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Surah
Hadid
1.
Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the
Praises and Glory of Allah:
for
He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
2.
To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; it is
He Who gives life and Death;
and
He has Power over all things.
3.
He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the immanent:
and
He has full knowledge of all things.
4.
He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, and
is moreover firmly established on the Throne
(of authority).
He
knows what enters within the earth and what comes forth out of it, what comes
down from heaven and what mounts up to it.
And
He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do.
5.
To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all
affairs are referred back to Allah.
6.
He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night;
and
He has full knowledge of the secrets of
(all)
hearts.
7.
Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and spend
(in charity)
out of the
(substance)
whereof He has made you heirs.
For,
those of you who believe and spend
(in charity)
-- for them is a great Reward.
8.
What cause have ye why ye should not believe in Allah? --
And
the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken your
Covenant, if ye are men of faith.
9.
He is the One Who Sends to His Servants manifest Signs, that He
may lead you from the depths of Darkness into the Light.
And
verily, Allah is to you Most Kind and Merciful.
10. And
what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the Cause of Allah? -- For to
Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth.
Not
equal among you are those who spent
(freely)
and fought, before the Victory,
(with those who did so later). Those
are higher in rank than those who spent
(freely)
and fought afterwards.
But to all has Allah promised a goodly
(reward), and
Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
11. Who
is he that will loan to Allah a beautiful Loan?
For
(Allah)
will increase it manifold to his credit, and he will have
(besides)
a liberal reward.
12. One
Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believing women how their Light
runs forward before them and by their right hands:
(their greeting will be):
"Good
News for you this Day!
Gardens beneath which flow rivers! To dwell therein for aye!
this
is indeed the highest Achievement!"
13. One
day will the Hypocrites -- men and women -- say to the Believers:
"Wait for us!
let us borrow
(a light)
from your Light!"
It
will be said:
"turn ye back to your rear! then seek a light
(where ye can)!"
So a
wall will be put up betwixt them, with a gate therein.
Within it will be Mercy
throughout, and without it, all alongside, will be
(wrath and)
Punishment!
14.
(Those without)
will call out, "were we not with you?"
(The others)
will reply,
"True! but ye led yourselves into temptation; ye looked forward
(to our ruin);
ye doubted
(Allah's promise);
and
(your false)
desires deceived you; until
there issued the Command of Allah. And the Deceiver deceived you in respect of
Allah.
15. "This
Day shall no ransom be accepted of you, nor of those who rejected Allah.
Your
abode is the fire: That is the proper place to claim you: and an evil refuge it
is!"
16. Has
not the time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should
engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the truth which has been revealed
(to them) and
that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime,
but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard?
For
many among them are rebellious transgressors.
17. Know
ye
(all)
that Allah giveth life to the earth after its death!
already have We shown the Signs plainly to you, that ye may learn wisdom.
18. For
those who give in Charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan, it
shall be increased manifold
(to their credit),
and they shall have
(besides)
a liberal reward.
19. And
those who believe in Allah and His messengers -- they are the Sincere
(Lovers of truth), and
the witnesses
(who testify),
in the eyes of their Lord: they shall have their Reward and their Light,
but
those who reject Allah and deny Our Signs -- they are the Companions of
Hell-Fire.
20. Know
ye
(all),
that the life of this world is but play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting and
multiplying,
(in rivalry)
among yourselves, riches and children:
Here
is a similitude:
How rain and the growth which it brings forth, delight
(the hearts of)
the tillers; soon
it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and crumbles away.
But
in the Hereafter is a Penalty severe
(for the devotees of wrong),
and Forgiveness from Allah and
(His)
Good Pleasure
(for the devotees of Allah).
And
what is the life of this world, but goods and chattels of deception?
21. Be
ye foremost
(in seeking)
forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden
(of Bliss),
the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth,
prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers: that
is the Grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom He pleases:
and
Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding.
22. No
misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls but is recorded in a decree
before We bring it into existence:
that
is truly easy for Allah:
23. In
order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over
favors bestowed upon you. For
Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster --
24. Such
persons as are covetous and commend covetousness to men. And if any turn back
(from Allah's Way),
verily Allah is free of all needs, worthy of all praise.
25. We
sent aforetime our messengers with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book
and the Balance
(of Right and Wrong),
that men may stand forth in justice;
and
We sent down Iron, in which is
(material for)
mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that
Allah may test who it is that will help, unseen Him and His messengers;
for
Allah is Full of Strength, exalted in Might
(and able to enforce His will).
26. And
We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their line Prophethood and
Revelation: and
some of them were on right guidance, but many of them became rebellious
transgressors.
27. Then,
in their wake, We followed them up with
(others of)
Our messengers:
We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary, and bestowed on him
the Gospel;and
We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him Compassion and Mercy.
But
the monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for
them:
(We commanded)
only the seeking for the Good pleasure of Allah; but
that they did not foster as they should have done.
Yet
We bestowed, on those among them who believed, their
(due)
reward, but many of them are rebellious transgressors.
28. O
ye that believe!
fear
Allah, and believe in His messenger,
and
He will bestow on you a double portion of His Mercy:
He will provide for you a
light by which ye shall walk
(straight in your path),
and He will forgive you
(your past):
For
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful:
29. That
the People of the Book may know that they have no power whatever over the Grace
of Allah,
that
(His)
Grace is
(entirely)
in His hand, to bestow it on whomsoever He wills.
For
Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding.
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