IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir of Surah an-Najm - The Star as rendered by Safi Kaskas
an-Najm Safi Kaskas
IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir of Surah an-Najm - The Star as rendered by Safi Kaskas
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By the falling star,
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By the falling star,
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your friend has not strayed, nor has he erred,
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your friend has not strayed, nor has he erred,
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Nor does he speak from his own whims.
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Nor does he speak from his own whims.
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It is a revealed revelation,
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It is a revealed revelation,
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taught to him by one with mighty powers
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taught to him by one with mighty powers
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and splendor who stood still
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and splendor who stood still
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while he was at the highest horizon.
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while he was at the highest horizon.
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Then he drew near coming down
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Then he drew near coming down
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to within two bows' length or closer.
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to within two bows' length or closer.
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Then God [through that angel] revealed to His servant what He revealed.
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Then God [through that angel] revealed to His servant what He revealed.
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The heart did not doubt what it saw.
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The heart did not doubt what it saw.
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Do you dispute with him what he saw?
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Do you dispute with him what he saw?
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Indeed, he saw him in another descent,
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Indeed, he saw him in another descent,
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at the Sidra beyond which none may pass,
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at the Sidra beyond which none may pass,
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near the Garden of Refuge
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near the Garden of Refuge
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where that Sidra was shrouded [in mystery] with what shrouded it.
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where that Sidra was shrouded [in mystery] with what shrouded it.
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The eye did not waver, nor did it exceed its limit.
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The eye did not waver, nor did it exceed its limit.
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He saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord.
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He saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord.
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So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?
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So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?
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and Manat, the third, the other one?
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and Manat, the third, the other one?
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Why do you chose for yourself male offspring and assign to God the female?
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Why do you chose for yourself male offspring and assign to God the female?
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That, then, is an unfair distribution.
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That, then, is an unfair distribution.
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These [allegedly divine beings] are nothing but names, which you [who worship them] and your forefathers have invented. God sent no authority for them. They [who worship them] follow nothing but guesswork and their egotistical whims, although guidance has come to them [your people] from their Lord.
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These [allegedly divine beings] are nothing but names, which you [who worship them] and your forefathers have invented. God sent no authority for them. They [who worship them] follow nothing but guesswork and their egotistical whims, although guidance has come to them [your people] from their Lord.
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Should man have whatever he wishes for,
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Should man have whatever he wishes for,
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when this life and the life to come belong only to God?
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when this life and the life to come belong only to God?
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There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession is of no benefit at all until God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves.
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There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession is of no benefit at all until God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves.
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Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give the angels female names,
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Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give the angels female names,
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they have no knowledge of this. They only follow guesswork. Guesswork is no substitute at all for the Truth.
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they have no knowledge of this. They only follow guesswork. Guesswork is no substitute at all for the Truth.
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So pay no attention to whoever turns away from Our message and desires only this worldly life.
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So pay no attention to whoever turns away from Our message and desires only this worldly life.
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That is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord knows best who strayed from His path, and He knows best who is guided.
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That is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord knows best who strayed from His path, and He knows best who is guided.
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To God belongs everything in the heavens and on earth. He will repay those who do evil according to their deeds, and reward those who do good with the best,
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To God belongs everything in the heavens and on earth. He will repay those who do evil according to their deeds, and reward those who do good with the best,
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those who avoid major sins and indecencies, except for minor lapses excepted; your Lord's forgiveness is vast. He knows you well, ever since He created you from the earth and ever since you were embryos in your mothers' wombs. So do not attest to your own virtues; He knows best those who are mindful of Him.
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those who avoid major sins and indecencies, except for minor lapses excepted; your Lord's forgiveness is vast. He knows you well, ever since He created you from the earth and ever since you were embryos in your mothers' wombs. So do not attest to your own virtues; He knows best those who are mindful of Him.
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Have you seen the one who turned away
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Have you seen the one who turned away
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and gave a little and then held back?
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and gave a little and then held back?
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Does he have knowledge of all that is beyond, enabling him to see the future?
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Does he have knowledge of all that is beyond, enabling him to see the future?
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Or has he not been told what was in the scrolls of Moses
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Or has he not been told what was in the scrolls of Moses
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and [of] Abraham, who fulfilled his duty,
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and [of] Abraham, who fulfilled his duty,
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that no bearer of burdens will bear the burdens of another,
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that no bearer of burdens will bear the burdens of another,
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that a human being attains only what he strives for,
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that a human being attains only what he strives for,
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and that his striving will be seen.
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and that his striving will be seen.
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Then he will receive for it the fullest reward.
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Then he will receive for it the fullest reward.
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The ultimate end is to your Lord,
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The ultimate end is to your Lord,
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that It is He who causes [one] to laugh and weep.
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that It is He who causes [one] to laugh and weep.
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That it is He who causes death and gives life,
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That it is He who causes death and gives life,
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that He creates the two mates - the male and female
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that He creates the two mates - the male and female
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from a fertilized ovum following ejaculation
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from a fertilized ovum following ejaculation
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that the next creation is incumbent upon Him.
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that the next creation is incumbent upon Him.
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That it is He who enriches and impoverishes,
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That it is He who enriches and impoverishes,
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that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius,
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that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius,
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that it is He who destroyed the first people of Aad
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that it is He who destroyed the first people of Aad
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and Thamud. He spared no one.
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and Thamud. He spared no one.
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And before that the people of Noah who were most unjust and most oppressive.
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And before that the people of Noah who were most unjust and most oppressive.
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That it is He who brought down the ruined cities
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That it is He who brought down the ruined cities
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And covered them by that whatever He covered them.
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And covered them by that whatever He covered them.
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Which then of your Lord's blessings do you doubt?
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Which then of your Lord's blessings do you doubt?
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This is a warning just like the earlier warnings.
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This is a warning just like the earlier warnings.
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The inevitable Day draws near.
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The inevitable Day draws near.
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No one, besides God, can disclose it.
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No one, besides God, can disclose it.
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Do you marvel at this discourse?
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Do you marvel at this discourse?
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And you laugh and do not weep
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And you laugh and do not weep
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While you are lost in your playfulness?
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While you are lost in your playfulness?
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So bow down before God and worship [Him].
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So bow down before God and worship [Him].
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So bow down before God and worship [Him].
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So bow down before God and worship [Him].
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While you are lost in your playfulness?
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While you are lost in your playfulness?
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And you laugh and do not weep
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And you laugh and do not weep
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Do you marvel at this discourse?
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Do you marvel at this discourse?
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No one, besides God, can disclose it.
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No one, besides God, can disclose it.
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The inevitable Day draws near.
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The inevitable Day draws near.
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This is a warning just like the earlier warnings.
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This is a warning just like the earlier warnings.
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Which then of your Lord's blessings do you doubt?
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Which then of your Lord's blessings do you doubt?
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And covered them by that whatever He covered them.
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And covered them by that whatever He covered them.
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That it is He who brought down the ruined cities
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That it is He who brought down the ruined cities
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And before that the people of Noah who were most unjust and most oppressive.
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And before that the people of Noah who were most unjust and most oppressive.
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and Thamud. He spared no one.
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and Thamud. He spared no one.
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that it is He who destroyed the first people of Aad
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that it is He who destroyed the first people of Aad
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that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius,
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that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius,
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That it is He who enriches and impoverishes,
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That it is He who enriches and impoverishes,
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that the next creation is incumbent upon Him.
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that the next creation is incumbent upon Him.
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from a fertilized ovum following ejaculation
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from a fertilized ovum following ejaculation
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that He creates the two mates - the male and female
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that He creates the two mates - the male and female
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That it is He who causes death and gives life,
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That it is He who causes death and gives life,
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that It is He who causes [one] to laugh and weep.
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that It is He who causes [one] to laugh and weep.
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The ultimate end is to your Lord,
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The ultimate end is to your Lord,
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Then he will receive for it the fullest reward.
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Then he will receive for it the fullest reward.
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and that his striving will be seen.
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and that his striving will be seen.
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that a human being attains only what he strives for,
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that a human being attains only what he strives for,
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that no bearer of burdens will bear the burdens of another,
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that no bearer of burdens will bear the burdens of another,
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and [of] Abraham, who fulfilled his duty,
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and [of] Abraham, who fulfilled his duty,
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Or has he not been told what was in the scrolls of Moses
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Or has he not been told what was in the scrolls of Moses
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Does he have knowledge of all that is beyond, enabling him to see the future?
53:35
Does he have knowledge of all that is beyond, enabling him to see the future?
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and gave a little and then held back?
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and gave a little and then held back?
53:33
Have you seen the one who turned away
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Have you seen the one who turned away
53:32
those who avoid major sins and indecencies, except for minor lapses excepted; your Lord's forgiveness is vast. He knows you well, ever since He created you from the earth and ever since you were embryos in your mothers' wombs. So do not attest to your own virtues; He knows best those who are mindful of Him.
53:32
those who avoid major sins and indecencies, except for minor lapses excepted; your Lord's forgiveness is vast. He knows you well, ever since He created you from the earth and ever since you were embryos in your mothers' wombs. So do not attest to your own virtues; He knows best those who are mindful of Him.
53:31
To God belongs everything in the heavens and on earth. He will repay those who do evil according to their deeds, and reward those who do good with the best,
53:31
To God belongs everything in the heavens and on earth. He will repay those who do evil according to their deeds, and reward those who do good with the best,
53:30
That is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord knows best who strayed from His path, and He knows best who is guided.
53:30
That is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord knows best who strayed from His path, and He knows best who is guided.
53:29
So pay no attention to whoever turns away from Our message and desires only this worldly life.
53:29
So pay no attention to whoever turns away from Our message and desires only this worldly life.
53:28
they have no knowledge of this. They only follow guesswork. Guesswork is no substitute at all for the Truth.
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they have no knowledge of this. They only follow guesswork. Guesswork is no substitute at all for the Truth.
53:27
Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give the angels female names,
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Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give the angels female names,
53:26
There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession is of no benefit at all until God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves.
53:26
There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession is of no benefit at all until God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves.
53:25
when this life and the life to come belong only to God?
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when this life and the life to come belong only to God?
53:24
Should man have whatever he wishes for,
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Should man have whatever he wishes for,
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These [allegedly divine beings] are nothing but names, which you [who worship them] and your forefathers have invented. God sent no authority for them. They [who worship them] follow nothing but guesswork and their egotistical whims, although guidance has come to them [your people] from their Lord.
53:23
These [allegedly divine beings] are nothing but names, which you [who worship them] and your forefathers have invented. God sent no authority for them. They [who worship them] follow nothing but guesswork and their egotistical whims, although guidance has come to them [your people] from their Lord.
53:22
That, then, is an unfair distribution.
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That, then, is an unfair distribution.
53:21
Why do you chose for yourself male offspring and assign to God the female?
53:21
Why do you chose for yourself male offspring and assign to God the female?
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and Manat, the third, the other one?
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and Manat, the third, the other one?
53:19
So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?
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So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?
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He saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord.
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He saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord.
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The eye did not waver, nor did it exceed its limit.
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The eye did not waver, nor did it exceed its limit.
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where that Sidra was shrouded [in mystery] with what shrouded it.
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where that Sidra was shrouded [in mystery] with what shrouded it.
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near the Garden of Refuge
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near the Garden of Refuge
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at the Sidra beyond which none may pass,
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at the Sidra beyond which none may pass,
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Indeed, he saw him in another descent,
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Indeed, he saw him in another descent,
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Do you dispute with him what he saw?
53:12
Do you dispute with him what he saw?
53:11
The heart did not doubt what it saw.
53:11
The heart did not doubt what it saw.
53:10
Then God [through that angel] revealed to His servant what He revealed.
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Then God [through that angel] revealed to His servant what He revealed.
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to within two bows' length or closer.
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to within two bows' length or closer.
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Then he drew near coming down
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Then he drew near coming down
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while he was at the highest horizon.
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while he was at the highest horizon.
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and splendor who stood still
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and splendor who stood still
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taught to him by one with mighty powers
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taught to him by one with mighty powers
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It is a revealed revelation,
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It is a revealed revelation,
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Nor does he speak from his own whims.
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Nor does he speak from his own whims.
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your friend has not strayed, nor has he erred,
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your friend has not strayed, nor has he erred,
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By the falling star,
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By the falling star,
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