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Most exalted is the One in whose hands is all sovereignty, and He is capable of all things.
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The One who created death and life, that He may test you, which of you will do better works? He is the Noble, the Forgiving.
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He created seven universes in layers. You do not see any imperfection in the creation by the Almighty. Keep looking; do you see any flaw?
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Then look again twice; your eyes will come back humiliated and tired.
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And We have adorned this universe with lamps, and We made it with projectiles against the devils; and We prepared for them the retribution of the blazing Fire.
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And for those who rejected their Lord will be the retribution of Hell. What a miserable destiny.
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When they are thrown therein, they hear its furor as it boils.
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It almost explodes from rage. Whenever a group is thrown therein, its keepers would ask them: "Did you not receive a warner?"
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They said: "Yes indeed; a warner did come to us, but we disbelieved and said: God did not reveal anything, you are being led astray."
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And they said: "If we had listened or understood, we would not be among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!"
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Thus, they confessed their sins. So away with the dwellers of the blazing Fire.
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As for those who reverence their Lord unseen, they have attained forgiveness and a great reward.
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And whether you keep your utterances secret, or declare them, He is fully aware of what is inside the chests.
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Should He not know what He created? And He is the Sublime, the Expert.
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He is the One who made the Earth subservient for you. So roam its paths, and eat from His provisions; and to Him is the final summoning.
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Are you secure that the One in heaven will not cause the Earth to rupture, thus causing it to shake?
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Or are you secure that the One in heaven will not send upon you a violent storm? Then you will know the value of the warning.
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And those before them have disbelieved; so how terrible was My requital!
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Have they not looked to the birds lined-up together above them, and they launch? The Almighty is the One who holds them in the air. He is Seer of all things.
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Where is this army of yours to grant you victory without the Almighty? Indeed, the disbelievers are deceived.
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Where is this who can give you provisions if He holds back His provisions? Indeed, they have plunged deep into transgression and aversion.
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Is one who walks while his face is slumped better guided, or one who walks straight on the right path?
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Say: "He is the One who initiated you, and made for you the hearing, the eyes, and the hearts. Little do you give thanks."
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Say: "He is the One who placed you on Earth, and to Him you will be gathered."
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And they Say: "When will this promise come to pass, if you are being truthful?"
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Say: "The knowledge is only with God, and I am but a clear warner."
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So when they see it near, the faces of those who rejected will turn miserable, and it will be proclaimed: "This is what you had called for!."
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Say: "Do you see? If God annihilates me and those with me, or He bestows mercy upon us, who is there to protect the disbelievers from a painful retribution?"
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Say: "He is the Almighty; we believe in Him, and we put our trust in Him. You will come to find out who is clearly astray."
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Say: "What if your water becomes deep underground, who then can provide you with pure water?"
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