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109. And follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah passes His judgment. For He is the Best of Judges.
6. There is no moving creature on earth whose provision is not guaranteed by Allah. And He knows where it lives and where it is laid to rest. All is ˹written˺ in a perfect Record.
34. My advice will not benefit you—no matter how hard I try—if Allah wills ˹for˺ you to stray. He is your Lord, and to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.”
52. And O my people! Seek your Lord’s forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance. He will shower you with rain in abundance, and add strength to your strength. So do not turn away, persisting in wickedness.”
100. These are accounts, We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺, of the ˹destroyed˺ cities. Some are still standing ˹barren˺, while others have been mowed down. 101. We did not wrong them, rather they wronged themselves. The gods they invoked beside Allah were of no help at all when the command of your Lord came, and only contributed to their ruin.
103. Surely in this is a sign for those who fear the torment of the Hereafter. That is a Day for which humanity will be gathered and a Day ˹that will be˺ witnessed ˹by all˺. 104. We only delay it for a fixed term.
Surely good deeds wipe out evil deeds.
Say to those who disbelieve, “Persist in your ways; we will certainly persist in ours. 122. And wait! Surely we ˹too˺ are waiting.”
Allah’s Will always prevails, but most people do not know.
22. And when he reached maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the good-doers.
39. O my fellow-prisoners! Which is far better: many different lords or Allah—the One, the Supreme?
And do not lose hope in the mercy of Allah, for no one loses hope in Allah’s mercy except those with no faith.”
Surely whoever is mindful ˹of Allah˺ and patient, then certainly Allah never discounts the reward of the good-doers.”
104. even though you are not asking them for a reward for this ˹Quran˺. It is only a reminder to the whole world. 105. How many signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by with indifference!
Have the deniers not travelled through the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? And surely the ˹eternal˺ Home of the Hereafter is far better for those mindful ˹of Allah˺. Will you not then understand? 110.
11. For each one there are successive angels before and behind, protecting them by Allah’s command. Indeed, Allah would never change a people’s state ˹of favour˺ until they change their own state ˹of faith˺.
14. Calling upon Him ˹alone˺ is the truth. But those ˹idols˺ the pagans invoke besides Him ˹can˺ never respond to them in any way. ˹It is˺ just like someone who stretches out their hands to water, ˹asking it˺ to reach their mouths, but it can never do so. The calls of the disbelievers are only in vain.
This is how Allah compares truth to falsehood. The ˹worthless˺ residue is then cast away, but what benefits people remains on the earth. This is how Allah sets forth parables.
19. Can the one who knows that your Lord’s revelation to you ˹O Prophet˺ is the truth be like the one who is blind? None will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason.
28. those who believe and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort. 29. Those who believe and do good, for them will be bliss and an honourable destination.”
In fact, the disbelievers’ falsehood has been made so appealing to them that they have been turned away from the Path. And whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide. 34.
˹The believers among˺ those who were given the Scripture rejoice at what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺, while some ˹disbelieving˺ factions deny a portion of it.
37. And so We have revealed it as an authority in Arabic. And if you were to follow their desires after ˹all˺ the knowledge that has come to you, there would be none to protect or shield you from Allah.
How can people go astry even after guidance?
40. Whether We show you ˹O Prophet˺ some of what We threaten them with, or cause you to die ˹before that˺, your duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺. Judgment is for Us.
7. And ˹remember˺ when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more. But if you are ungrateful, surely My punishment is severe.’”
24. Do you not see how Allah compares a good word to a good tree? Its root is firm and its branches reach the sky, 25. ˹always˺ yielding its fruit in every season by the Will of its Lord.
26. And the parable of an evil word is that of an evil tree, uprooted from the earth, having no stability.
52. This ˹Quran˺ is a ˹sufficient˺ message for humanity so that they may take it as a warning and know that there is only One God, and so that people of reason may be mindful.
They would not believe in this ˹Quran˺ despite the ˹many˺ examples of those ˹destroyed˺ before. 14. And even if We opened for them a gate to heaven, through which they continued to ascend, 15. still they would say, “Our eyes have truly been dazzled! In fact, we must have been bewitched.” Divine Power
97. We certainly know that your heart is truly distressed by what they say. 98. So glorify the praises of your Lord and be one of those who ˹always˺ pray, 99. and worship your Lord until the inevitable[495] comes your way.
60. To those who disbelieve in the Hereafter belong all evil qualities, whereas to Allah belong the finest attributes. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.
61. If Allah were to punish people ˹immediately˺ for their wrongdoing, He would not have left a single living being on earth. But He delays them for an appointed term. And when their time arrives, they cannot delay it for a moment, nor could they advance it.
71. And Allah has favoured some of you over others in provision. But those who have been much favoured would not share their wealth with those ˹bondspeople˺ in their possession, making them their equals.[504] Do they then deny Allah’s favours?
94. And do not take your oaths as a means of deceiving one another or your feet will slip after they have been firm. Then you will taste the evil ˹consequences˺ of hindering ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, and you will suffer a tremendous punishment.
106. Whoever disbelieves in Allah after their belief—not those who are forced while their hearts are firm in faith,[511] but those who embrace disbelief wholeheartedly—they will be condemned by Allah and suffer a tremendous punishment. 107. This is because they prefer the life of this world over the Hereafter. Surely Allah never guides those who ˹choose to˺ disbelieve.
125. Invite ˹all˺ to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and kind advice, and only debate with them in the best manner. Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.
127. Be patient ˹O Prophet˺, for your patience is only with Allah’s help. Do not grieve over those ˹who disbelieve˺, nor be distressed by their schemes. 128. Surely Allah is with those who shun evil and who do good ˹deeds˺.
15. Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss.
42. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Had there been other gods besides Him—as they claim—then they would have certainly sought a way to ˹challenge˺ the Lord of the Throne.”
49. And they say ˹mockingly˺, “When we are reduced to bones and ashes, will we really be raised as a new creation?” 50. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹Yes, even if˺ you become stones, or iron, 51. or whatever you think is harder to bring to life!” Then they will ask ˹you˺, “Who will bring us back ˹to life˺?” Say, “The One Who created you the first time.” They will then shake their heads at you and ask, “When will that be?” Say, “Perhaps it is soon!”
53. Tell My ˹believing˺ servants to say only what is best. Satan certainly seeks to sow discord among them. Satan is indeed a sworn enemy to humankind.
67. When you are touched with hardship at sea, you ˹totally˺ forget all ˹the gods˺ you ˹normally˺ invoke, except Him. But when He delivers you ˹safely˺ to shore, you turn away. Humankind is ever ungrateful.
82. We send down the Quran as a healing and mercy for the believers, but it only increases the wrongdoers in loss.
The Prophet (ﷺ) says in an authentic narration collected by At-Tirmiⱬi, “No one’s feet will move on Judgment Day until they are asked about four things: 1) What they did in their youth. 2) How they earned and spent their wealth. 3) What they did with their knowledge. 4) And how they spent their lives.”
7. We have indeed made whatever is on earth as an adornment for it, in order to test which of them is best in deeds.
So do not argue about them except with sure knowledge,[552] nor consult any of those ˹who debate˺ about them.
28. And patiently stick with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His pleasure.[554] Do not let your eyes look beyond them, desiring the luxuries of this worldly life. And do not obey those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who follow ˹only˺ their desires and whose state is ˹total˺ loss.
29. And say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹This is˺ the truth from your Lord. Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve.” Surely We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose walls will ˹completely˺ surround them.
And he had no manpower to help him against Allah, nor could he ˹even˺ help himself. 44. At this time, support comes ˹only˺ from Allah—the True ˹Lord˺. He is best in reward and best in outcome.
45. And give them a parable of this worldly life. ˹It is˺ like the plants of the earth, thriving when sustained by the rain We send down from the sky. Then they ˹soon˺ turn into chaff scattered by the wind. And Allah is fully capable of ˹doing˺ all things.
