41:30 And for those who say, “Our Lord is Allah,” and who continue down the right path,
the angels will descend upon them saying, “Do not be afraid, or grieve, but instead receive
the good news of the Garden of Bliss, which you are promised. We are your guardians in
this life and in the hereafter. There you will have everything your souls desire, and there
you will have everything you pray for. A gift from the forgiving and the merciful!”
34:3 The unbelievers say, “The Hour will never come on us.” Say: By my Lord, it will
surely come on you. He knows the unseen, and not the smallest atom in heaven or earth
escapes him nor
anything smaller or larger, but it is clearly in the book [of deeds].”
34:4 Allah will reward those who believe and do good things with a pardon and rich reward
for them. For those who strive against Our signs, there will be a penalty, a painful doom of
wrath. And those to whom knowledge has been given will see that what has been sent from
the Lord is the truth, and that it leads to the
path of the mighty, the praised.
34:7 The unbelievers say, “Should we show you a man who will tell you that when you are
scattered in dust with the most complete disintegration, you will be created anew? He has
invented a lie about Allah, or is a jinn [a creature made of fire who can help or hurt humans]
in him?” No, those who do not believe in the next life are doomed by their mistakes. Do
they not consider what is before them and behind them in heaven and earth? If We desired,
We could cause the earth to swallow them up or cause the sky to fall on them. There is a
Sign in this for every servant who returns to Allah.
39:53 Say: Oh, My servants who have transgressed against your own soul [become
apostates] do not despair of Allah’s mercy for Allah forgives all sins. He is forgiving and
merciful. Return to your Lord, and submit yourself to Him before the punishment comes to
you. After that you will not be helped. Follow the most excellent guidance that has been sent
down to you from your Lord before the punishment comes to you suddenly, while you are
not even looking for it, unless a soul should say, “Oh misery, I failed in my duty towards
Allah and was among those who mocked.”
32:23 It is true that long ago We gave the Torah to Moses. Do not doubt Our meeting with
him. We made it a guide for the Children of Israel. And We appointed leaders from among
them to guide by our command after they proved to be steadfast and kept faith in Our signs.
Your Lord will certainly judge between them on Judgment Day regarding their
disagreements.
32:26 Does it not serve as a lesson to remember how many generations We have destroyed
before them? They can walk among the ruined homes of the unbelievers. Do they not see
that We send the rain to parched land and bring forth crops for them and their cattle? Can
they not see it? They say, “If you are telling the truth, when will this judgment take place?”
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32:29 Say: On the Day of Decision, the faith of those who disbelieve will not help them, and
they will not get a reprieve. So turn away from them and wait. They are waiting too. [Wait
for their punishment just as they wait for your downfall.]
41:1 HA. MIM. A revelation from the most gracious, Most merciful Allah, a Book whose
verses are explained in detail, a recital in Arabic for people of understanding.
41:4 The Book brings good news and a warning. Still, most of them will turn away and not
hear. They say, “Our hearts are concealed under veils from your teachings. We are deaf and
there is a barrier between us and you. Do what you wish. We will do as We wish.”
41:6 Say: I am only a man like you. It has been revealed to me that your Allah is the only
god. Go straight to Him and ask His forgiveness. Woe to those who join gods with Allah,
those who do not pay the poor tax, and those who do not believe in the afterlife. As for those
who believe and do the right things, they will have a never ending reward.
41:9 Say: Do you really deny Him Who created the world in two days, and do you believe
He has equals with Him? He is the Lord of all the worlds. In four days He placed the
towering, strong mountains upon the earth. He blessed it and placed food throughout to meet
the needs of everyone. He then turned His attention to heaven which was a vapor, and said
to it and the earth, “Both of you come, either willingly or unwillingly.” They both said, “We
will come willingly.” So in two days He created the seven heavens, and He assigned to each
heaven its mandate. He adorned the lower heaven with stars and left it guarded. That was the
decree
of the mighty, the all-knowing.
41:13 But if they turn away, say to them, “I have warned you of a disaster like the scourge
that punished Ad [Ad lay on an old trade route north of Mecca. It was abandoned in
Mohammed’s day] and Thamud [the people of a ruined Nabatean city near Medina].”
41:14 When their messengers came from all directions saying, “Serve only Allah,” they
answered, “If our Lord had wished, He would have sent angels down to us, so we do not
believe the message you carry.”
41:15 As for the people of Ad, they were unjustly arrogant throughout the land, and they
said, “Who has more power than us?” Could they not see that Allah, Who created them, was
more powerful than themselves? Still, they continued to reject Our signs! So we sent a
furious wind against them during days of disaster so that We might make them taste the
penalty of disgrace in this life. The penalty of the afterlife will be even more disgraceful.
They will not be helped.
41:17 We showed the people of Thamud [the people of a ruined Nabatean city near Medina]
the right way, but they preferred blindness to guidance. So the scourge of humiliation
overtook them because that was what they earned. However, We saved those who believed
and acted righteously. On the day when the enemies of Allah are gathered to face the Fire,
they will be marched together in groups. When they reach the Fire, their ears, eyes, and skin
will bear witness against them for what they have done.
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