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The Prophets
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[21.1] Their reckoning has drawn near to men, and in
heedlessness are they turning aside.
[21.2] There comes not to them a new reminder from their
Lord but they hear it while they sport,
[21.3] Their hearts trifling; and those who are unjust
counsel together in secret: He is nothing but a mortal like
yourselves; what! will you then yield to
enchantment while you see?
[21.4] He said: My Lord knows what is spoken in the heaven
and the earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
[21.5] Nay! say they: Medleys of dreams; nay! he has forged
it; nay! he is a poet; so let him bring to us a sign as the
former (prophets) were sent (with).
[21.6] There did not believe before them any town which We
destroyed, will they then believe?
[21.7] And We did not send before you any but men to whom
We sent revelation, so ask the followers of the reminder if
you do not
[21.8] And We did not make them bodies not eating the food,
and they were not to abide (forever).
[21.9] Then We made Our promise good to them, so We
delivered them and those whom We pleased, and We destroyed
the ex
[21.10] Certainly We have revealed to you a Book in which
is your good remembrance; what! do you not then understand?
[21.11] And how many a town which was iniquitous did We
demolish, and We raised up after it another people!
[21.12] So when they felt Our punishment, lo! they began to
fly
[21.13] Do not fly (now) and come back to what you were
made to lead easy lives in and to your dwellings, haply you
will be questioned.
[21.14] They said: O woe to us! surely we were unjust.
[21.15] And this ceased not to be their cry till We made
them cut
[21.16] And We did not create the heaven and the earth and
what is between them for sport.
[21.17] Had We wished to make a diversion, We would have
made it from before Ourselves: by no means would We do
(it).
[21.18] Nay! We cast the truth against the falsehood, so
that it breaks its head, and lo! it vanishes; and woe to
you for what you describe;
[21.19] And whoever is in the heavens and the earth is His;
and those who are with Him are not proud to serve Him, nor
do they grow weary.
[21.20] They glorify (Him) by night and day; they are never
languid.
[21.21] Or have they taken gods from the earth who raise
(the dead).
[21.22] If there had been in them any gods except Allah,
they would both have certainly been in a state of disorder;
therefore glory be to Allah, the Lord of
the dominion, above what they attribute (to Him).
[21.23] He cannot be questioned concerning what He does and
they shall be questioned.
[21.24] Or, have they taken gods besides Him? Say: Bring
your proof; this is the reminder of those with me and the
reminder of those before me. Nay! most of them
do not know the truth, so they turn aside.
[21.25] And We did not send before you any apostle but We
revealed to him that there is no god but Me, therefore
serve Me.
[21.26] And they say: The Beneficent God has taken to
Himself a ! son. Glory be to Him. Nay! they are honored
servants
[21.27] They do not precede Him in speech and (only)
according to His commandment do they act.
[21.28] He knows what is before them and what is behind
them, and they do not intercede except for him whom He
approves and for fear of Him they tremble.
[21.29] And whoever of them should say: Surely I am a god
besides Him, such a one do We recompense with hell; thus
do, We recompense the unjust.
[21.30] Do not those who disbelieve see that the heavens
and the earth were closed up, but We have opened them; and
We have made of water everything living,
will they not then believe?
[21.31] And We have made great mountains in the earth lest
it might be convulsed with them, and We have made in it
wide ways that they may follow a right direction.
[21.32] And We have made the heaven a guarded canopy and
(yet) they turn aside from its signs.
[21.33] And He it is Who created the night and the day and
the sun and the moon; all (orbs) travel along swiftly in
their celestial spheres.
[21.34] And We did not ordain abiding for any mortal before
you. What! Then if you die, will they abide?
[21.35] Every soul must taste of death and We try you by
evil and good by way of probation; and to Us you shall be
brought back.
[21.36] And when those who disbelieve see you, they do not
take you but for one to be scoffed at: Is this he who
speaks of your gods? And they are deniers at
the mention of the Beneficent God.
[21.37] Man is created of haste; now will I show to you My
signs, therefore do not ask Me to hasten (them) on.
[21.38] And they say: When will this threat come to pass if
you are truthful?
[21.39] Had those who disbelieve but known (of the time)
when they shall not be able to ward off the fire from their
faces nor from their backs, nor shall they
be helped.
[21.40] Nay, it shall come on them all of a sudden and
cause them to become confounded, so they shall not have the
power to avert it, nor shall they be respited.
[21.41] And certainly apostles before you were scoffed at,
then there befell those of them who scoffed that at which
they had scoffed.
[21.42] Say: Who guards you by night and by day from the
Beneficent God? Nay, they turn aside at the mention of
their Lord.
[21.43] Or, have they gods who can defend them against Us?
They shall not be able to assist themselves, nor shall they
be defended from Us.
[21.44] Nay, We gave provision to these and their fathers
until life was prolonged to them. Do they not then see that
We are visiting the land, curtailing it of its sides? Shall
they then prevail?
[21.45] Say: I warn you only by revelation; and the deaf do
not hear the call whenever they are warned.
[21.46] And if a blast of the chastisement of your Lord
were to touch them, they will certainly say: O woe to us!
surely we were unjust.
[21.47] And We will set up a just balance on the day of
resurrection, so no soul shall be dealt with unjustly in
the least; and though there be the weight of a
grain of mustard seed, (yet) will We bring it, and
sufficient are We to take account.
[21.48] And certainly We gave to Musa and Haroun the Furqan
and a light and a reminder for those who would guard
(against evil).
[21.49] (For) those who fear their Lord in secret and they
are fearful of the hour.
[21.50] And this is a blessed Reminder which We have
revealed; will you then deny it?
[21.51] And certainly We gave to Ibrahim his rectitude
before, and We knew him fully well.
[21.52] When he said to his father and his people: What are
these images to whose worship you cleave?
[21.53] They said: We found our fathers worshipping them.
[21.54] He said: Certainly you have been, (both) you and
your fathers, in manifest error.
[21.55] They said: Have you brought to us the truth, or are
you one of the triflers?
[21.56] He said: Nay! your Lord is the Lord of the heavens
and the earth, Who brought them into existence, and I am of
those who bear witness to this:
[21.57] And, by Allah! I will certainly do something
against your idols after you go away, turning back.
[21.58] So he broke them into pieces, except the chief of
them, that haply they may return to it.
[21.59] They said: Who has done this to our gods? Most
surely he is one of the unjust.
[21.60] They said: We heard a youth called Ibrahim speak of
them.
[21.61] Said they: Then bring him before the eyes of the
people, perhaps they may bear witness.
[21.62] They said: Have you done this to our gods, O
Ibrahim?
[21.63] He said: Surely (some doer) has done it; the chief
of them is this, therefore ask them, if they can speak.
[21.64] Then they turned to themselves and said: Surely you
yourselves are the unjust;
[21.65] Then they were made to hang down their heads:
Certainly you know that they do not speak.
[21.66] He said:.What! do you then serve besides Allah what
brings you not any benefit at all, nor does it harm you?
[21.67] Fie on you and on what you serve besides Allah;
what! do you not then understand?
[21.68] They said: Burn him and help your gods, if you are
going to do (anything).
[21.69] We said: O fire! be a comfort and peace to Ibrahim;
[21.70] And they desired a war on him, but We made them the
greatest losers.
[21.71] And We delivered him as well as Lut (removing them)
to the land which We had blessed for all people.
[21.72] And We gave him Ishaq and Yaqoub, a son's son, and
We made (them) all good.
[21.73] And We made them Imams who guided (people) by Our
command, and We revealed to them the doing of good and the
keeping up of prayer and the giving of the alms, and Us
(alone) did they serve;
[21.74] And (as for) Lut, We gave him wisdom and knowledge,
and We delivered him from the town which wrought
abominations; surely they were an evil people,
transgressors;
[21.75] And We took him into Our mercy; surely he was of
the good.
[21.76] And Nuh, when he cried aforetime, so We answered
him, and delivered him and his followers from the great
calamity.
[21.77] And We helped him against the people who rejected
Our communications; surely they were an evil people, so We
drowned them all.
[21.78] And Dawood and Sulaiman when they gave judgment
concerning the field when the people's sheep pastured
therein by night, and We were bearers of
witness to their judgment.
[21.79] So We.made Sulaiman to understand it; and to each
one We gave wisdom and knowledge; and We made the
mountains, and the birds to celebrate Our praise with
Dawood; and We were the doers.
[21.80] And We taught him the making of coats of mail for
you, that they might protect you in your wars; will you
then be grateful? 81 . And (We made subservient) to
Sulaiman the wind blowing violent, pursuing its course by
his command to the land which We had blessed, and We are
knower of ail things.
[21.82] And of the rebellious people there were those who
dived for him and did other work besides that, and We kept
guard over them;
[21.83] And Ayub, when he cried to his Lord, (saying): Harm
has afflicted me, and Thou art the most Merciful of the
merciful.
[21.84] Therefore We responded to him and took off what
harm he had, and We gave him his family and the like of
them with them: a mercy from Us and a reminder to
the worshippers.
[21.85] And Ismail and Idris and Zulkifl; all were of the
patient ones;
[21.86] And We caused them to enter into Our mercy, surely
they were of the good ones.
[21.87] And Yunus, when he went away in wrath, so he
thought that We would not straiten him, so he called out
among afflictions: There is no god but Thou,
glory be to Thee; surely I am of those who make themselves
to suffer loss.
[21.88] So We responded to him and delivered him from the
grief and thus do We deliver the believers.
[21.89] And Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: O my Lord
leave me not alone; and Thou art the best of inheritors.
[21.90] So We responded to him and gave him Yahya and made
his wife fit for him; surely they used to hasten, one with
another In deeds of goodness and to call
upon Us, hoping and fearing and they were humble before Us.
[21.91] And she who guarded her chastity, so We breathed
into her of Our inspiration and made her and her son a sign
for the nations.
[21.92] Surely this Islam is your religion, one religion
(only), and I am your Lord, therefore serve Me.
[21.93] And they broke their religion (into sects) between
them: to Us shall all come back.
[21.94] Therefore whoever shall do of good deeds and he is
a believer, there shall be no denying of his exertion, and
surely We will write (It) down for him.
[21.95] And it is binding on a town which We destroy that
they shall not return.
[21.96] Even when Gog and Magog are let loose and they
shall break forth from every elevated place.
[21.97] And the true promise shall draw nigh, then lo! the
eyes of those who disbelieved shall be fixedly open: O woe
to us! surely we were m a state of heedlessness as to this;
nay, we were unjust.
[21.98] Surely you and what you worship besides Allah are
the firewood of hell; to it you shall come.
[21.99] Had these been gods, they would not have come to it
and all shall abide therein.
[21.100] For them therein shall be groaning and therein
they shall not hear.
[21.101] Surely (as for) those for whom the good has
already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far off from
it;
[21.102] They will not hear its faintest sound, and they
shall abide in that which their souls long for.
[21.103] The great fearful event shall not grieve them, and
the angels shall meet them: This is your day which you were
promised.
[21.104] On the day when We will roll up heaven like the
rolling up of the scroll for writings, as We originated the
first creation, (so) We shall reproduce it; a promise
(binding on Us); surely We will bring it about.
[21.105] And certainly We wrote in the Book after the
reminder that (as for) the land, My righteous servants
shall inherit it.
[21.106] Most surely in this is a message to a people who
serve
[21.107] And We have hot sent you but as a mercy to the
worlds.
[21.108] Say: It is only revealed to me that your God is
one God; will you then submit?
[21.109] But if they turn back, say: I have given you
warning m fairness and I do not know whether what you are
threatened with is near or far:
[21.110] Surely He knows what is spoken openly and He knows
what you hide:
[21.111] And I do not know if this may be a trial for you
and a provision till a time.
[21.112] He said: O my Lord! judge Thou with truth; and our
Lord is the Beneficent God, Whose help is sought against
what you ascribe (to Him).
