وَلَوْ رَحِمْناٰهُمْ وَكَشَفْناٰ ماٰ بِهِمْ مِنْ ضُرٍّ لَلَجُّو
Should We have mercy upon them and remove their distress, they would surely persist, bewildered in their rebellion. ﴾75﴿We have already seized them with punishment, yet they did not humble themselves before their Lord, nor will they entreat [Him for mercy] ﴾76﴿until We open on them the gate of a severe punishment, whereupon they will be despondent in it. ﴾77﴿It is He who made for you hearing, eyesight, and hearts. Little do you thank. ﴾78﴿It is He who created you on the earth, and you will be mustered toward Him. ﴾79﴿And it is He who gives life and brings death, and due to Him is the alternation of day and night. Do you not exercise your reason? ﴾80﴿Indeed, they say, just like what the former peoples said. ﴾81﴿They said, ‘What, when we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected? ﴾82﴿Certainly, we and our fathers were promised this before. [But] these are nothing but myths of the ancients.’ ﴾83﴿Say, ‘To whom does the earth belong and whoever it contains, if you know?’ ﴾84﴿They will say, ‘To Allah.’ Say, ‘Will you not then take admonition?’ ﴾85﴿Say, ‘Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Great Throne?’ ﴾86﴿They will say, ‘[They belong] to Allah.’ Say, ‘Will you not then be wary [of Him]?’ ﴾87﴿Say, ‘In whose hand is the dominion of all things, and who gives shelter and no shelter can be provided from Him, if you know?’ ﴾88﴿They will say, ‘[They all belong] to Allah.’ Say, ‘Then how are you so deluded?’ ﴾89﴿Indeed, We have brought them the truth, and they are indeed liars. ﴾90﴿Allah has not taken any offspring, neither is there any god besides Him, for then each god would take away what he created, and some of them would surely rise up against others. Clear is Allah of what they allege! ﴾91﴿The Knower of the sensible and the Unseen, He is above having any partners that they ascribe [to Him]. ﴾92﴿Say, ‘My Lord! If You should show me what they are promised, ﴾93﴿then do not put me, my Lord, among the wrongdoing lot.’ ﴾94﴿We are indeed able to show you what We promise them. ﴾95﴿Repel ill [conduct] with that which is the best. We know best whatever they allege. ﴾96﴿Say, ‘My Lord! I seek Your protection from the promptings of devils, ﴾97﴿and I seek Your protection, my Lord, from their presence near me.’ ﴾98﴿When death comes to one of them, he says, ‘My Lord! Take me back, ﴾99﴿that I may act righteously in what I have left behind.’ ‘By no means! These are mere words that he says.’ And before them is a barrier until the day they will be resurrected. ﴾100﴿When the Trumpet is blown, there will be no ties between them on that day, nor will they ask [about] each other. ﴾101﴿Then those whose deeds weigh heavy in the scales—it is they who are the felicitous. ﴾102﴿As for those whose deeds weigh light in the scales—they will be the ones who have ruined their souls, and they will remain in hell [forever]. ﴾103﴿The Fire will scorch their faces, while they snarl baring their teeth. ﴾104﴿‘Was it not that My signs were recited to you but you would deny them?’ ﴾105﴿They will say, ‘Our Lord! Our wretchedness overcame us, and we were an astray lot. ﴾106﴿Our Lord! Bring us out of this! Then, if we revert [to our previous conduct], we will indeed be wrongdoers.’ ﴾107﴿He will say, ‘Begone in it, and do not speak to Me! ﴾108﴿Indeed there was a part of My servants who would say, ‘‘Our Lord! We have believed. So forgive us, and have mercy on us, and You are the best of the merciful.’’ ﴾109﴿But you took them by ridicule until they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them. ﴾110﴿Indeed I have rewarded them today for their patience. They are indeed the triumphant.’ ﴾111﴿He will say, ‘How many years did you remain on earth?’ ﴾112﴿They will say, ‘We remained for a day, or part of a day; yet ask those who keep the count.’ ﴾113﴿He will say, ‘You only remained a little; if only you had known. ﴾114﴿Did you suppose that We created you aimlessly, and that you will not be brought back to Us?’ ﴾115﴿So exalted is Allah, the True Sovereign, there is no god except Him, the Lord of the Noble Throne. ﴾116﴿Whoever invokes besides Allah another god of which he has no proof, his reckoning will indeed rest with his Lord. Indeed the faithless will not be felicitous. ﴾117﴿Say, ‘My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful.’ ﴾118﴿Surah An-NurMadineh64In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.[This is] a surah which We have sent down and prescribed, and We have sent down in it manifest signs so that you may take admonition. ﴾1﴿As for the fornicatress and the fornicator, strike each of them a hundred lashes, and let not pity for them overcome you in Allah’s law, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day, and let their punishment be witnessed by a group of the faithful. ﴾2﴿The fornicator will not marry anyone but a fornicatress or an idolatress, and the fornicatress will be married by none except a fornicator or an idolater, and that is forbidden to the faithful. ﴾3﴿As for those who accuse chaste women and do not bring four witnesses, strike them eighty lashes, and never accept any testimony from them after that, and they are transgressors, ﴾4﴿excepting those who repent after that and reform, for Allah is indeed all-forgiving, all-merciful. ﴾5﴿As for those who accuse their wives [of adultery], but have no witnesses except themselves, the testimony of such a man shall be a fourfold testimony [sworn] by Allah that he is indeed stating the truth, ﴾6﴿and a fifth [oath] that Allah’s wrath shall be upon him if he were lying. ﴾7﴿The punishment shall be averted from her by her testifying with four oaths [sworn] by Allah that he is indeed lying, ﴾8﴿and a fifth [oath] that Allah’s wrath shall be upon her if he were stating the truth. ﴾9﴿Were it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy upon you, and that Allah is all-clement, all-wise.... ﴾10﴿Indeed those who initiated the calumny are a group from among yourselves. Do not suppose it is bad thing for you. No, it is for your good. Each man among them bears [the onus for] his share in the sin, and as for him who assumed its major burden from among them, there is a great punishment for him. ﴾11﴿When you [first] heard about it, why did not the faithful, men and women, think well of their folks, and say, ‘This is an obvious calumny’? ﴾12﴿Why did they not bring four witnesses to it? So when they could not bring the witnesses, they are liars in Allah’s sight. ﴾13﴿Were it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, there would have befallen you a great punishment for what you ventured into, ﴾14﴿when you were receiving it on your tongues, and were mouthing something of which you had no knowledge, supposing it to be a light matter, while it was a grave [matter] with Allah. ﴾15﴿And why did you not, when you heard it, say, ‘It is not for us to say such a thing. [O Allah!] You are immaculate! This is a monstrous calumny!’ ﴾16﴿Allah advises you lest you should ever repeat the like of it, should you be faithful. ﴾17﴿Allah clarifies the signs for you, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise. ﴾18﴿Indeed those who want indecency to spread among the faithful—there is a painful punishment for them in the world and the Hereafter, and Allah knows and you do not know. ﴾19﴿Were it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy upon you, and that Allah is all-kind, all-merciful… ﴾20﴿
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