67:9 They will say. Yes. Someone came to warn us, but we rejected him and said, ‘Allah has
revealed nothing to us. You are deluded.”’
67:10 They will say, “If we had listened or understood, we would not have been among the
prisoners of the Fire.” They will acknowledge their sins, but mercy is far away from the
prisoners of the Fire.
67:12 However, forgiveness and a great reward waits for those who secretly fear their Lord.
Whether you speak openly or secretly, He knows everything in your heart. Should He not
know His creations? He is the subtle, the aware. He smoothed the earth for you, so walk its
paths and eat the food He provides. Everything will return to Him after death.
67:16 Are you confident that Allah in heaven will not open the earth and swallow you in
an earthquake? Are you sure that Allah in heaven will not send a hurricane against you?
You will understand My warning then! It is true that your ancestors rejected their
prophets. Was not My wrath terrible?
67:19 Do they not see the birds above, spreading and folding their wings? Only merciful
Allah could keep them aloft. He watches over everything.
67:20 Who could help you like an army except merciful Allah? The unbelievers are totally
deluded. Who would provide for you if He withheld His provisions? Still, they continue to
be proud and reject Him. Is the person groveling along on his face better than those who
walk upright on a straight path?
67:23 Say: He created you and gave you the gifts of sight, hearing, and feeling. Still, few are
grateful. Say: He has sown you in the ground, and He will gather you. And they say, “If you
are telling the truth, when will this promise be fulfilled?”
67:26 Say: Only Allah has knowledge of the time. I am only sent to publicly warn. But when
they see it approach, the faces of the unbelievers will grieve. It will be said, “This is what
you have been predicting.” Say: What do you think? Whether Allah destroys me and my
followers, or grants us mercy, who will protect the unbelievers from a terrible punishment?
Say: He is the merciful. We believe in Him and trust Him, and you will learn later who is
clearly in error. Say: What do you think? If all water sank into the earth, who would bring
you clear running water?
23:62 We do not place upon any soul a burden that is beyond its ability, and We possess
a record which speaks the truth. They will never be wronged.
23:63 But their hearts are ignorant and confused about the Koran, and there are actions in
which they will persist until the time Our punishment overtakes them when they will cry for
help. It will be said to them, “Do not cry for help today, because We will certainly not help
you. My signs were recited to you, but you turned your back on them in arrogance, talking
nonsense
about the Koran, like someone telling fables at bedtime.”
23:68 Do they not consider the Word of Allah, or has nothing new come to them since the
time of their ancestors? Is it that they do not recognize their messenger and so reject him? Or
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