Lord, and fear the day when a father will not be able to help his son, nor will a son be able to
help his father. The promise of Allah is the very truth. Do not let this present life deceive
you nor let the deceiver deceive you concerning Allah.
31:34 The knowledge of the Hour is with Allah. He sends down the rain, and He knows
what is in the wombs, but no one knows what he will earn tomorrow, nor does he know in
what
land he will die, but Allah is the knower and the aware.
42:1 HA. MIM. AIN. SIN. KAF. Allah sends inspiration to you as He did to those before
you. He is mighty and wise. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth is His. He is
the High, the Great.
42:5 The heavens are almost split apart while the angels celebrate praise of their Lord and
ask forgiveness for those on earth. Allah is indulgent and merciful. But those who take
protectors besides Him—Allah
watches them, but you have no charge over them.
42:7 So We have revealed to you an Arabic Koran so that you may warn the mother-city
[Mecca] and all around it, and warn them of that day of the gathering, of which there is no
doubt, when some will be in Paradise and some in the Flame.
42:8 If Allah had desired, He could have made them one people and of one creed, but He
brings whom He will into His mercy. As for the evildoers, they will have no friend or
helper. Have they taken other patrons than Him? Allah is the protecting friend. He gives life
to the dead, and He is mighty over all things.
42:10 Whatever your differences may be, the decision rests with Allah. This is Allah, my
Lord. I trust in Him and turn to Him. He is the Creator of the heavens and of the earth, and
He gave you mates from among yourselves and mates for cattle, too. This is how He
multiplies you. There is nothing else like Him. He is the hearer and the seer. He holds the
keys of the heavens and of the earth. He gives open-handedly or He gives sparingly to
whomever He desires. He knows all things.
42:27 If Allah were to enlarge His provision to His servants, they would surely exceed their
bounds on the earth, but He sends down what He pleases in due measure for He is well-
acquainted with His servants. He is the One who sends down the rain after men have
despaired and spreads His mercy far and wide. He
is the protector, worthy of all praise.
42:29 Among His signs is the creation of the heavens and of the earth and the living
creatures He has scattered through them. He has the power to gather them all together when
He wills. Whatever misfortune befalls you, it is because of what you have done, and yet He
forgives many things.
42:31 There is nowhere on earth where you can escape Allah. You have no guardian or
helper beside Allah. Among His signs are the ships in the sea like mountains. If He wishes,
He can still the wind so they lie motionless on the back of the waves. These are the signs for
120
those who are patient and grateful. Or, He can cause them to perish for the evil the sailors
have earned, but He forgives much.
42:35 Those who argue about Our signs should know that there will be no escape for them.
Whatever you receive is but a passing comfort for this life. What is better with Allah and
more enduring for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord is to avoid greater
crimes and shameful deeds, and when they are angered, forgive.
42:38 Those who listen to their Lord and observe regular prayer are those whose affairs are
guided by mutual counsel, who spend from what We have given them, and who, when a
wrong is done them, defend themselves. Let the punishment for evil be equal to the evil, but
he who forgives and is reconciled will be rewarded by Allah himself for He does not love
those who act unjustly.
42:41 Whoever defends himself after being wronged will bear no blame against him. The
blame is only against those who unjustly wrong others and rebel on earth disregarding
justice. These will have a grievous punishment. Whoever bears wrongs and is patient and
forgiving shows courage in their acts.
42:44 Whomever Allah sends astray will no longer have a protector. And you will see the
wrongdoers when they see the doom saying, “Is there any way to return?” And you will see
them brought before the Fire made humble by disgrace, and looking with stealthy glances.
The believers will say, “Truly, they are losers who have lost themselves and their families
on Resurrection Day. Now the wrongdoers will be in lasting torment.” They have no
protectors
other than Allah, and there is no road for him whom Allah causes to err.
42:47 Listen to your Lord before the day comes when you cannot turn back. You will have
no refuge on that day, nor will you be able to deny your sins.
42:48 If they turn aside from your [Mohammed’s] message, We have not sent you to guard
over them. Your duty is only to deliver the message. When we cause man to taste Our gifts
of mercy, he will rejoice in it, but if evil afflicts him for deeds he has done, then man is
ungrateful.
42:49 To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and of the earth. He creates what He
will, and He gives daughters and sons to whom He will, or He gives them children of both
sexes, and He makes barren whom He will for He is wise and powerful.
13:16 Say: Who is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth? Say: It is Allah. Say: Then why
do you take gods other than Him who have no power to harm or do good to themselves?
Say: Are the blind equal to those who can see, or is dark equal to light? Have their gods
made a creation such as His so that the two creations seem the same to them? Say: Allah is
the creator of all things and the conqueror of all. He sends down rain from the skies that fills
the rivers to overflowing so that the flood carries swelling foam, like that which is made
from ore when it is smelt to make jewelry and tools. It is in this way that Allah portrays that
121