— 99 verses
Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the Book and the glorious Quran
How strongly the unbelievers will wish that they had been Muslims
(Muhammad), leave them alone to eat and enjoy themselves and let their desires deceive them; they will soon know (the Truth)
We never destroyed any town without pre-ordaining the fate of its people
Every nation can only live for the time appointed for it
(The unbelievers have said), "You to whom the Quran has been revealed are insane
Why do you not bring down the angels if what you say is true"
We do not send down angels except for a genuine purpose, at which time none will be given any further respite
We Ourselves have revealed the Quran and We are its Protectors
We sent Messengers to the ancient people who lived before you
No Messenger went to them whom they did not mock
This is how We cause the hearts of the guilty ones to behave
They do not believe in the Truth and they exactly follow the tradition of the ancient (unbelievers
Had We opened a door for them in the sky through which they could easily pass
they would have said, "Our eyes are bewildered and we have been affected by magic."
We have made constellations in the sky and decorated them for the onlookers
We have protected them from every condemned devil
except for those who stealthily try to listen to the heavens, but who are chased away by a bright flame
We have spread out the earth, fixed mountains thereupon and caused everything to grow to its proper weigh
to provide you and those for whose sustenance you are not responsible, with the necessities of life
With Us is the source of everything and We do not send it down except in a known quantity
We send impregnating winds and send down water from the sky for you to drink and you have no (control over its) storage
It is We who give life and cause things to die and We are the sole Heirs
We know the people who lived before you and those who will come into existence after you
Your Lord will resurrect them all; He is All-wise and All-knowing
We have created the human being out of pure mud-moulded clay
and the jinn before (the human being) of smokeless fire
When your Lord said to the angels, "I will create the human being out of pure mud-moulded clay
When it is properly shaped and I have blown My Spirit into it, you should then bow down in prostration"
All the angels prostrated before Ada
except Iblis who refused to join with the others in prostration
God asked Iblis, "What made you not join the others in prostration?"
Iblis replied, "I did not want to prostrate before a human being whom You have created out of mud-moulded clay"
God told him, "Get out of the garden; you are rejecte
and will be subjected to condemnation until the Day of Judgment."
Iblis prayed, "Lord, grant me respite until the Day of Judgment"
The Lord said, "Your request is granted
for an appointed time."
Iblis said, "Lord, because you have caused me to go astray, I shall make earthly things attractive to (people) and mislead all of the
except Your sincere servants"
God said, "The path which leads to Me is a straigh
and you have no authority over My servants except the erring ones who follow you
Hell is the promised place for them all
It has seven gates and each gate is assigned for a certain group of people
The pious will live in gardens with stream
and they will be told to enter there in peace and safety
We shall remove all hatred from their breasts and make them as brothers reclining on thrones facing one another
No fatigue will touch them nor will they be expelled therefrom."
(Muhammad), tell My servants that I am All-forgiving and All-merciful
and that My punishment is a painful one
Tell them about the guests of Abraham
who came to him saying, "Peace be with you." Abraham said, "We are afraid of you"
They replied, "Do not be afraid. We have brought you the glad news of (the birth) of a learned son"
Abraham asked, "Are you giving me the glad news of a son in my old age? What reason can you give for such glad news?"
They said, "We have given you the glad news for a true reason so do not despair"
He said, "No one despairs of the mercy of his Lord except those who are in error
Messengers, what is your task?"
They said, "We are sent to a sinful people
Only the family of Lot will all be saved
except his wife who is doomed to be left behind."
When the Messengers came to the family of Lot
he said, "You seem to be strangers"
They replied, "We have come to you about the matter which the (unbelievers) have rejected
We have come to you for a genuine purpose and We are true in what we say
Leave the town with your family sometime during the night. Walk behind them and let no one turn around. Proceed as you are commanded."
We informed him that the unbelievers would be utterly destroyed
The people of the town rejoicingl
rushed towards the house of Lot. Lot said to them, "These are my guests. Do not disgrace me
Have fear of God and do not humiliate me"
They replied, "Did we not forbid you to bring anyone to your house?"
Lot said, "These are my daughters if you want them."
By your life! In their drunkenness they were truly blind
An explosion struck them at sunrise
We turned the town upside-down and showered on them lumps of baked clay
In this there is evidence (of the Truth) for the prudent ones
That town lies on a road which still exists
In this there is evidence (of the Truth) for the believers
Since the People of the Forest were unjust
We afflicted them with punishment. Both people had clear (divine) authority among them
People of Hijr rejected the Messengers
We showed them miracles but they ignored them
They would carve secure houses out of the mountains
An explosion struck them in the morning
Out of what they had gained, nothing proved to be of any benefit to them
We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, for a genuine purpose. The Day of Judgment will certainly approach, so (Muhammad) forgive them graciously
Your Lord is certainly the All-knowing Creator
(Muhammad), We have given you the seven most repeated (verses) and the great Quran
Do not yearn for other people's property and wives and do not grieve (that they do not believe). Be kind to the believers
Say, "Indeed, I am simply one who warns."
(We have given you the Quran) as We had given (the Bible) to those who divided themselves into group
and also divided the Quran believing in some parts and rejecting others
By the Lord, We will hold them all responsibl
for what they have don
Preach what you have been commanded to and stay away from the pagans
We shall help you against those who mock yo
and believe other things to be equal to God. They will soon know the truth
We certainly know that you feel sad about what they say against you
Glorify and praise your Lord and be with those who prostrate themselves before God
Worship your Lord until you achieve the ultimate certainty