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The Prophets

Their reckoning has drawn near to mankind, and in heedlessness are they turning aside.

Whatever new reminder (warning) comes from your Lord, they only playfully (mock) listen.

Their hearts attach no importance (to what Allah says) and those who do evil counsel together in secret: “Is he (Mohamed) anything but a human being like yourselves? Will you yield to obvious sorcery”?

(He) said: “My Lord knows what is spoken in the heaven and the earth, and He is the All Hearing, All Knowing”.

They say: “Nay, medleys of dreams. Nay, probably he has forged it. Nay, he is probably a poet. So, let him bring to us a Verse (Miracle) (too) as the former were sent”.

Not one of the countries of those which We destroyed, believed before them. Are they the ones to believe?

And We did not send before you any but men to whom We revealed. If you do not know, ask the owners of the praise (continuous Dhikr).

And We did not make them (the men that We have revealed) bodies not eating food, and they were not eternal (immortal).

Then We remained loyal to the Promise. So We delivered them and those whom We willed. And We destroyed the unbridled.

I swear We have sent down to you a Book in which is your are mentioned. Will you still not use your intelligence?

How many countries which were tyrant did We demolish (razed). And We raised up (created) after them other people.

So when they feel our (severe) punishment, behold, they flee from it.

Do not flee and come back to the thing (place) that you were spoiled (all you asked for were given to you) and to your dwellings, that you may be questioned (there).

They said: “O woe to us! Surely, we were tyrants”.

And this did not cease their case (complaint) till We made (kill) them as a mown field.

And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them for a play (amusement).

If We wished to have amusement, if We were going to do it, then We would surely do it at Our Presence.

Nay, We cast the truth over the falsehood, so that it destroy it. Then it (falsehood) vanishes. Woe to you for what you describe (of Allah).

And whoever is in the heavens and the earth is His. And those who are in His Presence (those who fulfill the Presence Prayer before Him) are not proud and nor do they grow weary to worship Him.

They glorify (Allah) by night and day, without a break (they are the owners of continuous Dhikr).

Or have they taken gods from the earth who will raise (them)?

If there had been in both (heavens and earth) any gods except Allah, then the order on both (heavens and earth) have certainly destroyed. Allah, the Lord of Heaven of Heavens is above what they attribute of Him.

He (Allah) is not responsible for what he does, but they will be responsible (for their deeds).

Or, have they taken gods besides Him? Say: “Bring forth your proof. This is the Reminder (the Book) of those with me and the reminder of those before me”. But most of them do not know the truth. Therefore, they turn aside.

And We did not send before you any Messenger, without revealing to him that there is no god but Me, therefore become a servant (only) to Me.

And they said: “The Most Beneficent has begotten a son child”. Glory to Him (He is excepted of everything)! Nay, they are (Jesus and Enoсh) the offered servants (offered paradise while they were alive).

They (Jesus and Enoch) do not precede Him in speech and they act on His Command.

Knows what is before them and what is behind them (the guarding angels, their past and future). And they do not intercede except for those who have reached the Consent (of Allah) and they are the ones who fear His wrath.

And whoever of them should say: “Surely I am a god besides Him”, then We recompense him with Hell. This is how We recompense the wrongdoers.

Did not those who disbelieve see that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece? Then We parted them? And We have created every living thing from water. Will they not then believe?

And We riesed mountains in the earth lest it might shake them (people); and We have made in it wide ways, may be that they may reach Return (spirit to Allah in lifetime).

And We have made the heaven a guarded ceiling. And they are the ones who turn aside from His Verses.

And He it is Who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon. They all swim in their orbit.

And We did not make any human eternal (immortal) before you. Then if you die, will they remain forever (will not die)?

Every soul is to taste the death. We will try you by mischief of evil and good and to Us you shall be brought back.

When those who deny see you, they mock you and say: "Is this he who talks about your gods" And they are those who deny the Reminder (Book) of the Most Beneficent.

Human is created of haste. I will show to you My Verses, therefore do not ask Me to hasten.

And they say: “When will these promises (come to pass) if you are truthful”?

If only those who denied knew the time when they shall not be able to ward off the fire (Hell) from their faces nor from their backs, nor shall they be helped!

Nay, it (the torment) shall come on them all of a sudden and will horrify them. So they shall not have the power to avert it, nor shall they be looked at.

And I swear, Messengers before you were scoffed at (too), and then those who were scoffing at them were encompassed by what they were scoffing at.

Say: “Who guards you by night and day from (the torment of) The Most Beneficent”? Nay, they are the ones who turn aside from the praise (Dhikr) of their Lord.

Or, have they gods who can guard them from Us (from Our torment)? They shall not even be able to help themselves and they will not receive support from Us.

Nay, during their life, which seemed long even to them, We gave blessings on them and their fathers. Do they not then see that We come to the earth to curtail it from its outlying borders? Are they then the victors?

Say: “I warn you only by the Revelation and the deaf do not hear the call whenever they are warned.

And if a breath of the Torment of your Lord were to touch them, they certainly say: “O woe to us! Surely we were tyrants”!

And We set up the scales of justice on the Day of Resurrection. Then no soul is treated unjustly in anything. Even though there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (We show it in their life film). And the reckoners suffice us.

And I swear, We gave to Moses and Aaron the discernment (the Torah) as a Light and a Reminder (Dhikr) for the owners of takwa (spiritual armor).

They are in reverence of their Lord in the Unseen (without seeing Him) and they are in dread of the Hour (of Resurrection).

And this is a blessed Reminder (Dhikr) which We have sent down. Are you the ones who still deny it?

And I swear, We gave to Abraham his Post of Religious Guide (his post of Teacher) even earlier and We knew about it.

(Abraham) had said to his father and his people: “What are these statues to which you are devoted in worship”?

They said: “We found our fathers worshipping (them)”.

(Abraham) said: “I swear, you and your fathers have been in manifest Darkness”.

They said: “Have you brought to us the truth, or are you playing with us”?

(He) said: “Nay! Your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, who brought them into existence and I am of those who bear witness to this.

And, by Allah! I will certainly plot something against your idols after you turn your backs (go away)”.

Then he broke them into pieces, except the large one of them, that haply they may return to it.

They said: “Who has done this to our gods? Most surely, he is one of the cruel ones”.

They said: “We heard a youth called Abraham speak of them”.

They said: “Then bring him before the eyes of the people, so they may bear witness”.

They said: “Have you done this to our gods, Abraham”?

(Abraham) said: “Nay, this one, who is their main has done it. Go ahead and ask them, if they (can) speak”.

So they came to their senses and said (to themselves): “Surely you yourselves are the cruel ones”.

Then their heads were hanging down (and they said to Abraham): “Certainly you know that they do not speak”.

(Abraham) said: “Do you still then serve besides Allah what does not bring you any benefit nor does it harm you at all”?

Fie on you and on what you worship besides Allah. Do you not then still use your intelligence”?

They said: “Burn him (Abraham) and help your gods, if you can”.

We said: “O fire! Be cool and safe for Abraham”.

And they wished to snare him, but We caused them to fall into a greater Loss.

And We saved him (Abraham) and Lot, bringing them into the land which We have blessed within the worlds.

And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob in addition and We made each of them Salihîn (the righteous).

And We made them Imams (religious leaders) who Return (the spirits of people to Allah before death) by Our Command and We revealed to them the doing of good deeds and the keeping up of the Prayer and the giving of the alms (Az-zakat) and to Us did they become servants.

And to Lot We gave Wisdom and Knowledge and We delivered him from the country which practiced abominations. Surely they were an ungodly evil people.

And We made him enter into Our Mercy. Surely, he is of the Sâlihîn (the righteous).

And aforetime Noah (Nûh) cried (prayed). So, We answered him and saved him and his family from a great grief.

And We helped him against a people who belied Our Verses. Surely, they became an evil people, so We drowned them all.

And David and Solomon were giving judgment concerning the field when the people’s sheep pastured (without a shepherd) therein by night, and We were Bearer of Witness to their judgment.

So We prompted this (decision) to Solomon (Sulaiman) and to each one We gave Wisdom and Knowledge. And We subjected the mountains and the birds glorifying (in order that they should glorify) along with David (Davûd). And We were the Doer (of all these things).

And We taught him (David) to make chain mail for you, so that it would protect you in fierce battles. So, are you grateful?

And for Suleiman, a stormy wind that blew at his command on the land that We made fertile. And We know about everything.

And of the devils there were those who dived for him in the seas and did other work besides that (too). And it was We Who guarded them (in his command).

And Job had cried to his Lord: “Verily a harm (illness) has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful”.

Therefore We accepted his invocation and took of what was on him of the harm (we cured his disease). And We gave him his family and the like of them with them as a Mercy from Us and a reminder for the servants.

And Ismael, and Enoch (Idris) and Isaiah (Dhu’l Kifl); all were of the Sâbirîn (patient ones).

And We caused them to enter into Our Mercy. Surely, they are of the Sâlihîn (righteous).

And Zennûn (Jonah), he had gone away in wrath, so he deemed that We had no power over him. Then he called out in the darkness (saying): “There is no god but you, glory be to You. Surely I have been of the tyrants”!

So, We responded to him (We accepted his supplication) and We saved him from the distress, and this is how do We save the believers.

And Zachariah had cried to his Lord (saying): “My Lord! Do not leave me alone (without an heir). And You are the Best of the inheritors”.

So We responded to him (We accepted his prayer) and We bestowed upon him Yahya (John) and made his (barren) wife fit for this (so that she could give birth). They used to vie with one another in good deeds and to call upon Us, hoping (loving) and fearing and they were in reverence towards Us.

And she (Mary) guarded her chastity. So, We breathed into her of Our Spirit and made her and her son a Sign for the Worlds.

Surely this your community (your religion) is one community (one religion). And I am your Lord, therefore become servants to Me.

And they have broken their commands (affairs) between them (they divided into groups), they all shall return to Us.

And whoever, being a believer, does of a righteous deed (the soul’s cleansing) while he is a believer, then his efforts (degrees he gained) do not get covered (diminished, vanished), and surely, We write them down for him.

And it is forbidden (impossible) for the people of a city which We destroyed to return there (to life).

And when (the barrier behind which) Ya’Juj Ma’Juj (Gog and Magog) are opened, they will attack from all the hills.

And the true promise has drawn near. Then the eyes of the disbelievers will fixedly stare (in terror) (saying): “Woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this. We truly were wrong-doers (we wronged ourselves)”.

Surely you and what you worship besides Allah are the fuel (the firewood) of Hell. You are the ones who will enter it.

If these had been true gods, they would not have entered to it (hell) and all shall abide in it forever.

100

They shall be groaning therein (with pain). And therein they shall not hear (anything).

101

Surely, far from it (from Hell) are those to whom reaches beauty from Us.

102

They will not hear its (hell’s) buzz, and they shall abide in what their soul’s desired forever.

103

The greatest terror will not grieve them, and the angels will greet them (and say): “This is your Day which you were promised”.

104

On that Day We shall roll up the sky like the rolling up of the scroll for writings. As We started to create it the first time, We shall return it (to its original position). (This is) a promise binding upon Us. Surely, We shall be the Doer (of this).

105

And swear, We have written in the Zabur (Psalms) after the Reminder (Torah) that Our Sâlihûn (righteous) servants shall inherit the earth.

106

Most surely in this is a message for a people who are Abid (servants to Allah).

107

And We sent you only as a Mercy to all the Worlds.

108

Say: “It is revealed to me that your God is only one God”. So are you the Muslims (surrendered to Allah)?

109

After this if they turn back, say: “I have proclaimed to you (objectively) equally (the commands of Allah). Only if I knew whether what you are promised (the torment) is near or far (I do not know).

110

Surely, He knows what is spoken openly and He knows what you conceal.

111

If I know (I do not know), it (that postponement) may be a trial for you and a provision till a time”.

112

He (Muhammad) said: “My Lord! Judge with the truth! And our Lord is The Most Beneficent (Allah) whose Help, despite the qualities that you attach to Him”.

21:1

Ta-Ha

Al-Hajj

اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُعْرِضُونَ

Iktaraba lin neasi hiseabuhum va hum fee gaaflatin mu’ridoon(mu’ridoona).

Their reckoning has drawn near to mankind, and in heedlessness are they turning aside.

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