English - Chapter 7 - Al-Araf

Alif Laam Miim Saad

(This Quran is) a book sent down to you, so that through it you may warn (people), so let there be no difficulty in your heart on account of it, and it is reminder for the believers

Follow that which is sent down to you from your Lord and do not follow friends besides Him, little is it that you mind

And how many a city We destroyed, so Our punishment came to it by night or while they slept in the afternoon

And when Our punishment came to them, their cry was nothing except that they said, "We were certainly unjust

So We will definitely question those to whom We sent (Our messengers) and We will definitely question the messengers

Then We will definitely narrate to them with knowledge because We were never absent

And the weighing on that day will be true (correct). Then as for him whose weight (of good deeds) will be heavy, then those will be the persons who will be successful

And as for him whose weight (of good deeds) will be light, then those will be the persons who will cause loss to themselves because they used to be unjust to Our signs

And We have established you in the earth and We have made therein (means) of your livelihood, (but) the gratitude which you express is little

And We indeed created you (mankind) then gave you a form, then We said to the angels, "Bow down to Adam," so they bowed down except Iblis(a Jinn), he was not of those who bowed down

He (God) said, "What prevented you, that you did not bow down when I commanded you?" He (Iblis) said, "I am better than him, You created me from fire whereas You created him from clay

He (God) said, "Then go down from it, because it does not befit you that you should consider yourself great in it, so get out, you are certainly of those who are degraded

He (Iblis) said, "Give me time till they are raised (after death on the day of resurrection)

He (God) said, "You are certainly of those who are given time

He (Iblis) said, "Because You have removed me from the way, I will definitely sit waiting for them (human beings) on Your straight path

then I will definitely come to them from before them and from behind them and from their right hand side and from their left hand side, and You will not find the majority of them grateful

He (God) said, "Get out of it, disgraced, driven away, whoever of them follows you, I will definitely fill hell with all of you

And O Adam ! you and your wife dwell in the garden and eat from wherever you will, but do not go near this tree, for then you will be of the unjust

But the devil whispered to them both, so as to make manifest to them that which was hidden from them of their shame, and said, "Your Lord has forbidden you this tree only (for the reason that after eating it), both of you will become angels or become immortals

And he swore to them both, "I am certainly a sincere adviser to you

Thus he caused them to fall through his deceit. So when they tasted of the tree their shame became manifest to them* and they both began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden, and their Lord called out to them, "Did I not forbid you both (from going near) that tree and tell you both that the devil is certainly your open enemy

They said, "Our Lord ! we have been unjust to ourselves and if You do not protectively forgive us and have mercy on us we will definitely be of those who are at loss

He (God) said, "Go down, some of you will be the enemies of others, and there is a place of stay and provision for you in the earth till a time

He (God) said, "In it you will live and in it you will die and from it you will be brought out

O children of Adam ! We have sent down to you clothing for hiding your shame and for good appearance, and clothing that guards (against evil), that is the best. That is of the signs of God that they may be mindful

O children of Adam ! do not let the devil tempt you as (he tempted and) got your parents (Adam and Hawwa driven) out of the garden, pulling off from both of them their clothing to show them their shame; he sees you, he and his tribe, from a place where you cannot see them. We have certainly made the devils friends of those who do not believe

And when they do anything indecent they say, "We found our fathers doing this and God has commanded us to do it." Say, "God certainly does not command anything that is indecent. Do you say about God that which you do not know

A party has He guided while (another) party, error is due on them (because) they have taken the devils as their friends besides God and they think that they are (rightly) guided

O children of Adam ! take (care of) your adornment (in dress) at every time/place of prostration (worship) and eat and drink and do not be extravagant, He certainly does not like those who are extravagant

Say, "Who has made unlawful the adornment and the good things from the provision of God which He has brought forth for His servants?" Say, "For those who believe, these are (the provisions) in the life of this world, (and they will be) exclusively (for them, on the) day of resurrection." Thus do We detail Our signs for a people who know. ur signs for a people who know

Say, "My Lord has made unlawful only the indecencies, those of them which are apparent and those which are secret, and sin, and rebellion without having the right to do so, and that you associate with God that for which He has not sent down any authority, and that you say about God that which you do not know

And for every community there is a (fixed) term, so when (the end of) their term comes they will neither be able to postpone the time nor advance it

O children of Adam ! whenever there come to you messengers from among you, narrating to you My signs, then whoever guards (against evil) and amends, then there will neither be any fear on them nor will they grieve

And those who deny Our signs and (turn away) from them considering themselves great, those are the inhabitants of the fire, they will stay in it

So who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against God or denies His signs? Those are the persons whose portion of (that which is written in) the book (as destiny) will reach them till Our messengers come to them to take them back (at the time of their death), (when) they will say, "Where are those whom you used to pray to, besides God?" They will say, "They have gone away from us," and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers

He will say, "Enter the fire with the communities which have passed away before you, from among the jinn and human beings." Whenever a community enters, it will curse its sister, (earlier community) until they follow each other into it, all together. The later of them will say regarding the former of them, "Our Lord ! these led us astray, so give them double punishment of the fire." He (God) will say, "For everyone there is double (punishment) but you do not know

And the former of them will say to the later of them, "So there is no preference for you over us, therefore taste the punishment for that which you used to earn

Those who deny Our signs and (turn away) from them considering themselves great, the gates of the sky will certainly not be opened for them and they will not enter the garden until the camel passes the eye of the needle, and thus do We reward the criminals

For them there will be a bed in hell and coverings from above them, and thus do We reward the unjust

And those who believe and do righteous works, We do not task a soul (anyone) but to its capacity, those are the inhabitants of the garden, they will stay in it

And We will remove whatever of ill-feeling would be there in their hearts, rivers will flow beneath them and they will say, "Praise is due only for God, Who guided us to this and we would not have been guided had God not guided us. Messengers of our Lord indeed came to us with the truth." And it will be called out to them, that: "This is the garden, you have been made to inherit it because of that which you used to do

And the inhabitants of the garden will call out to the inhabitants of the fire (saying) that, "We have found that which our Lord promised us, to be true, so have you (too) found that which your Lord promised you, to be true?" They will say, "Yes." Then an announcer will announce among them that: "Curse of God is on the unjust

who turn away (people) from the way of God and seek to make it crooked and they are rejecters of the hereafter

And between them (there will be) a veil, and on the heights (from where one can recognise), there will be men who will recognise everyone by their marks and they will call out to the inhabitants of the garden (saying) that, "Peace be on you all." They would not have (yet) entered it though they would be in the hope (of entering it)

And when their eyes will turn towards the inhabitants of the fire, they will say, "Our Lord ! do not place us with the unjust people

And the inhabitants of the heights (from where one can recognise), will call out to the men whom they would recognise by their marks, saying, "Your collections (hoardings) and that in which you considered yourselves great, have not saved you (from the punishment)

Are these the persons about whom you swore that God will not bestow them with His mercy? Enter the garden, there will neither be any fear on you nor will you grieve

And the inhabitants of the fire will call out to the inhabitants of the garden (saying) that, "Pour out on us water or (something) of that which God has provided you." They will say, "God has certainly forbidden both (the things) for the disbelievers

who took their religion as sport and pastime and the life of the world deceived them." So this day We will forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs, and because they used to knowingly reject Our signs

And We have indeed bestowed them with a book which We have explained in detail on (the basis of ) knowledge, a guide and a mercy for a people who believe

Do they wait for anything else than the fulfillment (of the promise made in the book)? The day its fulfillment comes, those who had forgotten it earlier will say, "Messengers of our Lord had indeed come with the truth. So are there any mediators for us, that they may mediate for us or could we be sent back so that we may do something other than that which we used to do?" They have indeed caused loss to themselves and that which they used to forge has gone away from them

Your Lord is certainly God Who created the skies and the earth in six periods, then He set the balance on the throne (of the universe) . He makes the night to cover the day, which (i.e. the day) seeks the (night) rapidly (in succession). And the sun and the moon and the stars are compelled to follow His command. Is not His the creation and he command? Blessed be God the Lord of the worlds

Pray to your Lord humbly and secretly, He certainly does not like those who exceed the limits

And do not act corruptly in the land after it has been set right. And pray to Him in fear and hope. God's mercy is certainly near those who are doers of good

And He it is Who sends the winds as bearers of good news before His mercy, until when they bring up a heavy cloud, (then) We drive it to a dead land, then We send down through it water, then We bring out through it fruits of every kind. Thus We bring out the dead. Perhaps you will me mindful

And [from] the land which is good its vegetation comes out by the permission of its Lord and [from the land] which is bad nothing comes out except a little [vegetation]. Thus do We repeat the signs for a people who are grateful

We had sent Noah to his people, so he said [to them], "O my people ! serve God, you have no god other than Him, I fear for you the punishment of the great day

The leaders of his people said, "We certainly see you in clear error

He said, "O my people ! there is no error in me but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds

I convey to you the messages of my Lord and advise you, and I know from God that which you do not know

What ! do you wonder that a reminder has come to you from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you and that you may guard (against evil) and that you may be dealt with mercifully

But they denied him so We delivered him and those with him in the ship and We drowned those who denied Our signs, they were certainly a blind people

And to (the tribe of) Aad, (We had sent) their brother Hud. He said (to them), "O my people ! serve God, you have no god other than Him, will you not then guard (against evil)

The leaders of those who did not believe from among his people said, "We certainly see you in foolishness and we certainly think that you are of the liars

He said, "O my people ! I am not in foolishness, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds

I convey to you the messages of my Lord and I am a trustworthy adviser to you

What ! do you wonder that a reminder has come to you from your Lord through a man from among you that he may warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah and caused you to grow into an extensive creation (nation), so remember the bounties of God that you may be successful

They said, "Have you come to us (to tell us) that we should worship God alone and leave off (worshipping) that which our forefathers worshipped? Then bring to us that with which you threaten us, if you are of the truthful

He said, "Uncleanliness and anger from your Lord have already fallen on you. What ! do you dispute with me about names which you have named, you and your forefathers, for which God has not sent down any authority, then wait, I (too), with you, will be one of those who wait

So We delivered him and those with him by mercy from Us and We cut off the roots of those who denied Our signs and were not believers

And to (the tribe of ) Thamud (We had sent) their brother Salih. He said (to them), "O my people! serve God, you have no god other than Him, clear proof has indeed come to you from your Lord, this is the she-camel of God, a sign for you, so leave her to pasture in God's earth and do not touch her to harm (her), otherwise a painful punishment will seize you

And remember when He made you successors after Aad and settled you in the earth, you build palaces in its plains and carve out houses in the mountains, so remember the bounties of God and do not cause disturbance in the earth being corrupt

The leaders of his people who considered themselves great, said to those who believed from among those who were considered weak, "Do you surely know that Salih is a messenger from his Lord?" They said, "Certainly, we are believers in that with which he has been sent

Those who considered themselves great said, "We do not believe in that which you believe

So they killed the she-camel and revolted against the commandment of their Lord and (then) they said, "O Salih ! bring on us what you threaten us with, if you are of the messengers (sent by God)

So the earthquake took hold of them, thus they became motionless in their houses

Then he (Salih) turned away from them and said, "O my people ! I had conveyed to you the message of my Lord and given you good advice but you do not love good advisers

And (We had sent) Lot, when he said to his people, "What ! do you commit an indecency which no one in the worlds has committed before you

You come to men with lust besides women. No ! you are an extravagant people

And the answer of his people was nothing except that they said, "Send them out of your city, they are people who want to be clean

So We delivered him and his followers except his wife, she was of those who stayed behind

And We rained on them a rain, then see how the end of the criminals was (brought about)

And to Midian (We had sent) their brother Shuaib, he said, "O my people ! serve God, you have no god other that Him. Clear proof has come to you from your Lord so give back full measure and weight, and (with regard to) goods, do not give to people anything which is less than what is due to them, and do not cause corruption in the earth after it has been set right. That is the best for you if you are believers

And do not sit on every road threatening and turning away from the way of God him who believes in Him, and seeking to make it crooked, and remember when you were few then He multiplied you, and see how the end of the corrupt was (brought about)

And if there is a party among you which believes in that which I am sent with and there is another party which does not believe, then be patient until God judges between us and He is the Best of judges

The leaders of those who considered themselves great form among his people said, "We will definitely send you out form our city, O Shuaib, and (also) those who believe with you or else you should return to our religious dictates." He said, " Even though we dislike it

We would forge a lie against God, if we return to your religious dictates after God has delivered us from it. And it is not for us to return to it unless God our Lord wills. Our Lord's knowledge extends over everything, we trust in God. Our Lord ! decide between us and our people with truth and You are the Best of judges

And the leaders of those who did not believe from among his people said, "If you follow Shuaib then you will certainly be losers

So the earthquake took hold of them, thus they became motionless in their houses

Those who denied Shuaib became as though they had not lived therein, who denied Shuaib, they were the losers

So he turned away from them and said, "O my people ! I had conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and given you good advice, then how should I feel sorry for a people who reject

And We did not send a (single) prophet to any city but We seized its people with distress and harm that they may humble themselves

Then We changed the evil for good, until (the good became) surplus and they said, "(Such) harm and happiness did afflict our forefathers (too)," then We seized them suddenly while they did not perceive

And had the people of the cities believed and guarded (against evil), We would have opened on them blessings from the sky and the earth, but they denied, so We seized them on account of what they used to earn

Are the people of the cities then secure from the distress that could come from Us on them at night while they are asleep

Or are the people of the cities secure from the distress that could come from Us on them in the day time while they are playing

Are they then secure from God's pain? So no one feels secure from God's plan except the people who are losers

Is (history) not a (source of ) guidance for those who inherit the earth after its (previous) inhabitants (who were destroyed for their sins) that if We will, We can afflict them (too), for their sins, and set a seal on their hearts so that they would not be able to hear? sins, and set a seal on their hearts so that they would not be able to hear

Those (are) the cities from whose histories We narrate to you, and their messengers had come to them with clear proofs, but they would not believe in that which they had denied earlier. Thus does God set a seal on the hearts of the disbelievers

And We did not find in most of them (faithfulness) in(their) agreement and We found most of them to be transgressors

Then after them, We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his leaders, but they were unjust to them, so see how the end of the corrupt was (brought about)

And Moses said, "O Pharaoh ! I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds

(It is) incumbent upon (me) that I should not speak anything about God except the truth. I have come to you with clear proof from your Lord so send the children of Israel with me

He (Pharaoh) said, "If you have come with a sign (from God) then bring it, if you are of the truthful

So he (Moses) threw his staff, when it became a clear serpent

and he drew forth his hand, when it became white for those who were seeing

The leaders of Pharaoh's people said, "This is certainly a learned magician

he intends to drive you out of your land, so what do you advise

They said, "Keep him and his brother (waiting in) hope, meanwhile send collectors into the cities

that they may come to you with every learned magician

And the magicians came to Pharaoh, saying, "There should certainly be a reward for us if we are victors

He said, "Yes, and you will be of those who are near (to me)

They said, "O Moses ! will you throw (show your magic first) or shall we be the first to throw

He said, "You throw (first)." So when they threw, they cast a magic on the eyes of the people and sought to frighten them, and they came out with a great magic

And We communicated to Moses that: "Throw your staff," so when it swallowed that which they had falsely devised

the truth was established and what they did was falsified

Thus they were defeated there and they returned degraded

And the magicians were made to fall down prostrate

saying, "We believe in the Lord of the worlds

Lord of Moses and Aaron

Pharaoh said, "You believe in Him before I permit you? This is certainly a plan you have planned in the city so that you may drive out of it, its people, but you will know

I will definitely have your hands and your feet cut off from opposite sides, then I will definitely have you crucified all together

They said, "We will anyhow return to our Lord

and you do not take vengeance on us except (for the reason) that we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Our Lord ! pour out patience on us and take us back (make us die) as Muslims

And the leaders of the people of Pharaoh said, "Will you leave Moses and his people to cause corruption in the land and to leave you and your gods?" He said, "We will have their sons killed and leave their women alive, and we certainly have power over them

Moses said to his people, "Seek the help of God and be patient, the earth is certainly God's, He makes it to be inherited by whomever He wills from among His servants, and the end is (good) for those who guard (against evil)

They said, "We were harmed before you came to us and (even) after you came to us." He said, "It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors in the land, then see how you act

And We indeed seized Pharaoh's people with famine and reduction of fruits that they may be mindful

So when good befell them, they said, "This is due to us," and when evil befell them, they ascribed it to the ill-luck of Moses and those with him. Beware ! their ill-luck is only with God, but the majority of them does not know

And they said, "Whatever sign you may bring to us, to influence us with its magic, we will not believe in you

So We sent on them the flood and the locusts and the lice and the frogs and the blood, signs explaining in detail (the power of God), but they considered themselves great and they were a criminal people. criminal people

And whenever the penalty befell them they said, "O Moses ! pray for us to your Lord by virtue of His agreement with you, if you remove the penalty from us we will definitely believe in you and we will definitely send the children of Israel with you

But whenever We removed the penalty from them for a term which they had to reach, then they broke (the promise)

So We inflicted retribution on them and drowned them in the flowing water (of the sea) because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them

And We made those people who were considered to be weak, inherit the eastern parts of the land and the western parts thereof which We had blessed, and the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the children of Israel because of their patience. And We destroyed that which Pharaoh and his people had built and that which they had erected

And We took the children of Israel across the sea. Then they came across a people who were devoted to their idols. They said, "O Moses ! make for us a god like the gods they have," he said, "You are certainly an ignorant people

(as for) these, (the idol worship) in which they are (involved) will certainly be destroyed and that which they are doing is false

He said, "Should I seek for you, a god other than God, when He has favoured you above the worlds

And (remember) when We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh who afflicted you with an evil punishment : they killed your sons and left alive your women, and in that there was a great trial (for you) from your Lord

And We appointed for Moses thirty nights and completed them with ten (more), so he completed forty nights (as) the time appointed by his Lord. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Succeed me (to be in charge, in my absence), of my people, and set right (things) and do not follow the way of those who are corrupt

And when Moses came at the time/place appointed by Us and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord ! show me (Yourself) that I may look at You." He said, "You cannot see Me, but look at the mountain, so if it stays in its place then you will (be able to) see Me." So when his Lord unveiled Himself to the mountain, He made it crumble to pieces and Moses fell down senseless. Then when he recovered he said, "Glory be to You ! I turn to You (for mercy) and I am the first of the believers

He said, "O Moses !I have chosen you above mankind by (selecting you for delivering) My messages and by My speaking (to you), so take hold of that which I give you and be of those who are grateful

And We prescribed for him in the tablets, admonition regarding everything and explanation of everything (saying), "So take hold of it with strength and command your people to take hold of it in the best (manner), I will show you the home of the transgressors

I will turn away from My signs those who exhibit greatness in the earth without having the right to do so, and even if they see every sign they will not believe in it, and if they see the right way, they will not take it as (their) way, but if they see the way of error, they will take it as (their) way. That is because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them

And those who deny Our signs and the meeting of the hereafter, their deeds are fruitless. Will they be rewarded for anything other than that which they used to do

And the people of Moses, after he (had left), took (for worship) the (mere) body of a calf (which they had made) from their ornaments, the (calf) had a hollow sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them (to the right) way? They took it (for worship) and they were unjust. to the right) way? They took it (for worship) and they were unjust

And when they repented and saw that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Lord does not have mercy on us and protectively forgive us, we will definitely be of those who are losers

And when Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said, "Evil is that with which you succeeded me after me. Did you (wish to) hasten the command of your Lord?" And he put down the tablets and seized his brother by the head, dragging him towards himself. He said, "Son of my mother ! the people certainly considered me weak and almost killed me, so do not make the enemies rejoice over me and do not place me with the people who are unjust

He said, "My Lord ! protectively forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy and You are the Most Merciful of those who are merciful

Those who took the calf (for worship), anger from their Lord will certainly reach them and (also) disgrace in the life of this world. And thus do We reward those who invent lies

And those who do evil works then repent after that and believe, your Lord, after that, is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful

And when the anger of Moses calmed down, he took up the tablets, and in its inscription there was guidance and mercy for those who were afraid of their Lord

And Moses chose seventy men from his people for Our appointed time/place, then when the earthquake took hold of them, he said, "My Lord ! if You had willed You could have destroyed them before along with me. Will You destroy us for what the fools among us did? This is nothing but Your testing (us), through it You lead astray whom You will and You guide whom You will, You are our Guardian, therefore protectively forgive us and have mercy on us and You are the Best of those who protectively forgive

And prescribe for us good in this world and in the hereafter, we certainly turn to You." He said, "I afflict with My punishment whom I will, whereas My mercy extends over everything, so I will prescribe it for those who guard (against evil) and give charity (zakat) and those who believe in Our signs

Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered prophet about whom they find recorded in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them, (that) he will enjoin upon them that which is recognised (as good) and forbid them from that which is not recognised (as good) and make lawful for them the good things and make unlawful on them the bad things and remove from them their burden and the chains which were upon their (necks), then those who believe in him and honour him and help him and follow the light that is sent down with him, those are the successful persons

Say (Muhammad), "O mankind ! I am certainly a messenger of God to you all, Whose is the kingdom of the skies and the earth, there is no god but He, He brings to life and causes to die." So believe in God and His messenger, the unlettered prophet who believes in God and His words, and follow him so that you may be guided

And among the people of Moses there is a community which guides with truth and thereby they do justice

And We divided them into twelve tribal communities. And We communicated to Moses, when his people asked him for water, to strike the rock with his staff; thus twelve springs gushed out from it, (and) all people came to know their drinking place. And We made the clouds to give shade over them and sent down on them manna and quails (saying), "Eat of the good things which We have provided for you." And they did not do injustice to Us but they were unjust to their own souls

And when it was said to them, "Dwell in the city and eat from wherever you will, and say: put down from us our heavy burdens, and enter the gate prostrating, We will protectively forgive you your mistakes, We will give more to the doers of good

then those who were unjust from among them changed the word to something other than that which was said to them, so We sent on them a punishment from the sky because they were unjust

And ask them about the city which was facing the sea, when they transgressed in (the matter of) Sabbath, when the fish came to them visibly on the day of the Sabbath and the day they did not keep the Sabbath, it (fish) did not come to them. Thus did We test them because they transgressed

And when a community from among them said, "Why do you admonish a people whom God would destroy or whom He would punish with a severe punishment?" They said, "(We admonish them so that) we may be free from blame (when we go back) to your Lord, (that we did our duty), and that they may guard (against evil)

So when they forgot that with which they were reminded, We delivered those who forbade evil, and caught in an evil punishment, those who were unjust because they transgressed

So when they revolted against that which they were forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised

And (remember) when your Lord announced that towards the day of resurrection He will definitely raise against them one who would inflict them with an evil punishment, your Lord is certainly Quick in requiting and He is (also) Protectively Forgiving, Merciful

And We divided them in the earth (into) communities, of them (some) are righteous and of them (some) are other than that. And We tested them with good and evil that they may return (to the right path)

Then successors who succeeded after them inherited the book, they accepted the apparent good of this low (life) and said, "We will be forgiven." And if a similar apparent good (again) comes to them they would accept it. Was not a pledge taken from them (through) the book, that they should not say anything about God except the truth? And they read that which is in the (book). And the home of the hereafter is better for those who guard (against evil). Will you not then understand

And those who hold fast by the book and establish worship (salat), We will certainly not waste the reward of the righteous

And when We shook the mountain above them as if it were a covering and they thought that it would certainly fall on them, "Take hold with strength that which We have given you and remember that which is in it that you may guard (against evil)

And when your Lord took out their descendants from the backs of the children of Adam* and made them bear witness against themselves (saying), "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Why not, we bear witness." (We took this testimony from you) lest you should say on the day of resurrection, "We were unaware of this

Or you should say, "Our forefathers associated partners (with God) before (us) and we were only their descendants (following their traditions) after them, will You destroy us for what the followers of falsehood did

And thus do We explain the signs so that they may return

Read to them the news of him whom We gave Our signs but he slipped off from it, so the devil followed him up and he became of those who are led astray

And had We willed We could have elevated him through it, but he clung to the earth and followed his desire, so his likeness is the likeness of the dog, if you attack it, breathes heavily with its tongue out. Such is the likeness of the people who deny Our signs, so narrate the narration that they may reflect

Evil is the likeness of the people who denied Our signs and were (thus) unjust to themselves

Whom God guides, then he it is who is guided, and whom He leaves astray, those are the persons at loss

And We have made for the hell many of the jinn and mankind, they have hearts with which they do not understand, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear, they are like cattle, no, they are more astray, those are the heedless persons

And God's are the best names, so pray to Him thereby and leave alone those who are perverted regarding His names, they will be rewarded for what they did

And among those whom We created, there is a community which guides (in accordance) with the truth and does justice thereby

And those who deny Our signs, We will catch them gradually, from where, they will not know

and I give them time, My plan is certainly strong

Have they not reflected? Their companion is not under the influence of a jinn, he is but a clear warner

Have they not looked into the kingdom of the skies and the earth and everything which God has created and (come to the conclusion) that it may be that (the end of ) their term has come near, then in which statement after this will they believe

One whom God leaves in error, then there is no guide for him and He leaves them blindly wandering on in their rebellion

They ask you about the hour (of doom), when will it be anchored? * Say, "The knowledge of it is only with my Lord, it will not be unveiled at its appointed time by anyone except Him. It will be heavy (probably having high gravity) in the skies and the earth, it will not come on you but of a sudden." They ask you as If you were in search of its knowledge. Say, "The knowledge of it is with God only but the majority of mankind does not know

Say, "I have no power to benefit or harm myself, (I have nothing) except that which God wills; and had I known the un seen I would have had abundance of good and evil would not have (even) touched me. I am but a warner and a conveyer of good news to people who believe

He it is Who created you from a single soul and made from it, its mate, to dwell with her. So when he covers her she bears a light burden and moves about with it, then when it becomes heavy they both pray to God their Lord, "If You give us a good (child) we will definitely be of those who are grateful

But when He gives them a good (child) they associate with Him partners in that which He gave them, but God is high above that which they associate (with Him)

Do they associate (such) partners (with God) who do not create anything while they themselves are created

And they have no power to help them nor can they help themselves

And if you invite them towards guidance, they do not follow you, it is the same to you whether you invite them or you be silent

Those whom you pray to, besides God, are certainly servants like you, so pray to them then let them respond to you if you are truthful

Have they feet with which they walk, or have they hands with which they hold or have they eyes with which they see or have they ears with which they hear? Say, "Call upon (those whom you consider as God's) partners then plan and give me no time to wait

My Guardian is certainly God, Who has sent down the book and He befriends the righteous

And those, whom you pray to, besides Him, have no power to help you nor can they help themselves

And if you invite them towards guidance they do not hear and you see them looking towards you but they do not see

Take to pardon and enjoin that which is recognised (as good) and turn away from the ignorant

And if the devil instigates you with an instigation then seek the protection of God, He is certainly Hearing, Knowing

When those who guard (against evil), are touched by circulating evil thoughts from the devil, they remember (God), then they certainly see (aright)

And their brothers * pull them into error (and) then they do not cease

And when you do not come to them with a sign, they say, "Why have you not chosen (invented) it?" Say, "I follow only that which is communicated to me from my Lord. This (Quran) is (a collection of) insights from your Lord and a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe

And when the Quran is recited listen to it and be silent that you may be dealt with mercifully

And remember your Lord within yourself (soul/mind) humbly and with fear, and in words not loud, in the morning and the evening and do not be of the heedless ones

Those who are near your Lord, certainly do not consider themselves great to serve Him and they glorify Him and prostrate before Him