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Alif-Lam-Mim-Ra. [These letters are one of the
miracles of the Qur-an and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. |
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Allah
is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that you can see.
Then, He Istawa (rose above) the Throne (really in a manner
that suits His Majesty). He
has subjected the sun and the moon (to continue going round)! Each
running (its course) for a term appointed. He regulates all affairs, explaining the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, that you may believe with certainty in the meeting with
your Lord. |
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And
it is He Who spread out the earth, and placed therein firm mountains
and rivers and of every kind of fruits He made Zawjayn Ithnayn (two in pairs - may mean two kinds or it may mean: of two sorts, e.g.
black and white, sweet and sour, small and big, etc.) He brings the night as a cover over the day. Verily, in these things,
there are Ayat (proofs, evidences,
lessons, signs, etc.) for people
who reflect. |
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And
in the earth are neighbouring tracts, and gardens of vines, and green
crops (fields etc.),
and date-palms, growing out two or three from a single stem root,
or otherwise (one stem root
for every palm ), watered with
the same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others
to eat. Verily, in these things, there are
Ayat (proofs,
evidences, lessons, signs) for
the people who understand. |
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And
if you [O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)] wonder (at these polytheists
who deny your message of Islamic Monotheism and have taken besides
Allah others for worship who can neither harm nor benefit),
then wondrous is their saying: "When we are dust, shall we indeed
then be (raised) in a new creation?" They are those who disbelieve in their Lord!
They are those who will have iron chains tying their hands to their
necks. They will be dwellers of the Fire to abide therein. |
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They
ask you to hasten the evil before the good, yet (many) exemplary punishments have indeed occurred before them. But verily,
your Lord is full of Forgiveness for mankind inspite of their wrong-doing.
And verily, your Lord is (also) Severe in punishment. |
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And
the disbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from
his Lord?" You are only a warner, and to every people there is
a guide. Allah knows what every female bears, and by how much the
wombs fall short (of their
time or number) or exceed. Everything
with Him is in (due) proportion. |
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Allah
knows what every female bears, and by how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or exceed. Everything with Him is in (due) proportion. |
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All-Knower
of the unseen and the seen, the Most Great, the Most High. |
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It
is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly, whether
he be hid by night or go forth freely by day. |
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For
each (person),
there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard
him by the Command of Allah. Verily! Allah will not change the good
condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of
goodness themselves (by committing
sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah).
But when Allah wills a people's punishment, there can be no turning
back of it, and they will find besides Him no protector. |
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It
is He who shows you the lightning, as a fear (for
travellers) and as a hope (for
those who wait for rain). And
it is He Who brings up (or originates) the clouds,
heavy (with water). |
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And
Ar-Ra'd (thunder) glorifies and praises Him, and so do the angels because of His Awe,
He sends the thunderbolts, and therewith He strikes whom He wills,
yet they (disbelievers) dispute about Allah. And He is Mighty in strength and Severe in punishment. |
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For
Him (Alone) is the Word of Truth (i.e. none
has the right to be worshipped but He).
And those whom they (polytheists
and disbelievers) invoke, answer
them no more than one who stretches forth his hand (at
the edge of a deep well) for
water to reach his mouth, but it reaches him not, and the invocation
of the disbelievers is nothing but an error (i.e.
of no use). |
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And
unto Allah (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly
or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and in the
afternoons. |
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Say [O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)]:
"Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It
is) Allah." Say: "Have
you then taken (for worship) Auliya" (protectors, etc.) other than Him, such as have no power either for benefit or for harm
to themselves?" Say: "Is the blind equal to the one who
sees? Or darkness equal to light? Or do they assign to Allah partners
who created the like of His creation, so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them." Say: "Allah is the Creator of all
things, He is the One, the Irresistible." |
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He
sends down water (rain) from the sky, and the valleys flow according to their measure, but
the flood bears away the foam that mounts up to the surface, and (also) from that (ore) which they heat in the fire in order to make ornaments or utensils,
rises a foam like unto it, thus does Allah (by
parables) show forth truth and
falsehood. Then, as for the foam it passes away as scum upon the banks,
while that which is for the good of mankind remains in the earth.
Thus Allah sets forth parables (for
the truth and falsehood, i.e. Belief and disbelief). |
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For
those who answered their Lord's Call [believed
in the Oneness of Allah and followed His Messenger Muhammad (Peace be upon him) i.e.
Islamic Monotheism] is Al-Husna (i.e. Paradise).
But those who answered not His Call (disbelieved
in the Oneness of Allah and followed not His Messenger Muhammad (Peace be upon him),
if they had all that is in the earth together with its like, they
would offer it in order to save themselves (from
the torment, it will be in vain).
For them there will be the terrible reckoning. Their dwelling place
will be Hell; - and worst indeed is that place for rest. |
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Shall
he then who knows that what has been revealed unto you [O
Muhammad (Peace be upon him)] from your Lord
is the truth be like him who is blind? But it is only the men of understanding
that pay heed. |
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Those
who fulfill the Covenant of Allah and break not the Mithaq (bond,
treaty, covenant); |
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Those
who join that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e.
they are good to their relatives and do not sever the bond of kinship),
fear their Lord, and dread the terrible reckoning (i.e.
abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden
and perform all kinds of good deeds which Allah has ordained). |
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And
those who remain patient, seeking their Lord's Countenance, perform
As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat),
and spend out of that which We have bestowed on them, secretly and
openly, and defend evil with good, for such there is a good end; |
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'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens),
which they shall enter and (also) those who acted righteously
from among their fathers, and their wives, and their offspring. And
angels shall enter unto them from every gate (saying): |
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"Salamun
'Alaykum (peace be upon you) for that you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final
home!" |
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And
those who break the Covenant of Allah, after its ratification, and
sever that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e.
they sever the bond of kinship and are not good to their relatives),
and work mischief in the land, on them is the curse (i.e.
they will be far away from Allah's Mercy);
And for them is the unhappy (evil) home (i.e. Hell). |
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Allah
increases the provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it
for whom He wills), and they
rejoice in the life of the world, whereas the life of this world as
compared with the Hereafter is but a brief passing enjoyment. |
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And
those who disbelieve say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him [Muhammad (Peace be upon him)] from his Lord?" Say: "Verily, Allah sends astray whom He
wills and guides unto Himself those who turn to Him in repentance." |
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Those
who believe (in the Oneness
of Allah - Islamic Monotheism),
and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in
the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. |
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Those
who believe (in the Oneness
of Allah - Islamic Monotheism),
and work righteousness, Tuba (it
means all kinds of happiness or name of a tree in Paradise) is for them and a beautiful place of (final) return. |
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Thus
have We sent you [O Muhammad
(Peace be upon him)] to a community before whom
other communities have passed away, in order that you might recite
unto them what We have inspired to you, while they disbelieve in the
Most Beneficient (Allah) Say: "He is my Lord! La ilaha illa Huwa (none
has the right to be worshipped but He)!
In Him is my trust, and to Him will be my return with repentance." |
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