Sura 17: The Children of Israel
(Banî Israel)
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

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سبحان الذي اسرى بعبده ليلا من المسجد الحرام الى المسجد الاقصى الذي باركنا حوله لنريه من اياتنا انه هو السميع البصير

Most glorified is the One who summoned His servant (Muhammad) during the night, from the Sacred Masjid (of Mecca) to the farthest place of prostration,* whose surroundings we have blessed, in order to show him some of our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer.

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واتينا موسى الكتاب وجعلناه هدى لبني اسرائيل الا تتخذوا من دوني وكيلا

Similarly, we gave Moses the scripture, and rendered it a beacon for the Children of Israel that: “You shall not set up any idol as a Lord and Master beside Me.”

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ذرية من حملنا مع نوح انه كان عبدا شكورا

They are descendants of those whom we carried with Noah; he was an appreciative servant.

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وقضينا الى بني اسرائيل في الكتاب لتفسدن في الارض مرتين ولتعلن علوا كبيرا

We addressed the Children of Israel in the scripture: “You will commit gross evil on earth, twice. You are destined to fall into great heights of arrogance.

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فاذا جاء وعد اولاهما بعثنا عليكم عبادا لنا اولي باس شديد فجاسوا خلال الديار وكان وعدا مفعولا

“When the first time comes to pass, we will send against you servants of ours who possess great might, and they will invade your homes. This is a prophecy that must come to pass.

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ثم رددنا لكم الكرة عليهم وامددناكم باموال وبنين وجعلناكم اكثر نفيرا

“Afterwards, we will give you a turn over them, and will supply you with a lot of wealth and children; we will give you the upper hand.

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ان احسنتم احسنتم لانفسكم وان اساتم فلها فاذا جاء وعد الاخرة ليسوءوا وجوهكم وليدخلوا المسجد كما دخلوه اول مرة وليتبروا ما علوا تتبيرا

“If you work righteousness, you work righteousness for your own good, but if you commit evil you do so to your own detriment. Thus, when the second time comes to pass, they will defeat you and enter the masjid, just as they did the first time. They will wipe out all the gains you had accomplished.”

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عسى ربكم ان يرحمكم وان عدتم عدنا وجعلنا جهنم للكافرين حصيرا

Your Lord showers you with His mercy. But if you revert to transgression, we will counter with retribution. We have designated Gehenna as a final abode for the disbelievers.

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Quran: Our Means to Salvation

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ان هذا القران يهدي للتي هي اقوم ويبشر المؤمنين الذين يعملون الصالحات ان لهم اجرا كبيرا

This Quran guides to the best path, and brings good news to the believers who lead a righteous life, that they have deserved a great recompense.

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وان الذين لا يؤمنون بالاخرة اعتدنا لهم عذابا اليما

As for those who disbelieve in the Hereafter, we have prepared for them a painful retribution.

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ويدع الانسان بالشر دعاءه بالخير وكان الانسان عجولا

The human being often prays for something that may hurt him, thinking that he is praying for something good. The human being is impatient.

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وجعلنا الليل والنهار ايتين فمحونا اية الليل وجعلنا اية النهار مبصرة لتبتغوا فضلا من ربكم ولتعلموا عدد السنين والحساب وكل شيء فصلناه تفصيلا

We rendered the night and the day two signs. We made the night dark, and the day lighted, that you may seek provisions from your Lord therein. This also establishes for you a timing system, and the means of calculation. We thus explain everything in detail.

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The Video Tape*

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وكل انسان الزمناه طائره في عنقه ونخرج له يوم القيامة كتابا يلقاه منشورا

We have recorded the fate of every human being; it is tied to his neck. On the Day of Resurrection we will hand him a record that is accessible.

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اقرا كتابك كفى بنفسك اليوم عليك حسيبا

Read your own record. Today, you suffice as your own reckoner.

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من اهتدى فانما يهتدي لنفسه ومن ضل فانما يضل عليها ولا تزر وازرة وزر اخرى وما كنا معذبين حتى نبعث رسولا

Whoever is guided, is guided for his own good, and whoever goes astray does so to his own detriment. No sinner will bear the sins of anyone else. We never punish without first sending a messenger.

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واذا اردنا ان نهلك قرية امرنا مترفيها ففسقوا فيها فحق عليها القول فدمرناها تدميرا

If we are to annihilate any community, we let the leaders commit vast corruption therein. Once they deserve retribution, we annihilate it completely.

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وكم اهلكنا من القرون من بعد نوح وكفى بربك بذنوب عباده خبيرا بصيرا

Many a generation have we annihilated after Noah. Your Lord is most efficient in dealing with the sins of His servants; He is fully Cognizant, Seer.

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Choose Your Priorities Carefully<br>This Life

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من كان يريد العاجلة عجلنا له فيها ما نشاء لمن نريد ثم جعلنا له جهنم يصلاها مذموما مدحورا

Anyone who chooses this fleeting life as his priority, we will rush to him what we decide to give him, then we commit him to Gehenna, where he suffers forever, despised and defeated.

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The Hereafter

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ومن اراد الاخرة وسعى لها سعيها وهو مؤمن فاولئك كان سعيهم مشكورا

As for those who choose the Hereafter as their priority, and work righteousness, while believing, their efforts will be appreciated.

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كلا نمد هؤلاء وهؤلاء من عطاء ربك وما كان عطاء ربك محظورا

For each one of them we provide; we provide those and these from your Lord’s bounties. Your Lord’s bounties are inexhaustible.

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انظر كيف فضلنا بعضهم على بعض وللاخرة اكبر درجات واكبر تفضيلا

Note how we preferred some people above others (in this life). The differences in the Hereafter are far greater and far more significant.

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Major Commandments

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لا تجعل مع الله الها اخر فتقعد مذموما مخذولا

You shall not set up any other god beside GOD, lest you end up despised and disgraced.

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وقضى ربك الا تعبدوا الا اياه وبالوالدين احسانا اما يبلغن عندك الكبر احدهما او كلاهما فلا تقل لهما اف ولا تنهرهما وقل لهما قولا كريما

Your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship except Him, and your parents shall be honored. As long as one or both of them live, you shall never say to them, “Uff” (the slightest gesture of annoyance), nor shall you shout at them; you shall treat them amicably.

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واخفض لهما جناح الذل من الرحمة وقل رب ارحمهما كما ربياني صغيرا

And lower for them the wings of humility, and kindness, and say, “My Lord, have mercy on them, for they have raised me from infancy.”

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ربكم اعلم بما في نفوسكم ان تكونوا صالحين فانه كان للاوابين غفورا

Your Lord is fully aware of your innermost thoughts. If you maintain righteousness, He is Forgiver of those who repent.

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وات ذا القربى حقه والمسكين وابن السبيل ولا تبذر تبذيرا

You shall give the due alms to the relatives, the needy, the poor, and the traveling alien, but do not be excessive, extravagant.

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ان المبذرين كانوا اخوان الشياطين وكان الشيطان لربه كفورا

The extravagant are brethren of the devils, and the devil is unappreciative of his Lord.

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واما تعرضن عنهم ابتغاء رحمة من ربك ترجوها فقل لهم قولا ميسورا

Even if you have to turn away from them, as you pursue the mercy of your Lord, you shall treat them in the nicest manner.

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Stinginess Condemned

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ولا تجعل يدك مغلولة الى عنقك ولا تبسطها كل البسط فتقعد ملوما محسورا

You shall not keep your hand stingily tied to your neck, nor shall you foolishly open it up, lest you end up blamed and sorry.

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ان ربك يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء ويقدر انه كان بعباده خبيرا بصيرا

For your Lord increases the provision for anyone He chooses, and reduces it. He is fully Cognizant of His creatures, Seer.

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Abortion is Murder

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ولا تقتلوا اولادكم خشية املاق نحن نرزقهم واياكم ان قتلهم كان خطئا كبيرا

You shall not kill your children due to fear of poverty. We provide for them, as well as for you. Killing them is a gross offense.

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ولا تقربوا الزنا انه كان فاحشة وساء سبيلا

You shall not commit adultery; it is a gross sin, and an evil behavior.

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ولا تقتلوا النفس التي حرم الله الا بالحق ومن قتل مظلوما فقد جعلنا لوليه سلطانا فلا يسرف في القتل انه كان منصورا

You shall not kill any person—for GOD has made life sacred—except in the course of justice. If one is killed unjustly, then we give his heir authority to enforce justice. Thus, he shall not exceed the limits in avenging the murder, he will be helped.

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ولا تقربوا مال اليتيم الا بالتي هي احسن حتى يبلغ اشده واوفوا بالعهد ان العهد كان مسئولا

You shall not touch the orphans’ money except for their own good, until they reach maturity. You shall fulfill your covenants, for a covenant is a great responsibility.

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واوفوا الكيل اذا كلتم وزنوا بالقسطاس المستقيم ذلك خير واحسن تاويلا

You shall give full measure when you trade, and weigh equitably. This is better and more righteous.

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Crucial Advice

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ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم ان السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل اولئك كان عنه مسئولا

You shall not accept any information, unless you verify it for yourself. I have given you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brain, and you are responsible for using them.

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ولا تمش في الارض مرحا انك لن تخرق الارض ولن تبلغ الجبال طولا

You shall not walk proudly on earth—you cannot bore through the earth, nor can you be as tall as the mountains.

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كل ذلك كان سيئه عند ربك مكروها

All bad behavior is condemned by your Lord.

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Quran Is Wisdom

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ذلك مما اوحى اليك ربك من الحكمة ولا تجعل مع الله الها اخر فتلقى في جهنم ملوما مدحورا

This is some of the wisdom inspired to you by your Lord. You shall not set up another god beside GOD, lest you end up in Gehenna, blamed and defeated.

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افاصفاكم ربكم بالبنين واتخذ من الملائكة اناثا انكم لتقولون قولا عظيما

Has your Lord given you boys, while giving Himself the angels as daughters?! How could you utter such a blasphemy?

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ولقد صرفنا في هذا القران ليذكروا وما يزيدهم الا نفورا

We have cited in this Quran (all kinds of examples), that they may take heed. But it only augments their aversion.

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قل لو كان معه الهة كما يقولون اذا لابتغوا الى ذي العرش سبيلا

Say, “If there were any other gods beside Him, as they claim, they would have tried to overthrow the Possessor of the throne.”

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سبحانه وتعالى عما يقولون علوا كبيرا

Be He glorified, He is much too exalted, far above their utterances.

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Everything Glorifies God

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تسبح له السماوات السبع والارض ومن فيهن وان من شيء الا يسبح بحمده ولكن لا تفقهون تسبيحهم انه كان حليما غفورا

Glorifying Him are the seven universes, the earth, and everyone in them. There is nothing that does not glorify Him, but you do not understand their glorification. He is Clement, Forgiver.

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Disbelievers Cannot<br>Understand Quran

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واذا قرات القران جعلنا بينك وبين الذين لا يؤمنون بالاخرة حجابا مستورا

When you read the Quran, we place between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter an invisible barrier.

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Quran: The ONLY Source

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وجعلنا على قلوبهم اكنة ان يفقهوه وفي اذانهم وقرا واذا ذكرت ربك في القران وحده ولوا على ادبارهم نفورا

We place shields around their minds, to prevent them from understanding it, and deafness in their ears. And when you preach your Lord, using the Quran alone,* they run away in aversion.

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نحن اعلم بما يستمعون به اذ يستمعون اليك واذ هم نجوى اذ يقول الظالمون ان تتبعون الا رجلا مسحورا

We are fully aware of what they hear, when they listen to you, and when they conspire secretly—the disbelievers say, “You are following a crazy man.”

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انظر كيف ضربوا لك الامثال فضلوا فلا يستطيعون سبيلا

Note how they describe you, and how this causes them to stray off the path.

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وقالوا ااذا كنا عظاما ورفاتا اانا لمبعوثون خلقا جديدا

They said, “After we turn into bones and fragments, we get resurrected anew?!”

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قل كونوا حجارة او حديدا

Say, “Even if you turn into rocks or iron.

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او خلقا مما يكبر في صدوركم فسيقولون من يعيدنا قل الذي فطركم اول مرة فسينغضون اليك رءوسهم ويقولون متى هو قل عسى ان يكون قريبا

“Even if you turn into any kind of creation that you deem impossible.” They will then say, “Who will bring us back?” Say, “The One who created you in the first place.” They will then shake their heads and say, “When will that be?” Say, “It may be closer than you think.”

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يوم يدعوكم فتستجيبون بحمده وتظنون ان لبثتم الا قليلا

The day He summons you, you will respond by praising Him, and you will then realize that you had lasted in this life but a short while.

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Treat Each Other Amicably

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وقل لعبادي يقولوا التي هي احسن ان الشيطان ينزغ بينهم ان الشيطان كان للانسان عدوا مبينا

Tell My servants to treat each other in the best possible manner, for the devil will always try to drive a wedge among them. Surely, the devil is man’s most ardent enemy.

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ربكم اعلم بكم ان يشا يرحمكم او ان يشا يعذبكم وما ارسلناك عليهم وكيلا

Your Lord knows you best. According to His knowledge, He may shower you with mercy, or He may requite you. We did not send you to be their advocate.

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وربك اعلم بمن في السماوات والارض ولقد فضلنا بعض النبيين على بعض واتينا داوود زبورا

Your Lord is the best knower of everyone in the heavens and the earth. In accordance with this knowledge, we preferred some prophets over others. For example, we gave David the Psalms.

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قل ادعوا الذين زعمتم من دونه فلا يملكون كشف الضر عنكم ولا تحويلا

Say, “Implore whatever idols you have set up beside Him.” They have no power to relieve your afflictions, nor can they prevent them.

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The Righteous Idols<br>Worship God Alone

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اولئك الذين يدعون يبتغون الى ربهم الوسيلة ايهم اقرب ويرجون رحمته ويخافون عذابه ان عذاب ربك كان محذورا

Even the idols that they implore are seeking the ways and means towards their Lord. They pray for His mercy, and fear His retribution. Surely, the retribution of your Lord is dreadful.

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وان من قرية الا نحن مهلكوها قبل يوم القيامة او معذبوها عذابا شديدا كان ذلك في الكتاب مسطورا

There is not a community that we will not annihilate before the Day of Resurrection, or inflict severe retribution upon them. This is already written down in the book.

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Old Kind of Miracles<br>Made Obsolete

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وما منعنا ان نرسل بالايات الا ان كذب بها الاولون واتينا ثمود الناقة مبصرة فظلموا بها وما نرسل بالايات الا تخويفا

What stopped us from sending the miracles is that the previous generations have rejected them. For example, we showed Thamoud the camel, a profound (miracle), but they transgressed against it. We sent the miracles only to instill reverence.

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واذ قلنا لك ان ربك احاط بالناس وما جعلنا الرؤيا التي اريناك الا فتنة للناس والشجرة الملعونة في القران ونخوفهم فما يزيدهم الا طغيانا كبيرا

We informed you that your Lord fully controls the people, and we rendered the vision that we showed you a test for the people, and the tree that is accursed in the Quran.* We showed them solid proofs to instill reverence in them, but this only augmented their defiance.

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Satan Dupes the People

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واذ قلنا للملائكة اسجدوا لادم فسجدوا الا ابليس قال ااسجد لمن خلقت طينا

When we said to the angels, “Fall prostrate before Adam,” they fell prostrate, except Satan. He said, “Shall I prostrate to one You created from mud?”

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قال ارايتك هذا الذي كرمت علي لئن اخرتن الى يوم القيامة لاحتنكن ذريته الا قليلا

He said, “Since You have honored him over me, if You respite me till the Day of Resurrection, I will possess all his descendants, except a few.”

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قال اذهب فمن تبعك منهم فان جهنم جزاؤكم جزاء موفورا

He said, “Then go; you and those who follow you will end up in Hell as your requital; an equitable requital.

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واستفزز من استطعت منهم بصوتك واجلب عليهم بخيلك ورجلك وشاركهم في الاموال والاولاد وعدهم وما يعدهم الشيطان الا غرورا

“You may entice them with your voice, and mobilize all your forces and all your men against them, and share in their money and children, and promise them. Anything the devil promises is no more than an illusion.

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ان عبادي ليس لك عليهم سلطان وكفى بربك وكيلا

“As for My servants, you have no power over them.” Your Lord suffices as an advocate.

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ربكم الذي يزجي لكم الفلك في البحر لتبتغوا من فضله انه كان بكم رحيما

Your Lord is the One who causes the ships to float on the ocean,* that you may seek His bounties. He is Most Merciful towards you.

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Bad Weather<br>Friends

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واذا مسكم الضر في البحر ضل من تدعون الا اياه فلما نجاكم الى البر اعرضتم وكان الانسان كفورا

If you are afflicted in the middle of the sea, you forget your idols and sincerely implore Him alone. But as soon as He saves you to the shore, you revert. Indeed, the human being is unappreciative.

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افامنتم ان يخسف بكم جانب البر او يرسل عليكم حاصبا ثم لا تجدوا لكم وكيلا

Have you guaranteed that He will not cause the land, on shore, to swallow you? Or, that He will not send upon you a tempest, then you find no protector?

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ام امنتم ان يعيدكم فيه تارة اخرى فيرسل عليكم قاصفا من الريح فيغرقكم بما كفرتم ثم لا تجدوا لكم علينا به تبيعا

Have you guaranteed that He will not return you to the sea another time, then send upon you a storm that drowns you because of your disbelief? Once this happens, we will not give you another chance.

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ولقد كرمنا بني ادم وحملناهم في البر والبحر ورزقناهم من الطيبات وفضلناهم على كثير ممن خلقنا تفضيلا

We have honored the children of Adam, and provided them with rides on land and in the sea. We provided for them good provisions, and we gave them greater advantages than many of our creatures.

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يوم ندعو كل اناس بامامهم فمن اوتي كتابه بيمينه فاولئك يقرءون كتابهم ولا يظلمون فتيلا

The day will come when we summon every people, together with their record. As for those who are given a record of righteousness, they will read their record and will not suffer the least injustice.

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ومن كان في هذه اعمى فهو في الاخرة اعمى واضل سبيلا

As for those who are blind in this life, they will be blind in the Hereafter; even a lot worse.

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God Strengthens the Messenger

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وان كادوا ليفتنونك عن الذي اوحينا اليك لتفتري علينا غيره واذا لاتخذوك خليلا

They almost diverted you from the revelations we have given you. They wanted you to fabricate something else, in order to consider you a friend.

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ولولا ان ثبتناك لقد كدت تركن اليهم شيئا قليلا

If it were not that we strengthened you, you almost leaned towards them just a little bit.

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اذا لاذقناك ضعف الحياة وضعف الممات ثم لا تجد لك علينا نصيرا

Had you done that, we would have doubled the retribution for you in this life, and after death, and you would have found no one to help you against us.

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وان كادوا ليستفزونك من الارض ليخرجوك منها واذا لا يلبثون خلافك الا قليلا

They almost banished you from the land to get rid of you, so they could revert as soon as you left.

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سنة من قد ارسلنا قبلك من رسلنا ولا تجد لسنتنا تحويلا

This has been consistently the case with all the messengers that we sent before you, and you will find that our system never changes.

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The Noon Prayer

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اقم الصلاة لدلوك الشمس الى غسق الليل وقران الفجر ان قران الفجر كان مشهودا

You shall observe the Contact Prayer (Salat) when the sun declines from its highest point at noon, as it moves towards sunset. You shall also observe (the recitation of) the Quran at dawn. (Reciting) the Quran at dawn is witnessed.

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Meditation

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ومن الليل فتهجد به نافلة لك عسى ان يبعثك ربك مقاما محمودا

During the night, you shall meditate for extra credit, that your Lord may raise you to an honorable rank.

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وقل رب ادخلني مدخل صدق واخرجني مخرج صدق واجعل لي من لدنك سلطانا نصيرا

And say, “My Lord, admit me an honorable admittance, and let me depart an honorable departure, and grant me from You a powerful support.”

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وقل جاء الحق وزهق الباطل ان الباطل كان زهوقا

Proclaim, “The truth has prevailed, and falsehood has vanished; falsehood will inevitably vanish.”

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Healing and Mercy

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وننزل من القران ما هو شفاء ورحمة للمؤمنين ولا يزيد الظالمين الا خسارا

We send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers. At the same time, it only increases the wickedness of the transgressors.

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واذا انعمنا على الانسان اعرض وناى بجانبه واذا مسه الشر كان يئوسا

When we bless the human being, he becomes preoccupied and heedless. But when adversity strikes him, he turns despondent.

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قل كل يعمل على شاكلته فربكم اعلم بمن هو اهدى سبيلا

Say, “Everyone works in accordance with his belief, and your Lord knows best which ones are guided in the right path.”

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Divine Revelation:<br>The Source of All Knowledge

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ويسالونك عن الروح قل الروح من امر ربي وما اوتيتم من العلم الا قليلا

They ask you about the revelation. Say, “The revelation comes from my Lord. The knowledge given to you is minute.”

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ولئن شئنا لنذهبن بالذي اوحينا اليك ثم لا تجد لك به علينا وكيلا

If we will, we can take back what we revealed to you, then you will find no protector against us.

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الا رحمة من ربك ان فضله كان عليك كبيرا

This is but mercy from your Lord. His blessings upon you have been great.

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Mathematical Composition<br>of the Quran

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قل لئن اجتمعت الانس والجن على ان ياتوا بمثل هذا القران لا ياتون بمثله ولو كان بعضهم لبعض ظهيرا

Say, “If all the humans and all the jinns banded together in order to produce a Quran like this, they could never produce anything like it, no matter how much assistance they lent one another.”

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ولقد صرفنا للناس في هذا القران من كل مثل فابى اكثر الناس الا كفورا

We have cited for the people in this Quran all kinds of examples, but most people insist upon disbelieving.

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God’s Messengers Challenged

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وقالوا لن نؤمن لك حتى تفجر لنا من الارض ينبوعا

They said, “We will not believe you unless you cause a spring to gush out of the ground.

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او تكون لك جنة من نخيل وعنب فتفجر الانهار خلالها تفجيرا

“Or unless you own a garden of date palms and grapes, with rivers running through it.

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او تسقط السماء كما زعمت علينا كسفا او تاتي بالله والملائكة قبيلا

“Or unless you cause masses from the sky, as you claimed, to fall on us. Or unless you bring GOD and the angels before our eyes.

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او يكون لك بيت من زخرف او ترقى في السماء ولن نؤمن لرقيك حتى تنزل علينا كتابا نقرؤه قل سبحان ربي هل كنت الا بشرا رسولا

“Or unless you own a luxurious mansion, or unless you climb into the sky. Even if you do climb, we will not believe unless you bring a book that we can read.”* Say, “Glory be to my Lord. Am I any more than a human messenger?”

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Messengership: An Essential Test

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وما منع الناس ان يؤمنوا اذ جاءهم الهدى الا ان قالوا ابعث الله بشرا رسولا

What prevented the people from believing when the guidance came to them, is their saying, “Did GOD send a human being as a messenger?”

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قل لو كان في الارض ملائكة يمشون مطمئنين لنزلنا عليهم من السماء ملكا رسولا

Say, “If the earth were inhabited by angels, we would have sent down to them from the sky an angel messenger.”

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God Is My Witness

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قل كفى بالله شهيدا بيني وبينكم انه كان بعباده خبيرا بصيرا

Say, “GOD suffices as a witness between me and you. He is fully Cognizant of His worshipers, Seer.”

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ومن يهد الله فهو المهتد ومن يضلل فلن تجد لهم اولياء من دونه ونحشرهم يوم القيامة على وجوههم عميا وبكما وصما ماواهم جهنم كلما خبت زدناهم سعيرا

Whomever GOD guides is the truly guided one. And whomever He sends astray, you will never find for them any lords and masters beside Him. We will summon them on the Day of Resurrection forcibly; blind, dumb, and deaf. Their destination is Hell; whenever it cools down, we will increase their fire.

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Their Innermost Thoughts

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ذلك جزاؤهم بانهم كفروا باياتنا وقالوا ااذا كنا عظاما ورفاتا اانا لمبعوثون خلقا جديدا

Such is their just retribution, since they rejected our revelations. They said, “After we turn into bones and fragments, do we get resurrected into a new creation?”

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اولم يروا ان الله الذي خلق السماوات والارض قادر على ان يخلق مثلهم وجعل لهم اجلا لا ريب فيه فابى الظالمون الا كفورا

Could they not see that the GOD who created the heavens and the earth, is able to create the same creations? He has predetermined for them an irrevocable life span? Yet, the disbelievers insist upon disbelieving.

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قل لو انتم تملكون خزائن رحمة ربي اذا لامسكتم خشية الانفاق وكان الانسان قتورا

Proclaim, “If you possessed my Lord’s treasures of mercy, you would have withheld them, fearing that you might exhaust them. The human being is stingy.”

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Moses and Pharaoh

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ولقد اتينا موسى تسع ايات بينات فاسال بني اسرائيل اذ جاءهم فقال له فرعون اني لاظنك يا موسى مسحورا

We supported Moses with nine profound miracles—ask the Children of Israel. When he went to them, Pharaoh said to him, “I think that you, Moses, are bewitched.”

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قال لقد علمت ما انزل هؤلاء الا رب السماوات والارض بصائر واني لاظنك يا فرعون مثبورا

He said, “You know full well that no one can manifest these except, obviously, the Lord of the heavens and the earth. I think that you, Pharaoh, are doomed.”

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فاراد ان يستفزهم من الارض فاغرقناه ومن معه جميعا

When he pursued them, as he chased them out of the land, we drowned him, together with those who sided with him, all of them.

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وقلنا من بعده لبني اسرائيل اسكنوا الارض فاذا جاء وعد الاخرة جئنا بكم لفيفا

And we said to the Children of Israel afterwards, “Go live in this land. When the final prophecy comes to pass, we will summon you all in one group.”

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The Quran Released Slowly<br>To Facilitate Memorization

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وبالحق انزلناه وبالحق نزل وما ارسلناك الا مبشرا ونذيرا

Truthfully, we sent it down, and with the truth it came down. We did not send you except as a bearer of good news, as well as a warner.

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وقرانا فرقناه لتقراه على الناس على مكث ونزلناه تنزيلا

A Quran that we have released slowly, in order for you to read it to the people over a long period, although we sent it down all at once.

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قل امنوا به او لا تؤمنوا ان الذين اوتوا العلم من قبله اذا يتلى عليهم يخرون للاذقان سجدا

Proclaim, “Believe in it, or do not believe in it.” Those who possess knowledge from the previous scriptures, when it is recited to them, they fall down to their chins, prostrating.

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ويقولون سبحان ربنا ان كان وعد ربنا لمفعولا

They say, “Glory be to our Lord. This fulfills our Lord’s prophecy.”

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ويخرون للاذقان يبكون ويزيدهم خشوعا

They fall down on their chins, prostrating and weeping. For it augments their reverence.

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Tone of the Contact Prayers (Salat)

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قل ادعوا الله او ادعوا الرحمن ايا ما تدعوا فله الاسماء الحسنى ولا تجهر بصلاتك ولا تخافت بها وابتغ بين ذلك سبيلا

Say, “Call Him GOD, or call Him Most Gracious; whichever name you use, to Him belongs the best names.” You shall not utter your Contact Prayers (Salat) too loudly, nor secretly; use a moderate tone.

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وقل الحمد لله الذي لم يتخذ ولدا ولم يكن له شريك في الملك ولم يكن له ولي من الذل وكبره تكبيرا

And proclaim: “Praise be to GOD, who has never begotten a son, nor does He have a partner in His kingship, nor does He need any ally out of weakness,” and magnify Him constantly.

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