A. L. M. Ss.
A Book has been brought down to you, so let there be no constraint in your chest because of it, and so that you may warn with it. It is a Reminder for the believers.
Follow what has been brought down to you from your Lord, and do not follow any allies besides Him. Little do you take heed!
How many a village We have annihilated! Our might came to them while they were asleep at night or during their afternoon rest.
Their plea when Our might came to them was only to say: "We have been transgressors."
We will question those to whom the message has been sent, and We will question the messengers.
We will narrate to them with knowledge, for We were never absent.
The weight on that Day will spell out the truth. So those whose scales are heavy, they will be the successful ones.
And those whose scales will be light, they will be the ones who have lost themselves for how they used to transgress against Our revelations.
We established you in the land, and We provided for you means of livelihood therein; little do you give thanks!
We created you, then We designed you, then We said to the angels, "Fall prostrate before Adam." So they fell prostrate, except Satan; he was not one of the prostrators.
He said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
He said, "Therefore, descend from it, for you are not to be arrogant in it. So get out; you are among the belittled."
He said, "Grant me a respite until the Day they are resurrected."
He said, "You are among those granted respite."
He said, "Since You have led me astray, I will lie in wait for them on Your straight path.
Then I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left, and You will not find many of them to be thankful."
He said, "Get out of it, despised and banished. As for those among them who follow you, I will fill Hell with you all.
And you Adam, dwell in Paradise, you and your wife. Eat from wherever you please, but do not go near this tree, lest you be of the transgressors."
So the devil whispered to the two of them in order to reveal to them that which was unapparent to them of their bodies. He said, "Your Lord has only forbidden you this tree, lest you become two angels, or you become among the immortals."
He swore to them, "Truly, I am a sincere adviser to you."
He thus lured them through deception. Then, when they tasted of the tree, their bodies became apparent to them, and they started to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise. Their Lord called to them: "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that the devil is a clear enemy to you?"
They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."
He said, "Go down; some of you will be enemies of one another. In the earth, you shall have a place of settlement and enjoyment for a certain time."
He said, "In it, you will live, and in it, you will die, and from it, you will be brought out."
O Children of Adam, We have brought down to you garments to cover your bodies, as well as for adornment, yet the garment of reverence is the best. These are some of God's signs. May you take heed.
O Children of Adam, do not let the devil entice you just like he caused your parents to be evicted from Paradise, stripping them of their garments to expose to them their bodies. He and his tribe see you from where you do not see them. We have appointed the devils as allies of those who do not believe.
If they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our parents doing it, and God has commanded us to do it." Say, "God does not command immorality. Are you saying about God what you do not know?"
Say, "My Lord commands justice, and that you maintain your devotion at every masjid. And call upon Him, devoting the religion purely to Him. Just as He initiated you, so shall you return."
A group He has guided, and a group have rightly deserved the misguidance. They have taken the devils as allies besides God, and they think that they are guided.
O Children of Adam, take along your zinat to every masjid, and eat and drink, but do not be excessive. Indeed, He does not like the excessive ones.
Say, "Who prohibited the zinat of God which He has produced for His servants and the good provisions?" Say, "They are, during the worldly life, for those who believe, and are exclusively theirs on the Day of Resurrection." We thus detail the revelations for a people who know.
Say, "My Lord has only prohibited immoralities, what is apparent of them and what is concealed, and the sins, and unjustified aggression, and that you associate with God that for which He has not brought down any authorisation, and to say about God what you know not."
For every nation, there is an appointed term, then when their time comes, they will not be delayed by one hour nor be advanced.
O Children of Adam, when messengers come to you from among you narrating My revelations to you; for those who are reverent and who reform, no fear will there be concerning them nor will they grieve.
As for those who denied Our revelations and acted arrogantly towards them, they are the companions of the Fire. Therein, they shall permanently remain.
So who is more transgressing than one who fabricates lies about God or denies His revelations? Those will receive their share of the Scripture. Then when Our messengers come to them to take them back, they will say, "Where are those whom you used to call upon besides God?" They will say, "They have abandoned us." They will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
He said, "Enter the Fire among nations of jinn and humans which have passed away before you." Every time a nation entered, it cursed its sister nation. Once they are all in, one after the other, each latter one will say of its predecessor, "Our Lord, these have misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire." He said, "For all is double, but you do not know."
And each predecessor said to its latter, "You have done us no favour either, so taste the punishment for what you used to earn."
Those who denied Our revelations and acted arrogantly towards them, the gates of heaven will not open for them, nor will they enter Paradise until the camel passes through the needle's eye! We thus repay the criminals.
Hell will be theirs for a resting place, with covering barriers above them. We thus repay the transgressors.
And for those who believe and do good deeds, We do not assign to any self except what is within its capacity. They are the companions of Paradise. Therein, they shall permanently remain.
We stripped away the animosity that was in their chests and rivers will flow beneath them. They said, "Praise be to God for guiding us to this. We would have never been guided had God not guided us. The messengers of our Lord had come with the truth." It was called out to them: "This is Paradise. You have inherited it in return for what you used to do."
The companions of Paradise called out to the companions of the Fire: "We have found what our Lord promised us to be true. So have you found what your Lord had promised to be true?" They said, "Yes." Then an announcer between them announced: "God's curse is on the transgressors
who repel from the path of God, desiring to make it crooked, and with regards to the Hereafter, they are disbelievers."
A barrier lies between them, and on the Heights, there are men who recognise everyone by their features. They called the companions of Paradise: "Peace be upon you." They have not entered it, but they long to do so.
Then, when their sight was turned towards the companions of the Fire, they said, "Our Lord, do not place us with the transgressing people."
And the companions of the Heights called on men whom they recognised by their features and said, "Your large numbers did not avail you, nor did your arrogance!"
Are those the ones whom you swore that God would not bestow mercy upon? Enter Paradise. No fear is there concerning you, nor will you grieve.
And the companions of the Fire called out to the companions of Paradise: "Pour over us some water, or some of what God has provided you with." They said, "God has forbidden them to the disbelievers
who took their religion as amusement and play, and were deluded by the worldly life." Therefore, We forget them today just as they forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs and for having rejected Our revelations.
We have brought them a Book that We detailed with knowledge as a guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
Are they only waiting for its fulfilment? The Day its fulfilment occurs, those who had forgotten it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord had come with the truth. Do we have any intercessors to intercede for us? Or could we be sent back to do other than what we used to do?" They have indeed lost themselves, and that which they used to fabricate has deserted them.
Indeed, your Lord is God: the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He settled on the Throne. The night covers the day as it pursues it relentlessly, and the sun, the moon and the stars are ordained through His command. Absolutely, to Him belong the creation and the command. Blessed be God, Lord of the Worlds.
Call upon your Lord humbly and privately. Indeed, He does not like the transgressors.
And do not corrupt in the earth after it has been reformed. And call upon Him when in fear and in aspiration. God's mercy is nearby for the good-doers.
He is the One who sends the winds bearing good news ahead of His mercy, so that when they have lifted up heavy clouds, We drive them to a dead land where We bring down the water to it, then with it, We produce all kinds of fruits. In the same way, We bring out the dead. May you take heed.
The good land produces its plants by its Lord's permission, while that which has gone bad produces only that which is useless. We thus diversify the revelations for a people who give thanks.
We sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him. I fear for you the punishment of a great Day."
The leaders among his people said, "We see that you are in clear misguidance."
He said, "O my people, there is no misguidance in me. Rather, I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.
I deliver to you the messages of my Lord, and I advise you, and I know from God what you know not.
Are you astonished that a Reminder should come to you from your Lord through a man from amongst you to warn you so that you would be reverent, and so that you may attain mercy?"
But they denied him, so We saved him and those with him on the ship, and We drowned those who denied Our revelations; they were a blind people.
And to Aad was their brother Hud. He said, "O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him, so will you not be reverent?"
The leaders who disbelieved among his people said, "We see you are in utter foolishness, and we think you are of the liars."
He said, "O my people, there is no foolishness in me. Rather, I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.
I deliver to you my Lord's messages, and I am a trustworthy adviser to you.
Are you astonished that a Reminder should come to you from your Lord through a man from amongst you, to warn you? Remember that He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you greatly in stature. So remember the favours of God so that you may succeed."
They said, "Did you come to us so that we would worship God alone and abandon what our fathers used to worship? Then bring us what you are promising us if you are of the truthful."
He said, "An affliction and wrath has befallen you from your Lord. Are you arguing with me about names that you and your fathers have made up and for which God has brought down no authorisation? Then wait; I am with you among those who wait."
So We saved him and those with him by mercy from Us, and We cut off the last remnant of those who denied Our revelations and were not believers.
And to Thamoud was their brother Saleh. He said, "O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord. This she-camel belonging to God is a sign for you. So leave her to eat from God's land, and do not touch her with any harm, lest a painful punishment seizes you.
And remember when He made you successors after Aad and settled you in the land, building palaces on its plains and carving homes in the mountains. So remember the favours of God, and do not act wickedly in the earth spreading corruption."
The arrogant leaders among his people said to the believers among the oppressed ones, "Do you know that Saleh is sent by his Lord?" They said, "We believe in what he was sent with."
The arrogant ones said, "We disbelieve in what you believe in."
So they hamstrung the she-camel and defied their Lord's command and said, "O Saleh, bring us what you are promising us if you are of the messengers."
So the earthquake seized them, leaving them motionless in their homes.
So he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I have delivered my Lord's message to you and advised you, but you do not like the advisers."
Lot said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality that was not perpetrated before you by anyone else among all the people?
You approach men lustfully instead of the women. Indeed, you are an excessive people."
The response of his people was nothing other than to say, "Evict them from your village. They are a people who keep themselves pure."
So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was one of those who stayed behind.
And We rained down a shower upon them, so look what the outcome of the criminals was.
And to Madyan was their brother Shu'aib. He said, "O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord, so give the full measure and weight and do not deprive the people of what is due to them, and do not corrupt in the earth after it has been reformed. This is better for you if you are believers.
And do not lie in wait on every path, threatening and repelling from the path of God those who believe in Him and seeking to make it crooked. Remember when you were a few, and He multiplied you, and look what the outcome of the corruptors was.
And if a group of you has believed in what I was sent with, and a group has not believed, then wait until God judges between us. He is the best of judges."
The arrogant leaders among his people said, "We will evict you, Shu'aib, together with those who believed with you from our village, unless you return to our creed." He said, "Even though we hate it?
We would surely be fabricating lies about God if we were to return to your creed after God has saved us from it. It is not for us to return to it unless God, our Lord, wills. Our Lord encompasses all things in knowledge. In God we trust. Our Lord, decide between us and our people with truth. You are the best of deciders."
The disbelieving leaders among his people said, "If you follow Shu'aib, you will surely be losers."
So the earthquake seized them, leaving them motionless in their homes.
Those who denied Shu'aib, it was as if they never prospered therein. Those who denied Shu'aib were the losers.
He turned away from them and said, "O my people, I have delivered my Lord's messages to you and advised you, so how could I grieve over a disbelieving people?"
We have never sent a prophet to any village without afflicting its people with misery and hardship so that they may humble themselves.
Then, We replaced the bad with the good until they thrived, and they said, "Our fathers were touched by hardship and prosperity." So We seized them suddenly while they were unaware.
Had the people of the villages believed and been reverent, We would have showered them with blessings from the heaven and the earth, but they denied, so We seized them for what they used to earn.
Did the people of the villages feel secure against Our might coming to them in the night while they are asleep?
Or did the people of the villages feel secure against Our might coming to them in the morning brightness while they are playing?
Did they feel safe against God's scheming? None feels safe against God's scheming except the losing people.
Or has it not been a guide to those who inherit the earth after its people that, if We wish, We could strike them down for their sins and seal their hearts so they do not hear?
We narrate to you news of those villages. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe in what they had previously denied. Thus does God seal the hearts of the disbelievers.
We have not found commitment to a pledge in the majority of them. Indeed, We found most of them to be wicked.
Then after them, We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his leaders, but they transgressed against them, so look what the outcome of the corruptors was.
Moses said, "O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.
I am duty-bound to say nothing about God except the truth. I have come to you with a clear proof from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel."
He said, "If you have come with a miracle, then produce it if you are one of the truthful."
So he cast his staff, and it became a clear snake,
and he drew out his hand whereupon it was white to the beholders.
The leaders among Pharaoh's people said, "This is a knowledgeable magician.
He wants to drive you out of your land, so what do you command?"
They said, "Let him and his brother wait and send gatherers to the cities.
They will bring you every knowledgeable magician."
The magicians came to Pharaoh and said, "Will there be a reward for us if we are the victors?"
He said, "Yes indeed, and you will be among those who are close to me."
They said, "O Moses, either you cast, or we shall be the ones to cast."
He said, "You cast." So when they cast, they bewitched the people's eyes, terrified them, and produced a great magic.
And We inspired Moses: "Cast your staff," whereupon it swallowed what they were deluding.
Thus, the truth was established, and what they were doing was nullified.
So they were defeated there and belittled,
and the magicians fell prostrate.
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the Worlds.
The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
Pharaoh said, "Have you believed in him before I gave you permission? This is surely a scheme that you have schemed in the city in order to drive its people out of it. You will know
that I will surely cut your hands and feet on opposite sides, then I will crucify all of you."
They said, "To our Lord, we shall return.
You are only seeking revenge on us because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Our Lord, pour upon us patience and take us back as Submitters."
The leaders among Pharaoh's people said, "Will you leave Moses and his people to corrupt in the earth and abandon you and your gods?" He said, "We will kill their children and shame their women. We have full power over them."
Moses said to his people, "Seek God's help and be patient. The land belongs to God. He lets whom He wills of His servants inherit it, and the outcome belongs to the reverent."
They said, "We were harmed before you came to us and after you came to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will annihilate your enemy and make you successors in the earth, then He will see how you will behave."
We seized Pharaoh's people with years of drought and shortage of crops so that they may take heed.
When something good comes their way, they say, "This is our due." But when something bad strikes them, they ascribe its omen to Moses and those with him! In fact, their omen rests with God, but most of them do not know.
They said, "No matter what miracle you bring us to bewitch us with, we still will not believe in you."
So We sent upon them the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs and the blood as clear-cut signs. But they acted arrogantly and were a criminal people.
And when an affliction befell them, they said, "O Moses, implore your Lord by what He has pledged with you. If you remove the affliction from us, we will believe in you, and we will send the Children of Israel with you."
Yet when We removed the affliction off them for a term they were to fulfil, they broke their pledge.
So We inflicted retribution upon them and drowned them in the sea, for they denied Our signs and were oblivious thereof.
And We made the people who had been oppressed inherit the eastern parts of the land and its western parts, which We had blessed. And the good Word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel for what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people were constructing and what they were erecting.
We delivered the Children of Israel across the sea. Then they came upon a people who were devoted to some stone idols that they had. They said, "O Moses, make for us a god just like they have gods." He said, "You are an ignorant people!
What these people are engaged in is doomed, and what they have been doing is worthless."
He said, "Is it a god other than God that I should seek for you when He has favoured you over all the people?"
When We saved you from Pharaoh's people, who were inflicting upon you the worst punishment, killing your children and shaming your women; in those were great tests from your Lord.
And We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and We completed them with ten. Thus, the term appointed by his Lord was completed in forty nights. Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Take charge over my people in my place. Act well, and do not follow the path of the corruptors."
When Moses came to Our appointed time, and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, let me look and see You." He said, "You cannot see Me, but look at the mountain; if it stays in its place, then you will see Me." Then when his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, He reduced it to rubble, and Moses dropped down unconscious. When he came to, he said, "Glory to You. I repent to You, and I am the first of the believers."
He said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over all people with My messages and My words. So take what I have given you and be among the thankful."
And We wrote for him on the tablets advice and details of all things: "So uphold it strongly, and command your people to uphold the best therein. I will show you the abode of the wicked."
I will avert from My revelations those who are arrogant in the earth with no right. Were they to see every sign, they still would not believe in it. If they see the path of correctness, they do not take it for a path, and if they see the path of error, they take it for a path. That is because they denied Our revelations and were oblivious thereof.
Those who denied Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their work is nullified. Are they being repaid except for what they used to do?
After he left, the people of Moses fashioned from their jewellery the body of a calf that gave out a mooing sound. Did they not see that it could not speak to them nor guide them to the path? They adopted it and were transgressors.
When they realised what they had done, and they saw that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and forgive us, we will surely be among the losers."
And when Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed, he said, "What a miserable thing you have done behind my back after I had gone! Did you want to hasten the command of your Lord?" He threw down the tablets and took hold of his brother's head, pulling him towards him. He said, "Son of my mother, the people overpowered me, and they almost killed me, so let not the enemy gloat over me, and do not count me among the transgressing people."
He said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the Most Merciful of the merciful."
Those who set up the calf shall receive wrath from their Lord and humiliation in the worldly life. We thus repay the fabricators.
As for those who have committed bad deeds, then repented thereafter and believed, then indeed, your Lord thereafter is Forgiver, Merciful.
When Moses' anger subsided, he took the tablets, and in its inscription was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord.
Moses selected seventy men from among his people to come to Our appointed time. Then when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have annihilated them before, as well as me. Would You annihilate us for what the foolish among us have done? It is but Your test; You let whom You will be misguided through it, and You let whom You will be guided. You are our Ally, so forgive us and have mercy upon us. You are the best of forgivers.
And decree for us in this world that which is good, and also in the Hereafter. We have turned to You." He said, "My punishment will strike whomever I please, and My mercy encompasses all things, and so I shall decree it for those who are reverent, give the Zakat, and those who believe in Our revelations,
and to those who follow the messenger, the ummi prophet, whom they find written down in the Torah and the Injeel that are with them. He advocates righteousness to them and forbids them from evil. He makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them what is bad, and he relieves them from the heavy burden and the shackles that were upon them. So those who have believed in him, honoured him, supported him, and followed the Light which was brought down with him, they are the successful ones."
Say, "O people, I am the messenger of God to you all. The One to whom belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no god except Him. He brings to life and puts to death." So believe in God and His messenger, the ummi prophet, and who believes in God and His Words, and follow him so that you may be guided.
Among the people of Moses is a nation who guides with the truth, and with it, they establish justice.
We split them up into twelve tribal communities, and We inspired Moses when his people asked him for water, "Strike the rock with your staff," wherefrom twelve springs gushed out. Each people knew their own drinking place, and We shaded them with clouds, and We brought down upon them manna and quails: "Eat from the good which We have provided you with." They did not wrong Us, but they were wronging themselves.
When they were told, "Dwell in this village, eat therefrom as you please, speak with humility, and enter the gate in submission. We will then forgive you your sins. We will increase further for the good-doers."
The transgressors among them replaced what was said to them with other words. So We sent upon them affliction from the sky in return for the transgression they were doing.
And ask them about the village which was situated by the sea when they were violating the Sabbath. The fish came to them, near the surface of the water, on the day of their Sabbath, and on the day when it was not their Sabbath, they did not come. Thus did We test them for how wickedly they used to behave.
And when a community among them said, "Why do you advise a people whom God will annihilate or punish with a severe punishment?" They answered, "To be free from blame before your Lord and so that perhaps they would be reverent."
Then, when they forgot what they were reminded of, We saved those who forbade evil, and We seized those who transgressed with a wretched punishment for how wickedly they used to behave.
Then, when they were defiant against what they were forbidden from, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
Then your Lord announced that He will raise up against them those who will inflict on them the worst punishment until the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, your Lord is swift in punishment, and indeed, He is Forgiver, Merciful.
We split them up into nations throughout the land. Some of them were righteous, and some were otherwise. We tested them through good things and bad things so that they may revert.
Successors came after them who inherited the Scripture. They indulged in the material gains of this lower life, saying, "It will be forgiven for us." Yet, if similar material gains came their way, again they would take it. Was the covenant of the Book not taken from them that they would not say about God except the truth, and they studied what was in it? The Abode of the Hereafter is better for the reverent, so will you not reason?
As for those who hold fast to the Scripture and observe the Salat, We do not let the reward of the reformers go to waste.
And when We raised the mountain above them as if it were an awning and they thought it would fall down on them: "Uphold what We have given you strongly and remember what is in it so that you may be reverent."
And when your Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their backs, their descendants, and made them bear witness regarding themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we bear witness." Lest you say on the Day of Resurrection, "We were oblivious of this."
Or lest you say, "It was our parents who committed shirk before, and we were no more than an offspring after them. Will You annihilate us because of what the falsifiers have done?"
We thus detail the revelations so that they may revert.
Recite for them the news of the one to whom We gave Our revelations, but he peeled himself away from them, and so the devil pursued him, and he became one of the strayers.
Had We willed, We could have elevated him therewith, but he clung to the ground and followed his personal desire. His likeness is the like of a dog; if you chase him, he pants, and if you leave him alone, he pants. Such is the example of the people who denied Our revelations. So narrate the stories so that they may reflect.
Terrible indeed is the example of the people who denied Our signs and used to wrong themselves.
The one whom God guides is the truly guided one, and the one He misguides, those are the losers.
We have committed to Hell multitudes of the jinn and the humans. They have hearts with which they do not understand, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. These are like cattle. In fact, they are further astray. These are the oblivious ones.
To God belong the Beautiful Names, so call Him by them and keep away from those who distort His Names. They will be repaid for what they used to do.
From among those whom We have created is a nation who guide with the truth, and with it they establish justice.
And regarding those who deny Our revelations, We will lead them on from where they know not.
I will give them respite. Indeed, My scheme is firm.
Have they not reflected? There is no madness in their companion. He is but a clear warner.
Or have they not looked into the realm of the heavens and the earth, and all things which God has created, and that perhaps their time may be drawing near? Which hadith after it do they believe in?
Whomever God misguides, he will have no guide. And He leaves them blundering blindly in their transgression.
They ask you about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge rests only with my Lord. None can reveal its time except Him. It weighs heavily in the heavens and the earth. It will not come to you except suddenly." They ask you as if you have full knowledge thereof. Say, "Its knowledge is only with God," but most people do not know.
Say, "I possess no power to benefit nor to harm myself other than what God has willed. If I knew the unseen, I would have increased my wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am no more than a warner and a bearer of good news for a people who believe."
He is the One who created you from one single self and made from it its mate to find tranquillity with her. Then when he covered her, she carried a light load that she walked around with. Then when she got heavier, they implored God their Lord: "If You grant us a good one, we will be among the thankful."
Then, when He granted them a good one, they set up partners with Him in what He had given them. Exalted is God, far above what they associate with Him.
Are they setting up partners who do not create anything while they themselves are created,
and who can neither support them nor support themselves?
If you invite them to the guidance, they do not follow you. It is the same for you whether you invite them or remain silent.
Those whom you call upon besides God are servants just like you. So go ahead and call upon them, and let them respond to you if you are truthful.
Do they have legs with which they walk? Or do they have hands with which they strike? Or do they have eyes with which they see? Or do they have ears with which they hear? Say, "Call upon your partners, then scheme, and do not give me respite.
Indeed, my Ally is God, the One who brought down the Book, and He looks after the righteous.
And those whom you call upon besides Him are unable to support you, nor can they support themselves."
And if you invite them to the guidance, they do not hear, and you see them looking at you, yet they do not see.
Take what is freely given, advocate what is right, and turn away from the ignorant.
If an evil suggestion is incited to you from the devil, seek refuge in God. He is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
When a visitation from the devil comes to the reverent they remember, whereupon they become seers.
Their brothers drag them increasingly into error, and then they do not stop short.
And when you do not bring them a miracle, they say, "If only you had come up with one!" Say, "I only follow what is inspired to me from my Lord." This is insight from your Lord, as well as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
When the Quran is being read, listen to it and pay attention so that you may attain mercy.
And remember your Lord within yourself humbly and fearfully, without loudness of voice, in the mornings and the evenings, and do not be among the oblivious.
Those at your Lord are never too proud to worship Him; they glorify Him, and to Him they prostrate.