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[[1,"By the stars when they fade away!"],[2,"Your fellow man is neither misguided nor astray."],[3,"Nor does he speak of his own whims."],[4,"It is only a revelation sent down ˹to him˺."],[5,"He has been taught by one ˹angel˺ of mighty power"],[6,"and great perfection, who once rose to ˹his˺ true form"],[7,"while on the highest point above the horizon,"],[8,"then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close"],[9,"that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less."],[10,"Then Allah revealed to His servant what He revealed ˹through Gabriel˺."],[11,"The ˹Prophet’s˺ heart did not doubt what he saw."],[12,"How can you ˹O pagans˺ then dispute with him regarding what he saw?"],[13,"And he certainly saw that ˹angel descend˺ a second time"],[14,"at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven˺—"],[15,"near which is the Garden of ˹Eternal˺ Residence—"],[16,"while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours!"],[17,"The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach."],[18,"He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs. "],[19,"Now, have you considered ˹the idols of˺ Lât and ’Uzza,"],[20,"and the third one, Manât, as well?"],[21,"Do you ˹prefer to˺ have sons while ˹you attribute˺ to Him daughters?"],[22,"Then this is ˹truly˺ a biased distribution!"],[23,"These ˹idols˺ are mere names that you and your forefathers have made up—a practice Allah has never authorized. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions and whatever ˹their˺ souls desire, although ˹true˺ guidance has already come to them from their Lord."],[24,"Or should every person ˹simply˺ have whatever ˹intercessors˺ they desire?"],[25,"In fact, to Allah ˹alone˺ belongs this world and the next."],[26,"˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves."],[27,"Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter label angels as female,"],[28,"although they have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. And surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth."],[29,"So turn away ˹O Prophet˺ from whoever has shunned Our Reminder, only seeking the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world."],[30,"This is the extent of their knowledge. Surely your Lord knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided."],[31,"To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth so that He may reward the evildoers according to what they did, and reward the good-doers with the finest reward—"],[32,"those who avoid major sins and shameful deeds, despite ˹stumbling on˺ minor sins. Surely your Lord is infinite in forgiveness. He knew well what would become of you as He created you from the earth and while you were ˹still˺ fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not ˹falsely˺ elevate yourselves. He knows best who is ˹truly˺ righteous."],[33,"Have you seen the one who turned away ˹from Islam,˺"],[34,"and ˹initially˺ paid a little ˹for his salvation˺, and then stopped?"],[35,"Does he have the knowledge of the unseen so that he sees ˹the Hereafter˺?"],[36,"Or has he not been informed of what is in the Scripture of Moses,"],[37,"and ˹that of˺ Abraham, who ˹perfectly˺ fulfilled ˹his covenant˺?"],[38,"˹They state˺ that no soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another,"],[39,"and that each person will only have what they endeavoured towards,"],[40,"and that ˹the outcome of˺ their endeavours will be seen ˹in their record˺,"],[41,"then they will be fully rewarded,"],[42,"and that to your Lord ˹alone˺ is the ultimate return ˹of all things˺."],[43,"Moreover, He is the One Who brings about joy and sadness."],[44,"And He is the One Who gives life and causes death."],[45,"And He created the pairs—males and females—"],[46,"from a sperm-drop when it is emitted."],[47,"And it is upon Him to bring about re-creation."],[48,"And He is the One Who enriches and impoverishes."],[49,"And He alone is the Lord of Sirius."],[50,"And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ ’Ȃd,"],[51,"and ˹then˺ Thamûd, sparing no one."],[52,"And before ˹that He destroyed˺ the people of Noah, who were truly far worse in wrongdoing and transgression."],[53,"And ˹it was˺ He ˹Who˺ turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down."],[54,"How overwhelming was what covered ˹them˺!"],[55,"Now, which of your Lord’s favours will you dispute?"],[56,"This ˹Prophet˺ is a warner like earlier ones."],[57,"The approaching ˹Hour˺ has drawn near."],[58,"None but Allah can disclose it."],[59,"Do you find this revelation astonishing,"],[60,"laughing ˹at it˺ and not weeping ˹in awe˺,"],[61,"while persisting in heedlessness?"],[62,"Instead, prostrate to Allah and worship ˹Him alone˺!"]] |