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And to Midian [We sent] Shu‘ayb, their brother. He said, ‘O my people! Worship Allah. You have no other god besides Him. Do not diminish the measure or the balance. Indeed I see that you are faring well, but I fear for you the punishment of an all-embracing day.’ ﴾84﴿‘O my people! Observe fully the measure and the balance, with justice, and do not cheat the people of their goods, and do not act wickedly on the earth, causing corruption.’ ﴾85﴿‘What remains of Allah’s provision is better for you, should you be faithful, and I am not a keeper over you.’ ﴾86﴿They said, ‘O Shu‘ayb, does your worship require that we abandon what our fathers have been worshiping, or that we should not do with our wealth whatever we wish? You are indeed [a] gentle and sensible [person].’ ﴾87﴿He said, ‘O my people! Have you considered, should I stand on a manifest proof from my Lord, who has provided me a good provision from Himself? I do not wish to oppose you by what I forbid you. I only desire to put things in order, as far as I can, and my success lies only with Allah: in Him I have put my trust, and to Him I turn penitently. ﴾88﴿O my people, do not let your defiance toward me lead you to be visited by the like of what was visited on the people of Noah, or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih, and the people of Lot are not distant from you. ﴾89﴿Plead with your Lord for forgiveness, then turn to Him penitently. My Lord is indeed all-merciful, all-affectionate.’ ﴾90﴿They said, ‘O Shu‘ayb, we do not understand much of what you say. Indeed we see that you are weak amongst us, and were it not for your tribe, we would have stoned you, and you are not a formidable [challenge] for us.’ ﴾91﴿He said, ‘O my people! Is my tribe more formidable in your sight than Allah, to whom you pay no regard? Indeed my Lord comprehends whatever you do. ﴾92﴿O my people! Act according to your ability; I too am acting. Soon you will know who will be overtaken by a punishment that will disgrace him, and who is a liar. So be on the watch; I too will be watching along with you.’ ﴾93﴿When Our edict came, We delivered Shu‘ayb and the faithful who were with him by a mercy from Us. And the Cry seized those who were wrongdoers, whereat they lay lifeless prostrate in their homes, ﴾94﴿as if they had never lived there. Behold, away with Midian!—just as Thamud was done away with! ﴾95﴿Certainly We sent Moses with Our signs and a manifest authority ﴾96﴿to Pharaoh and his elite, but they followed Pharaoh’s dictates, and Pharaoh’s dictates were not right-minded. ﴾97﴿On the Day of Resurrection he will lead his people and conduct them into the Fire: an evil goal for the incoming! ﴾98﴿They are pursued by a curse in this [world], as well as on the Day of Resurrection; evil is the award conferred [upon them]! ﴾99﴿These are from the accounts of the townships, which We recount to you. Of them, there are some that still stand, and some that have been mown down. ﴾100﴿We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. When your Lord’s edict came, their gods whom they would invoke besides Allah were of no avail to them in any wise, and they did not increase them in anything but ruin. ﴾101﴿Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the townships that are wrongdoing. Indeed His seizing is painful and severe. ﴾102﴿There is indeed a sign in that for those who fear the punishment of the Hereafter. That is a day on which all mankind will be gathered, and it is a day witnessed [by all creatures]. ﴾103﴿And We do not defer it but for a determinate term. ﴾104﴿The day it comes, no one shall speak except by His leave. [On that day,] some of them will be wretched and [some] felicitous. ﴾105﴿As for the wretched, they shall be in the Fire: their lot therein will be groaning and wailing. ﴾106﴿They shall remain in it for as long as the heavens and the earth endure—except what your Lord may wish; indeed your Lord does whatever He desires. ﴾107﴿As for the felicitous, they will be in paradise. They will remain in it for as long as the heavens and the earth endure—except what your Lord may wish—an endless bounty. ﴾108﴿So do not be in doubt about what these worship: they worship just as their fathers worshiped before, and We shall surely pay them their full share, undiminished. ﴾109﴿Certainly We gave Moses the Book, but differences arose about it, and were it not for a prior decree of your Lord, a decision would have been made between them; indeed they are in grave doubt concerning it. ﴾110﴿Your Lord will indeed recompense everyone fully for their works. Indeed, He is well aware of what they do. ﴾111﴿So be steadfast, just as you have been commanded—[you] and whoever has turned [to Allah] with you—and do not overstep the bounds. Indeed, He watches what you do. ﴾112﴿Do not incline toward the wrongdoers, lest the Fire should touch you, and you will not have any friend besides Allah; then you will not be helped. ﴾113﴿Maintain the prayer at the two ends of the day, and during the early hours of the night. Indeed good deeds efface misdeeds. That is an admonition for the mindful. ﴾114﴿And be patient; indeed Allah does not waste the reward of the virtuous. ﴾115﴿Why were there not among the generations before you a remnant [of the wise] who might forbid corruption in the earth, except a few of those whom We delivered from among them? Those who were wrongdoers pursued that in which they had been granted affluence, and they were a guilty lot. ﴾116﴿Your Lord would never destroy the townships unjustly while their inhabitants were bringing about reform. ﴾117﴿Had your Lord wished, He would have made mankind one community; but they continue to differ, ﴾118﴿except those on whom your Lord has mercy—and that is why He created them—and the word of your Lord has been fulfilled: ‘I will surely fill hell with jinn and humans, all together!’ ﴾119﴿Whatever We relate to you of the accounts of the apostles are those by which We strengthen your heart, and there has come to you in this [surah] the truth and an advice and admonition for the faithful. ﴾120﴿Say to those who do not have faith, ‘Act according to your ability; we too are acting. ﴾121﴿And wait! We too are waiting.’ ﴾122﴿To Allah belongs the Unseen of the heavens and the earth, and to Him all matters are returned. So worship Him and trust in Him. Your Lord is not oblivious of what you do. ﴾123﴿Surah YusufMakiha111In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.Aif, Lam, Ra. These are the signs of the Manifest Book. ﴾1﴿Indeed We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran so that you may exercise your reason. ﴾2﴿We will recount to you the best of narratives in what We have revealed to you of this Quran, and indeed prior to it you were among those who are unaware [of it]. ﴾3﴿When Joseph said to his father, ‘Father! I saw eleven planets, and the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrating themselves before me,’ ﴾4﴿he said, ‘My son, do not recount your dream to your brothers, lest they should devise schemes against you. Satan is indeed man’s manifest enemy. ﴾5﴿That is how your Lord will choose you, and teach you the interpretation of dreams, and complete His blessing upon you and upon the house of Jacob, just as He completed it earlier for your fathers, Abraham and Isaac. Your Lord is indeed all-knowing and all-wise.’ ﴾6﴿
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