the fire of hell
And the infidels shall say, why do we not see the men whom we numbered among the wicked
and whom we received with scorn? Or do our eyes miss them
Verily this is a truth; to wit, the disputing of the inhabitants of hell fire
Say, O Mohammed, unto the idolaters, verily I am no other than a warner: And there is no god, except the one only God, the Almighty
the Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatsoever is between them; the mighty, the forgiver of sins
Say, it is a weighty message
from which ye turn aside
I had no knowledge of the exalted princes, when they disputed concerning the creation of man
-- it hath been revealed unto me only as a proof that I am a public preacher: -
When thy Lord said unto the angels, verily I am about to create man of clay
When I shall have formed him, therefore, and shall have breathed my spirit into him, do ye fall down and worship him
And all the angels worshipped him, in general
except Eblis, who was puffed up with pride, and became an unbeliever
God said unto him, O Eblis, what hindreth thee from worshipping that which I have created with my hands? Art thou elated with vain pride? Or art thou really one of exalted merit
He answered, I am more excellent than he: Thou hast created me of fire, and hast created him of clay
God said unto him, get thee hence therefore, for thou shalt be driven away from mercy
And my curse shall be upon thee, until the day of judgment
He replied, O Lord, respite me, therefore, until the day of resurrection
God said, verily thou shalt be one of those who are respite
until the day of the determined time
Eblis said, by thy might do I swear, I will surely seduce them all
except thy servants who shall be peculiarly chosen from among them
God said, it is a just sentence; and I speak the truth
I will surely fill hell with thee, and with such of them as shall follow thee, altogether
Say unto the Meccans, I ask not of you any reward for this my preaching: Neither am I one of those who assume a part which belongs not to them
The Koran is no other than an admonition unto all creatures
And ye shall surely know what is delivered therein to be true, after a season