وَلاٰ تُجاٰدِلُوٓ
Do not argue with the People of the Book except in a manner which is best, except such of them as are wrongdoers, and say, ‘We believe in what has been sent down to us and in what has been sent down to you; our God and your God is one [and the same], and to Him do we submit.’ ﴾46﴿Thus We have sent down the Book to you; those to whom We have given the Book believe in it, and of these there are some who believe in it, and none contests Our signs except the faithless. ﴾47﴿You did not use to recite any scripture before it, nor did you write it with your right hand, for then the impugners would have been skeptical. ﴾48﴿Indeed, it is [present as] manifest signs in the breasts of those who have been given knowledge, and none contests Our signs except wrongdoers. ﴾49﴿They say, ‘Why has not some sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say, ‘These signs are only from Allah, and I am only a manifest warner.’ ﴾50﴿Does it not suffice them that We have sent down to you the Book which is recited to them? There is indeed in that a mercy and admonition for a people who have faith. ﴾51﴿Say, ‘Allah suffices as a witness between me and you: He knows whatever there is in the heavens and the earth. Those who put faith in falsehood and defy Allah—it is they who are the losers.’ ﴾52﴿They ask you to hasten the punishment. Yet were it not for a specified time, the punishment would have surely overtaken them. Surely, it will overtake them suddenly while they are unaware. ﴾53﴿They ask you to hasten the punishment, and indeed hell will besiege the faithless ﴾54﴿on the day when the punishment envelopes them, from above them and from under their feet, and He will say, ‘Taste what you used to do!’ ﴾55﴿O My servants who have faith! My earth is indeed vast. So worship [only] Me. ﴾56﴿Every soul shall taste death. Then you shall be brought back to Us. ﴾57﴿Those who have faith and do righteous deeds, We will surely settle them in the lofty abodes of paradise, with streams running in them, to remain in them [forever]. How excellent is the reward of the workers! ﴾58﴿—Those who are patient and who put their trust in their Lord. ﴾59﴿How many an animal there is that does not carry its own provision. Allah provides them and you, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing. ﴾60﴿If you ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and the earth, and who has disposed the sun and the moon?’ They will surely say, ‘Allah.’ Then where do they stray? ﴾61﴿Allah expands the provision for whomever He wishes of His servants, and tightens it for him. Indeed Allah has knowledge of all things. ﴾62﴿And if you ask them, ‘Who sends down water from the sky, with which He revives the earth after its death?’ They will surely say, ‘Allah.’ Say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah!’ But most of them do not exercise their reason. ﴾63﴿The life of this world is nothing but diversion and play, but the abode of the Hereafter is indeed Life (itself), had they known! ﴾64﴿When they board the ship, they invoke Allah putting exclusive faith in Him, but when He delivers them to land, behold, they ascribe partners [to Him], ﴾65﴿being ungrateful for what We have given them! Let them enjoy. Soon they will know! ﴾66﴿Have they not seen that We have appointed a safe sanctuary, while the people are despoiled all around them? Would they then believe in falsehood and be ungrateful toward the blessing of Allah? ﴾67﴿Who is a greater wrongdoer than him who fabricates a lie against Allah, or denies the truth when it comes to him? Is not the [final] abode of the faithless in hell? ﴾68﴿As for those who strive in Us, We shall surely guide them in Our ways, and Allah is indeed with the virtuous. ﴾69﴿Surah Ar-RumMakiha60In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.Alif, Lam, Meem. ﴾1﴿The Byzantines has been vanquished ﴾2﴿in a nearby land, but they, after their defeat, will be victorious ﴾3﴿in a few years. All command belongs to Allah, before this and hereafter, and on that day the faithful will rejoice ﴾4﴿at Allah’s help. He helps whomever He wishes, and He is the All-mighty, the All-merciful. ﴾5﴿[This is] a promise of Allah: Allah does not break His promise, but most people do not know. ﴾6﴿They know just an outward aspect of the life of the world, but they are oblivious of the Hereafter. ﴾7﴿Have they not reflected in their own souls? Allah did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them except with consummate wisdom and for a specified term. Indeed many people disbelieve in the encounter with their Lord. ﴾8﴿Have they not travelled in the land and seen how was the fate of those who were before them? They were more powerful than them, and they plowed the earth and developed it more than they have developed it. Their apostles brought them manifest proofs. So it was not Allah who wronged them, but it was they who used to wrong themselves. ﴾9﴿Then the fate of those who committed misdeeds was that they denied the signs of Allah and they used to deride them. ﴾10﴿Allah originates the creation, then He will bring it back, then you will be brought back to Him. ﴾11﴿And when the Hour sets in, the guilty will despair. ﴾12﴿None of those whom they ascribed as partners [to Allah] will intercede for them, and they will disavow their partners. ﴾13﴿The day the Hour sets in, they will be divided on that day [in separate groups]: ﴾14﴿As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds, they shall be in a garden, rejoicing. ﴾15﴿But as for those who were faithless and denied Our signs and the encounter of the Hereafter, they will be brought to the punishment. ﴾16﴿So glorify Allah when you enter evening and when you rise at dawn. ﴾17﴿To Him belongs all praise in the heavens and the earth, at nightfall and when you enter noontime. ﴾18﴿He brings forth the living from the dead, and brings forth the dead from the living, and revives the earth after its death. Likewise, you [too] shall be raised [from the dead]. ﴾19﴿Of His signs is that He created you from dust, then, behold, you are humans scattering [all over]! ﴾20﴿And of His signs is that He created for you mates from your own selves that you may take comfort in them, and He ordained affection and mercy between you. There are indeed signs in that for a people who reflect. ﴾21﴿Among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. There are indeed signs in that for those who know. ﴾22﴿And of His signs is your sleep by night and day, and your pursuit of His bounty. There are indeed signs in that for a people who listen. ﴾23﴿And of His signs is that He shows you the lightning, arousing fear and hope, and He sends down water from the sky, and with it revives the earth after its death. There are indeed signs in that for people who exercise their reason. ﴾24﴿And of His signs is that the sky and the earth stand by His command, and then, when He calls you forth from the earth, behold, you will come forth. ﴾25﴿To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. All are obedient to Him. ﴾26﴿It is He who originates the creation, and then He will bring it back—and that is more simple for Him. His is the loftiest description in the heavens and the earth, and He is the All-mighty, the All-wise. ﴾27﴿He draws for you an example from yourselves: Do you have among your slaves any partners [who may share] in what We have provided you, so that you are equal in its respect, and you revere them as you revere one another? Thus do We elaborate the signs for people who exercise their reason. ﴾28﴿Indeed, the wrongdoers follow their own desires without any knowledge. So who will guide those whom Allah has led astray? They will have no helpers. ﴾29﴿So set your heart as a person of pure faith on this religion, the original nature endowed by Allah according to which He originated mankind (There is no altering Allah’s creation; that is the upright religion, but most people do not know.) ﴾30﴿
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