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94. (O believers!) They will make excuses to you when you return to them (from the expedition of Tabuk). Say: ‘Do not make excuses; we shall never believe you. Allah has already informed us about your (state of) affairs. Allah and His Messenger will watch your actions now. Then, you will be returned to the Knower of the Unseen and the seen. And He will inform you concerning what you used to do.’

95. They will swear to you by Allah when you return to them so that you may turn aside from them (by accepting their excuses). So leave them alone. Surely, they are unclean (by their intentions and actions). And their abode shall be Hell, a recompense for what they have been earning.

96. (O believers!) They will swear to you so that you may be pleased with them. But (even) if you are pleased with them, Allah shall not be pleased with the transgressing people.

97. The Bedouins are more stubborn in disbelief and hypocrisy and the least likely to know the limits (of the commandments) that Allah has revealed to His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

98. (O believers!) And among the Bedouins are those who regard what they spend (in charity) as a fine, and they wait for a change in fortune for you. Upon them shall be an evil change of fortune. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

99. Yet among the Bedouins are (also) those who believe in Allah and the Last Day. And they regard what they spend as (a means to attain) nearness to Allah and the blessings of the Messenger. Behold! It shall surely be (a means of attaining) nearness for them. Allah will make them enter into His mercy. Indeed, Allah is Most-Forgiving, All-Merciful.

100. As for the foremost, the ones who are the first among the Emigrants (from Mecca) and the Helpers (from Medina), and those who followed them in (acts of) excellence, Allah is well pleased with them, and they are (all) well pleased with Him. And He has prepared for them Gardens with rivers flowing beneath them, to abide in them forever. That is the supreme success.

101. (O believers!) Some of the Bedouins who dwell (in the deserts) around you are hypocrites, and some of the town people (of Medina) have grown bold in hypocrisy. You do not know them, but We know them well. We shall punish them twice. Then, they will be returned to (face) a grievous punishment (in the Hereafter).

* Firstly, they were identified and the Holy Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) expelled them from the Mosque pointing them out by name during his Friday address. This was the first torment in the form of humiliation and ignominy. Secondly, they were punished through fighting and killings, for which the command came later.

102. (There are) others who have confessed their sins, having mixed up righteous deeds with others that are evil. May be Allah will accept their repentance. Indeed, Allah is Most-Forgiving, All-Merciful.

103. (O Prophet,) take charity from their possessions, cleansing them and purifying them thereby, and bless them with your prayer. Indeed, your blessing will be a comfort for them. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

104. Do they not know that Allah is the One Who accepts repentance from His servants and receives (their) charities and that Allah is the One Who is the Most-Clement, the All-Merciful?

105. And say: ‘Perform your deeds (as you wish). Allah will see your deeds, as will the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers. And you will be brought back to the Knower of the Unseen and the seen. Then He will inform you of what you used to do.’

106. And (there are) others who are waiting (in suspense) for the command of Allah: either He will punish them, or He will turn to them mercifully. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

107. And (among the hypocrites are also) those who built a mosque to cause harm, (to promote) disbelief, (to create) a divide between the believers and as a base for those who have waged war against Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). They will surely swear: ‘We intended nothing but good.’ And Allah testifies that they are indeed liars.

108. (O Prophet!) Do not ever stand (to pray) therein. Truly, the mosque founded upon God-consciousness from the first day is worthier of your standing in it (for prayer). There are people in it who love to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who purify themselves.

109. Is the one who lays the foundation of his building upon God-consciousness and (the pursuit of His) good pleasure better, or the one who lays the foundation of his building upon the edge of a collapsing bank, which collapses with him into the Fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

110. The building they have built (in the name of a mosque) will always be a source of doubt (and hypocrisy) in their hearts till their hearts are torn apart. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

111. Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their possessions in exchange for Paradise to be theirs. They fight (against the aggressors) in the way of Allah, slaying (during the war) and being slain. A true promise binding upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel (the Injil) and the Qur’an. And who is truer to his promise than Allah? So rejoice over the bargain you have made with Him. Indeed, that is the supreme success.

112. (The believers are) those who repent, who worship, who praise (Him), who fast (or are the travellers upon Allah’s path), who bow, who prostrate (in prayer), who enjoin good, who forbid evil and who observe the limits set by Allah. And give glad tidings to such believers.

113. It is not fitting for the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers to ask pardon for the polytheists, even though they are near relatives after it has become clear to them that they shall be inhabitants of the Hellfire.

114. And Ibrahim’s (Abraham’s) asking pardon for his (fostering) father was owing only to a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to him that he was an enemy of Allah, he acquitted himself from him (and never prayed for him afterwards). Indeed, Ibrahim (Abraham) was very compassionate and forbearing.

115. Allah would never leave a people to stray after He has guided them until He makes them clear what they should be mindful of. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing of everything.

116. Indeed, to Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death. And besides Allah, you have neither guardian nor helper (who can protect you against Allah’s command).

117. Indeed, Allah turned mercifully towards the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him), the Emigrants and the Helpers, who followed him in the hour of adversity (at the expedition of Tabuk), after (the situation emerged wherein) the hearts of a group of them had almost wavered. Then He turned towards them in mercy. Indeed, He is Most Compassionate (and) All-Merciful to them.

118. And (Allah also turned in mercy) to the three who had remained behind, when the earth, despite its vastness, became narrow upon them, and their souls (also) closed in upon them, and they realised that there was no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them in mercy that they might turn (to Him) in repentance. Indeed, Allah is Most-Clement, All-Merciful.

119. O believers! Be conscious of Allah and stay with the Truthful.

120. It was not (suitable) for the people of Medina and the Bedouins around them to hold back from the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) by failing to accompany him during his campaigns and expeditions) and prefer their own lives to his life. That is because no thirst, fatigue or hunger afflicts them in the way of Allah, nor do they take any step enraging the (transgressing) disbelievers, or gain any advantage over an enemy, but a righteous deed is written on its account to their credit. Indeed, Allah does not waste the reward of the excellently virtuous.

121. And neither do they spend any sum, small or large, nor do they cross a valley (in Allah’s cause), but it is written down to their credit, so that Allah may reward them with the best of what they used to do.

122. And it is not right for the believers to go out (for battle) altogether. So, why should not a group from each section of theirs go out to gain a deep understanding of the religion and warn (or teach) their people when they return to them so that they can guard themselves (against evil)?

123. O believers! Fight the (combatant) disbelievers near you (on the battlefield).* And let them find firmness in you (regarding your defence). And know that Allah is with the God-conscious.

* It entails that the Muslims are not allowed to fight non-combatant disbelievers, who are not engaged in warfare.

124. And whenever a (Qur’anic) Chapter is revealed, some of these (hypocrites) ask (mockingly): ‘Which of you has this (Chapter) increased in faith?’ As for the believers, it certainly increases them in faith, and they rejoice (in it).

125. As for those with sickness in their hearts, it only adds impurity to their impurity. And they die as disbelievers.

126. Do they not see that they are tried once or twice every year? Yet they neither repent nor do they accept admonition.

127. And whenever a (Qur’anic) Chapter is revealed, they look at one another (and say): ‘Is anyone watching you?’ Then they turn away. Allah has turned their hearts away (from the truth) because they are a people who do not understand.

128. Indeed, a Messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Very stressful for him (blessings and peace be upon him) is your suffering. He is deeply concerned for your well-being and is most kind and merciful to the believers.

129. But if they turn away, say: ‘Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god except Him. In Him, I have put my trust. And He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.’

1. Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Wise Book.

2. Is it so astonishing to people that We have sent revelation to a man from among themselves (instructing him): ‘Warn the people and give glad tidings to those who believe that they shall have an honourable station in the presence of their Lord?’ The disbelievers say: ‘This is most surely a clear magician.’

3. Indeed, your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods; then (befitting His Glory), He established His command on the Throne, governing the affair (of the whole universe). There is no intercessor except by His permission. That is Allah, your Lord! So worship Him. Will you not then accept admonition?

4. (O people!) To Him will be your return all together. (That is) Allah’s true promise. Indeed, He originates the creation (and) then resurrects it so He may justly reward those who believe and perform righteous deeds. As for the disbelievers, they shall have boiling water to drink and a painful punishment for having disbelieved.

5. He is the One Who made the sun a (source of) radiance and the moon a (means of reflecting) light and determined phases for it (to appear smaller or bigger), that you might compute the number of years and the calculation (of time in months, days and hours). Allah did not create all that but with a (zero-defect) accurate system. He explains the signs in detail for people who possess knowledge.

6. Indeed, in the alternation of night and day and in what Allah has created in the heavens and the earth, there are signs for a people God-conscious.

7. Indeed, those who do not expect to meet Us and are content with this worldly life and feel satisfied with it, and who are neglectful of Our signs,

8. it is they whose abode shall be the Fire for what they used to earn.

9. Indeed, for those who believe and perform righteous deeds, their Lord guides them through their faith. (They shall have) rivers flowing beneath them in Gardens of bliss.

10. Their supplication therein will be: ‘Glory be to You! O God!’ And their greeting therein (among the people of Paradise) will be: ‘Peace.’ And the conclusion of their supplication will be: ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all worlds.’

11. And if Allah were to hasten harm for the (disbelieving) people, as they desire to hasten the good (of this world), then, certainly, their term (of life) would have been over. But We leave those who do not expect to meet Us to wander confused in their rebellion.

12. And when trouble afflicts human being, he calls upon Us (lying) on his side or sitting or standing. But as soon as We relieve him of his trouble, he goes on his way as if he had never called upon Us regarding the distress that had befallen him. Thus, the misdeeds that the transgressors used to commit were made attractive to them.

13. And We have indeed destroyed (several) generations before you when they committed wrongs, and their messengers came to them with clear proofs, but they would not believe. Thus, do We recompense the guilty people.

14. Then, We made you successors on the earth after them so that We might observe how you behave.

15. When Our manifest verses are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet Us say: ‘Bring a Qur’an other than this or alter it.’ (O Prophet,) say: ‘I have no right to alter it of my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed, should I disobey my Lord, I fear the torment of a great day.’

16. Say: ‘If Allah had willed (otherwise), I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. Indeed, I have lived a lifetime among you before it. Do you not then understand?’

17. And who is more unjust than he who fabricates a lie against Allah or denies His revelations? Indeed, the guilty will not prosper.

18. They worship those (idols) besides Allah which can neither harm them nor benefit them, and (in justification of their false worship) say: ‘These are our intercessors with Allah.’ Say: ‘Do you (presume to) inform Allah about something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth (i.e. intercession with Him by any idol)? Glory be to Him, and He is exalted above (having) any partners they ascribe.’

19. All people were originally one community (of believers), but then they differed. If it had not been for a word decreed by your Lord, the judgement would have already passed between them concerning that wherein they differed.

20. They say: ‘Why has no (miraculous) sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say: ‘(The knowledge of) the Unseen belongs to Allah alone. So wait. Surely, I am (also) waiting along with you.’

21. When We let people taste (Our) mercy after some hardship has afflicted them, they devise schemes against Our revelations! Say: ‘Allah plans even faster.’ Indeed, Our (angel) messengers write down whatever you plot.

22. He is the One Who carries you over land and sea. When you are in ships, and they are sailing with passengers with a pleasant wind, rejoicing therein, suddenly a wave overtakes them from every side, and they feel that they are being besieged. (In this situation,) they invoke Allah, being sincere to Him in devotion, (saying:) ‘If you deliver us from this (calamity), we will most certainly be among the grateful.’

23. But when He delivers them, behold, they (again) become unjustly rebellious on the earth. O people! Your rebellion is only to your detriment. (This is only) a brief enjoyment of this worldly life. Then to Us will be your return, and We shall inform you of what you used to do.

24. The example of this worldly life is that of water, which We send down from the sky. Then, it mingles with the earth’s vegetation from which humans and cattle eat. But when the earth adopts its finest appearance and is adorned, and its inhabitants think they have full control over it, (suddenly) Our command comes upon it by night or by day. So, We turn it into stubble as if it did not flourish the day before. Thus, We explain the signs for a people who reflect.

25. Allah invites (everyone) to the abode of peace, and He guides whomever He wishes to a straight path.

26. Those who perform virtuous deeds excellently shall have the most beautiful reward and much more. Neither darkness nor disgrace shall come over their faces. They shall be the residents of Paradise, and they shall abide in it forever.

27. As for those who commit evil deeds, the recompense of an evil deed shall be equal to it. And humiliation shall overcome them. There will be none to protect them from Allah. (It will be) as if their faces are covered with dark patches of the night. These are the inmates of the Fire, and they shall remain in it forever.

28. On the Day We assemble them all together, We shall say to those who ascribe partners (to Allah): ‘Stay in your place—you and your partner-gods.’ Then We shall separate them widely from one another, and their partner-gods will say: ‘It was not us whom you worshipped.

29. Allah suffices as a Witness between you and us. We were surely unaware of your worship.’

30. There and then, every soul shall examine what it did in the past, and they will be returned to Allah, their True Master, and what they used to fabricate will forsake them.

31. Say (to them): ‘Who provides you with sustenance from the heaven and the earth? Or Who controls (your) hearing and sight? And Who brings forth the living from the dead (i.e. animate from inanimate) and brings forth the dead from the living (i.e. inanimate from animate); and Who governs the affairs?’ They will say: ‘Allah.’ Say: ‘Will you not then become conscious (of Him)?’

32. That is Allah, your True Lord. So what is there after the truth except error? Then, where are you being led away?

33. In this way, your Lord’s word proved correct against those who transgressed that they would not believe.

34. Say: ‘Is there anyone among your partner-gods who can originate the creation and resurrect it (after being dead)?’ Say: ‘Allah originates the creation, then He will bring it back to life. How are you then turned away?’

35. Say: ‘Is there anyone among your partner-gods who may guide (you) to the truth?’ Say: ‘Allah guides to the truth. Is One who guides to the truth more worthy of being followed, or one who cannot guide unless he is (himself) guided? What is the matter with you? How do you judge?’

36. Most of them follow nothing but assumptions. Indeed, assumption is no substitute for the truth. Certainly, Allah is All-Knowing of what you do.

37. And this Qur’an is not such as could be fabricated by anyone besides Allah; instead, it is a confirmation of what was (revealed) before it and an elaboration of the Book (i.e. the Torah and other Scriptures). There is no doubt in it (that it is) from the Lord of all worlds.

38. Do they say: ‘He has fabricated it?’ Say: ‘Then produce one chapter like it, and invoke whomever you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.’

39. Instead, they deny that knowledge (revealed by Allah), which they cannot comprehend, and the fulfilment of whose (warning) has not yet come to them. In the same way, those before them rejected (the truth). So observe how was the end of the wrongdoers!

40. There are some among them who believe in it, and some among them do not believe in it. And your Lord knows best the corruptors.

41. If they deny you (O Prophet), say: ‘My deeds belong to me, and your deeds belong to you. You are absolved of what I do, and I am absolved of what you do.’

42. Among them are those who are (seen) listening to you. But can you make deaf people hear even if they do not understand?

43. And among them are those who look at you. But can you show the way to the blind even if they do not see?

44. Allah does not wrong people in the least; instead, it is the people who wrong themselves.

45. On the Day when He will gather them, (it will be) as if they had stayed (in the world) no longer than a single hour of a day, getting to recognise one another. Lost indeed will be the ones who deny the meeting with Allah and are not (rightly) guided.

46. Whether We show you a part (of the punishment) We have threatened them with, or We cause you to die (before that), yet their return shall be to Us. Then Allah (Himself) will be witness to what they do.

47. For every community, there is a messenger. After their messenger has come, judgement is passed between them in all fairness. And (similarly) they shall not be wronged (in the Hereafter).

48. And they say: ‘When will this warning (of punishment) be fulfilled if you are truthful?’

49. Say: ‘I do not own for myself (protection from) any harm, nor any benefit, except what Allah intends. There is an appointed term for every community. When their term arrives, they can not delay it by a moment, nor can they advance it.’*

* This verse refers to a specific time given to every community to reform itself. When that time ends, and the community does not accept the truth and reform itself, and instead, it continues in its rebellion and transgression, it is then bound to perish or suffer from the calamities decreed by the Lord.

50. Say: ‘(O disbelievers,) have you considered, if His punishment overtakes you by night or by day, what part of it the wicked would seek to hasten?’

51. What! When it happens, (only) then will you believe it? (It will be said:) ‘Now? While you would seek to hasten it (before)?

52. Then the wrongdoers will be told: ‘Taste the punishment of eternity. Should you be recompensed except for what you used to earn?’

53. They ask you (O Prophet): ‘Is it true?’ Say: ‘Yes! By my Lord, it is true. And you cannot escape it.’

54. If every soul that has committed wrong (were to possess) whatever is on the earth, it would surely seek to ransom itself. They will hide their regret when they see the punishment, and the judgement shall be rendered between them with justice, and they will not be wronged.

55. Surely, to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Verily Allah’s promise is true, but most of them do not know.

56. He gives life and causes death. And to Him, you shall be brought back.

57. O people! Indeed, there has come to you an admonition from your Lord, a cure for what is in the breasts, and guidance and mercy for the believers.

58. Say: ‘For the grace of Allah and His mercy—they (i.e. the believers) should rejoice in that! That is far better than whatever they accumulate.’

59. Say (to the pagans): ‘Have you considered what Allah has sent down for you of (His) provision? Then you made some of it unlawful and some lawful.’ Say: ‘Has Allah authorised you (to do so), or are you fabricating a lie against Allah?’

60. What will those who fabricate lies against Allah think on the Day of Resurrection? Indeed, Allah is the Lord of Grace towards humankind, but most of them do not give thanks.

61. There is no matter which you are engaged in, or whatever part of the Qur’an you recite, or whatever deed you may perform, but We are witness over you (in every act) while you are doing it. Not an atom’s weight escapes your Lord, on the earth or in the heaven, nor (is there) anything smaller than that nor bigger, but it is (written) in a Manifest Book.

62. Beware! Indeed, the close friends of Allah shall have no fear on them, nor shall they grieve.

63. (They are) those who are (true) believers and are God-conscious.

64. There are glad tidings for them in this worldly life and the Hereafter. There is no change to the Words of Allah. That is the supreme success.

65. Do not let their (malicious) words grieve you. Indeed, honour belongs to Allah entirely. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

66. Beware! Indeed, to Allah belongs whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth. Those who worship partner gods besides Allah do not (actually) follow them; they follow nothing but assumptions. And they are just telling lies.

67. He is the One Who made the night for you so that you might rest in it and the day (bright) to see. There are signs in it for people who listen.

68. They say: ‘Allah has taken a son (for Himself)!’ Glory be to Him. He is the Self-Sufficient. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. You have no authority to say this. Do you attribute to Allah what you do not know?

69. Say: ‘Surely, those who fabricate lies against Allah shall not prosper.’

70. There is an enjoyment (for a few days) in this world, then to Us shall be their return. And We shall make them taste severe punishment for their having disbelieved.

71. Relate to them the story of Nuh (Noah), when he said to his people: ‘O my people! If my presence (among you) and my reminders (to you) of Allah’s Signs are hard on you, then I have put my trust in Allah. So, agree upon your plan, you and your partner gods. And no aspect of your plan should remain in doubt. Then, carry it out against me without giving me any respite.

72. But if you turn away, I have not asked for any reward from you. My reward lies only with Allah, and I am commanded to be among those who submit (to Allah).’

73. But they rejected him. So We saved him and those with him on the Ark. We made them the successors and drowned those who denied Our revelations. So observe how was the fate of those who had been warned!

74. Then, after him, We sent messengers to their people, and they came to them with clear proofs. But they did not believe in anything they had already rejected. In this way, We seal the hearts of the transgressors.

75. Then, after them, We sent Musa and Harun (Moses and Aaron) to Pharaoh and his influential people with Our signs. But they acted arrogantly, and they were a guilty people.

76. When the truth came to them from Us, they said: ‘This is indeed clear magic.’

77. Musa (Moses) said: ‘Is this what you say about the truth when it comes to you? Is this magic? The magicians are never successful.’

78. They said: ‘Have you come to us to turn us away from what we found our forefathers following so that supremacy in the land should be for you both? We will not believe in both of you.’

79. Pharaoh said: ‘Bring me every (highly) skilled magician.’

80. So, when the magicians came, Musa (Moses) said to them: ‘Throw down what you have to throw.’

81. When they threw down (their ropes and sticks), Musa (Moses) said: ‘Whatever you have produced is magic. Allah will soon prove it to be false. Indeed, Allah does not allow the work of mischief-makers to flourish.

82. And Allah verifies the truth through His Words, though the guilty may dislike it.’

83. But none believed in Musa (Moses) except some youths from among his people, fearing that Pharaoh and his influential people would persecute them. And Pharaoh was indeed a tyrant in the land, and he was among the transgressors.

84. And Musa (Moses) said: ‘O my people! If you have believed in Allah, put your trust in Him, if you (truly) submit (to Him).’

85. So they said: ‘In Allah, we have put our trust. Our Lord! Do not make us subject to the persecution of the oppressors,

86. and save us through Your mercy from the disbelieving people.’

87. And We revealed to Musa (Moses) and his brother (saying): ‘Prepare some houses for your people in Egypt, and make your houses places of worship, and establish the prayer (in them) and give glad tidings to the believers.’

88. And Musa (Moses) said: ‘Our Lord! You have given Pharaoh and his influential people luxury and abundance of wealth in this worldly life (which they abuse)—Our Lord—to lead (people) astray from Your way. Our Lord! Destroy their wealth and harden their hearts so they do not believe until they see the painful punishment.’

89. He said: ‘(O Moses and Aaron!) Your supplication has been answered. So remain steadfast, and do not follow the way of those who do not know.’

90. And We carried the Children of Israel across the sea. Then, Pharaoh and his troops pursued them out of defiance and aggression. But when drowning overtook him, he called out: ‘I believe there is no god except the One in whom the Children of Israel have believed. And I am among those who submit (to Him).’

91. (He was told:) ‘What! Now? But you have always disobeyed before. And you were among the corruptors!

92. So today, We shall save (only) your corpse so that you may be a sign for those who come after you. Indeed, the majority of the people are negligent of Our signs.’

93. Indeed, We settled the Children of Israel in a worthy place and provided good things as sustenance for them. And they did not differ until the knowledge (of the Torah) came to them. Your Lord will indeed judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning what they used to differ.

94. (O listener!) If you are in doubt about (the stories) We have revealed to you (through Our Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), ask those who have been reading the Book (i.e. the Torah and the Gospel) before you. The truth has certainly come to you from your Lord; therefore, you should not be among the doubters.

95. And do not be among those who reject the revelations of Allah, for then you will be among the losers.

96. Indeed, those against whom the word of your Lord has proved true will not believe,

97. even if every sign were to come to them until they witness the painful punishment.

98. Why was there not a single town which had believed (without seeing the torment) so that its belief would have benefitted it, except the people of Yunus (Jonah)? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in this worldly life and granted them provision for some time.

99. If your Lord had so pleased, all those who were (living) on the earth would have surely believed. Would you then force people until they become believers?

100. And it is not for a soul to believe except by Allah’s leave. And He lays disgrace on those who do not use (their) reason (to understand the truth).

101. Say: ‘Observe what is in the heavens and the earth.’ But neither signs nor warnings are of any benefit to those who refuse to believe.

102. Are they waiting for (anything else) but the same (punishment) of the days of those (deniers) who passed away before them? Say: ‘Then watch and wait; I am also watching and waiting along with you.’

103. Then We delivered Our messengers and those who believed (with them). Thus, it is incumbent upon Us to save the believers.

104. Say: ‘O people, if you are in doubt about my religion, then (know that) I do not worship those (idols) whom you worship apart from Allah. Rather, I worship only Allah, Who causes you to die. And I have been commanded to be among the believers,

105. and that you should dedicate yourself to the religion as a man of pure faith and that you should never be among the polytheists.’

106. And do not worship (anything) besides Allah, which can neither benefit you nor harm you—for if you do so, then you shall surely be among the wrongdoers.

107. If Allah afflicts you with any harm, there is none to remove it except Him. And if He intends any good for you, there is none to repel His grace. He brings it to whom He pleases among His servants. And He is the Most-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

108. Say: ‘O people! Indeed, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Therefore, whoever is rightly guided is guided only for (the benefit of) his soul. And whoever goes astray, he goes astray only to its detriment. And I am not a guardian over you.’

109. And follow what is revealed to you and be patient until Allah issues (His) judgement. And He is the Best of the judges.

1. Alif, Lam, Ra. (This is) a Book whose verses have been made definitive, then well explained from (the One) All-Wise, All-Aware.

2. (O Prophet! Say to them:) ‘Worship none but Allah. Indeed, I am a warner to you from Him and a bearer of glad tidings.

3. And (ask them to) seek forgiveness from your Lord, then turn to Him in repentance. He will grant you generous provision until an appointed time and grant His grace to every gracious person. But if you turn away, I fear the punishment of a terrible Day for you.

4. To Allah will be your return, and He is All-Capable of everything.’

5. Indeed, they fold up their breasts to hide (their secrets) from Him. Behold! When they cover themselves with their garments, He knows whatever they conceal and whatever they reveal. Indeed, He is All-Knowing of whatever lies within the breasts.