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Surah al-An’am (LIVESTOCK) English Quran Translation
Surah Al-An'am is the sixth chapter of
the Quran, with 165 verses. Coming in order in the Quran after al-Baqarah, Al
'Imran, an-Nisa', and al-Ma'idah, all of which were revealed in Medina.
In
the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
1.
Praise
be to Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and
the light. Yet those who disbelieve ascribe equals to their Lord.
2.
It
is He who created you from clay, then decided a term—a term determined by him.
Yet you doubt.
3. He is Allah in the heavens and the earth. He knows what you
keep secret and what you make public; and He knows what you earn.
4. Not one of their Lord’s signs comes to them, but they turn
away from it.
5. They denied the truth when it has come to them; but soon will
reach them the news of what they used to ridicule.
6. Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed
before them? We had established them on earth more firmly than We established
you, and We sent the clouds pouring down abundant rain on them, and We made
rivers flow beneath them. But We destroyed them for their sins, and established
other civilizations after them.
7. Had We sent down upon you a book on paper, and they had
touched it with their hands, those who disbelieve would have said, “This is
nothing but plain magic.”
8. And they say, “Why was an angel not sent down to him.” Had We
sent down an angel, the matter would have been settled, and they would not have
been reprieved.
9. Had We made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and
confused them when they are already confused.
10. Messengers before you were ridiculed,
but those who mocked them became besieged by what they ridiculed.
11. Say, “Travel the earth and observe the
final fate of the deniers.”
12. Say, “To whom belongs what is in the
heavens and the earth?” Say, “To Allah.” He has inscribed for Himself mercy. He
will gather you to the Day of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt. Those
who lost their souls do not believe.
13. To Him belongs whatever rests in the
night and the day. He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
14. Say, “Shall I take for myself a
protector other than Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, and He
feeds and is not fed?” Say, “I am instructed to be the first of those who
submit.” And do not be among the idolaters.
15. Say, “I fear, should I defy my Lord, the
punishment of a tremendous Day.”
16. Whoever is spared on that Day—He had
mercy on him. That is the clear victory.
17. If Allah touches you with adversity,
none can remove it except He. And if He touches you with good—He is Capable of
everything.
18. He is the Supreme over His servants. He
is the Wise, the Expert.
19. Say, “What thing is more solemn in
testimony?” Say, “Allah is Witness between you and me. This Quran was revealed
to me, that I may warn you with it, and whomever it may reach. Do you indeed
testify that there are other gods with Allah?” Say, “I myself do not testify.”
Say, “He is but One God, and I am innocent of your idolatry.”
20. Those to whom We have given the Book
recognize it as they recognize their own children; but those who have lost
their souls do not believe.
21. Who does greater wrong than someone who
fabricates lies against Allah, or denies His revelations? The wrongdoers will
not succeed.
22. On the Day when We gather them all
together, then say to the idolaters, “Where are your idols, those you used to
claim?”
23. Then their only argument will be to say,
“By Allah, our Lord, we were not idolaters.”
24. Look how they lied to themselves. And
what they invented deserted them.
25. Among them are those who listen to you;
but We place covers over their hearts, to prevent them from understanding it,
and heaviness in their ears. Even if they see every sign, they will not believe
in it. Until, when they come to you, to argue with you, those who disbelieve
will say, “These are nothing but myths of the ancients.”
26. They keep others from it, and avoid it
themselves; but they ruin only their own souls, and they do not realize.
27. If only you could see, when they are
made to stand before the Fire; they will say, “If only we could be sent back,
and not reject the revelations of our Lord, and be among the faithful.”
28. What they used to conceal before will
become clear to them. And even if they were sent back, they would revert to
what they were forbidden. They are liars.
29. And they say, “There is nothing but our
life in this world, and we will not be resurrected.”
30. If only you could see, when they are
stationed before their Lord. He will say, “Is this not real?” They will say,
“Yes indeed, by our Lord.” He will say, “Then taste the torment for having
disbelieved.”
31. Losers are those who deny the encounter
with Allah. Then, when the Hour comes upon them suddenly, they will say, “Alas
for us, how we have neglected it.” And they will carry their burdens on their
backs—evil is what they carry.
32. The life of this world is nothing but
game and distraction, but the Home of the Hereafter is better for those who are
righteous. Do you not understand?
33. We know that what they say grieves you.
It is not you they reject, but it is Allah's revelations that the wicked deny.
34. Other messengers before you were
rejected, but they endured rejection and persecution until Our help came to
them. There can be no change to Allah’s words. News of the Messengers has
already reached you.
35. If you find their rejection hard to bear,
then if you can, seek a tunnel into the earth, or a stairway into the heaven,
and bring them a sign. Had Allah willed, He could have gathered them to
guidance. So do not be of the ignorant.
36. Only those who listen will respond. As
for the dead, Allah will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.
37. And they say, “If only a sign could come
down to him from his Lord.” Say, “Allah is Able to send down a sign, but most
of them do not know.”
38. There is no animal on land, nor a bird
flying with its wings, but are communities like you. We neglected nothing in
the Scripture. Then to their Lord they will be gathered.
39. Those who reject Our revelations are
deaf and dumb, in total darkness. Whomever Allah wills, He leaves astray; and
whomever He wills, He sets on a straight path.
40. Say, “Have you considered? if Allah's
punishment came upon you, or the Hour overtook you, would you call upon any
other than Allah, if you are sincere?”
41. In fact, it is Him you will call upon;
and if He wills, he will remove what you called Him for, and you will forget
what you idolized.
42. We sent messengers to communities before
you, and We afflicted them with suffering and hardship, that they may humble
themselves.
43. If only, when Our calamity came upon
them, they humbled themselves. But their hearts hardened, and Satan made their
deeds appear good to them.
44. Then, when they disregarded what they
were reminded of, We opened for them the gates of all things. Until, when they
delighted in what they were given, We seized them suddenly; and at once, they
were in despair.
45. Thus the last remnant of the people who
did wrong was cut off. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
46. Say, “Have you considered? If Allah took
away your hearing and your sight, and set a seal on your hearts, what god other
than Allah would restore them to you?” Note how We explain the revelations in
various ways, yet they still turn away.
47. Say, “Have you considered? if Allah's
punishment descended on you suddenly or gradually, would any be destroyed
except the wrongdoing people?”
48. We sent the messengers only as bearers
of good news and as warners. Those who believe and reform have nothing to fear,
nor shall they grieve.
49. But as for those who reject Our
revelations, torment will afflict them because of their defiance.
50. Say, “I do not say to you that I possess
the treasuries of Allah, nor do I know the future, nor do I say to you that I
am an angel. I only follow what is inspired to me.” Say, “Are the blind and the
seeing alike? Do you not think?”
51. And warn with it those who fear to be
gathered before their Lord—they have no protector or intercessor apart from
him—perhaps they will grow in piety.
52. And do not drive away those who call
upon their Lord, morning and evening, seeking His attention. You are not
accountable for them in any way, nor are they accountable for you in any way.
If you drive them away, you would be one of the unjust.
53. Thus We try some of them by means of
others, that they may say, “Are these the ones whom Allah has favored from
among us?” Is Allah not aware of the appreciative?
54. When those who believe in Our
revelations come to you, say, “Peace be upon you, your Lord has prescribed
mercy for Himself. Whoever among you does wrong out of ignorance, and then
repents afterwards and reforms—He is Forgiving and Merciful.”
55. Thus We explain the revelations, and
expose the path of the unrighteous.
56. Say, “I am forbidden from worshiping
those you pray to besides Allah.” Say, “I will not follow your desires; else I
would be lost and not be of those guided.”
57. Say, “I stand on clear evidence from my
Lord, and you have rejected Him. I do not possess what you seek me to hasten;
the decision belongs solely to Allah. He states the truth, and He is the Best
of Judges.”
58. Say, “If I possessed what you seek me to
hasten, the matter between you and me would have been settled. Allah is well
aware of the unjust.”
59. With Him are the keys of the unseen;
none knows them except He. And He knows everything on land and in the sea. Not
a leaf falls but He knows it; and there is not a single grain in the darkness
of earth, nor is there anything wet or dry, but is in a clear record.
60. It is He Who takes you by night, and He
knows what you earn by day. Then He raises you up in it, until a fixed term is
fulfilled. Then to Him is your return, then He will inform you of what you used
to do.
61. He is the Conqueror over His servants,
and He sends guardians over you, until, when death overtakes one of you, Our
envoys take him away, and they never fail.
62. Then they are brought back to Allah,
their True Master. Unquestionably, His is the judgment, and He is the Swiftest
of reckoners.
63. Say, “Who delivers you from the darkness
of land and sea?” You call upon Him humbly and inwardly: “If He delivers us
from this, We will surely be among the thankful.”
64. Say, “It is Allah who delivers you from
it, and from every disaster. Yet then you associate others with Him.”
65. Say, “He is Able to send upon you an
affliction, from above you, or from under your feet. Or He can divide you into
factions, and make you taste the violence of one another. Note how We explain
the revelations, so that they may understand.”
66. But your people rejected it, though it
is the truth. Say, “I am not responsible for you.”
67. For every happening is a finality, and
you will surely know.
68. When you encounter those who gossip
about Our revelations, turn away from them, until they engage in another topic.
But should Satan make you forget, do not sit after the recollection with the
wicked people.
69. The righteous are in no way accountable
for them; it is only a reminder, that they may be careful.
70. So leave alone those who take their
religion for play and pastime, and whom the worldly life has deceived. But
remind with it, lest a soul becomes damned on account of what it has earned. It
has no helper or intercessor besides Allah. Even if it offers every equivalent,
none will be accepted from it. These are the ones who are delivered to
perdition by their actions. They will have a drink of scalding water, and a
painful punishment, because they used to disbelieve.
71. Say, “Shall we invoke besides Allah
something that can neither benefit us nor harm us, and turn back on our heels
after Allah has guided us; like someone seduced by the devils and confused on
earth, who has friends calling him to guidance: 'Come to us'?” Say, “The
guidance of Allah is the guidance, and we are commanded to surrender to the
Lord of the Universe.”
72. “And to perform the prayers, and to
revere Him; it is to Him that you will be gathered.”
73. It is He who created the heavens and the
earth in truth. On the Day when He says: “Be,” it will be. His saying is the
truth, and His is the sovereignty on the Day when the trumpet is blown. The
Knower of secrets and declarations. He is the Wise, the Expert.
74. Abraham said to his father Azar, “Do you
take idols for gods? I see that you and your people are in evident error.”
75. Thus We showed Abraham the empire of the
heavens and the earth, that he might be one of those with certainty.
76. When the night fell over him, he saw a
planet. He said, “This is my lord.” But when it set, he said, “I do not love
those that set.”
77. Then, when he saw the moon rising, he
said, “This is my lord.” But when it set, he said, “If my Lord does not guide
me, I will be one of the erring people.”
78. Then, when he saw the sun rising, he
said, “This is my lord, this is bigger.” But when it set, he said, “O my
people, I am innocent of your idolatry.
79. I have directed my attention towards Him
Who created the heavens and the earth—a monotheist—and I am not of the
idolaters.”
80. And his people argued with him. He said,
“Do you argue with me about Allah, when He has guided me? I do not fear what
you associate with Him, unless my Lord wills it. My Lord comprehends all things
in knowledge. Will you not reconsider?
81. And why should I fear those you
associate with Him, and you do not fear associating others with Allah for which
He sent down to you no authority? Which side is more entitled to security, if
you are aware?”
82. Those who believe, and do not obscure
their faith with wrongdoing—those will have security, and they are guided.
83. That was Our argument which We gave to
Abraham against his people. We elevate by degrees whomever We will. Your Lord
is Wise and Informed.
84. And We gave him Isaac and Jacob—each of
them We guided. And We guided Noah previously; and from his descendants David,
and Solomon, and Job, and Joseph, and Moses, and Aaron. Thus We reward the
righteous.
85. And Zechariah, and John, and Jesus, and
Elias—every one of them was of the upright.
86. And Ishmael, and Elijah, and Jonah, and
Lot—We favored each one of them over all other people.
87. And of their ancestors, and their
descendants, and their siblings—We chose them, and guided them to a straight
path.
88. Such is Allah’s guidance. He guides with
it whomever He wills of His servants. Had they associated, their deeds would
have gone in vain.
89. Those are they to whom We gave the Book,
and wisdom, and prophethood. If these reject them, We have entrusted them to
others who do not reject them.
90. Those are they whom Allah has guided, so
follow their guidance. Say, “I ask of you no compensation for it; it is just a
reminder for all mankind.”
91. They do not value Allah as He should be
valued, when they say, “Allah did not reveal anything to any human being.” Say,
“Who revealed the Scripture which Moses brought—a light and guidance for
humanity?” You put it on scrolls, displaying them, yet concealing much. And you
were taught what you did not know—neither you, nor your ancestors. Say,
“Allah;” then leave them toying away in their speculation.
92. This too is a Scripture that We
revealed—blessed—verifying what preceded it, that you may warn the Mother of
Cities and all around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and
are dedicated to their prayers.
93. Who does greater wrong than someone who
invents falsehood against Allah, or says, “It was revealed to me,” when nothing
was revealed to him, or says, “I will reveal the like of what Allah revealed”?
If only you could see the wrongdoers in the floods of death, as the angels with
arms outstretched: “Give up your souls. Today you are being repaid with the
torment of shame for having said about Allah other than the truth, and for
being too proud to accept His revelations.”
94. “You have come to Us individually, just
as We created you the first time, leaving behind you everything We gave you. We
do not see with you your intercessors—those you claimed were your partners. The
link between you is cut, and what you had asserted has failed you.”
95. It is Allah Who splits the grain and the
seed. He brings the living from the dead, and He brings the dead from the
living. Such is Allah. So how could you deviate?
96. It is He Who breaks the dawn. And He
made the night for rest, and the sun and the moon for calculation. Such is the
disposition of the Almighty, the All-knowing.
97. And it is He Who created the stars for
you, that you may be guided by them in the darkness of land and sea. We thus
explain the revelations for people who know.
98. And it is He who produced you from a
single person, then a repository, then a depository. We have detailed the
revelations for people who understand.
99. And it is He who sends down water from
the sky. With it We produce vegetation of all kinds, from which We bring
greenery, from which We produce grains in clusters. And palmtrees with hanging
clusters, and vineyards, and olives, and pomegranates—similar and dissimilar.
Watch their fruits as they grow and ripen. Surely in this are signs for people
who believe.
100. Yet they attributed to Allah
partners—the sprites—although He created them. And they invented for Him sons
and daughters, without any knowledge. Glory be to Him. He is exalted, beyond
what they describe.
101. Originator of the heavens and the
earth—how can He have a son when He never had a companion? He created all
things, and He has knowledge of all things.
102. Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no
god except He, the Creator of all things; so worship Him. He is responsible for
everything.
103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp
is over all vision. He is the Subtle, the Expert.
104. “Insights have come to you from your
Lord. Whoever sees, it is to the benefit of his soul; and whoever remains
blind, it is to its detriment. I am not a guardian over you.”
105. We thus diversify the revelations, lest
they say, “You have studied,” and to clarify them for people who know.
106. Follow what was revealed to you from
your Lord. There is no god but He. And turn away from the polytheists.
107. Had Allah willed, they would not have
practiced idolatry. We did not appoint you as a guardian over them, and you are
not a manager over them.
108. Do not insult those they call upon
besides Allah, lest they insult Allah out of hostility and ignorance. We made
attractive to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return,
and He will inform them of what they used to do.
109. They swear by Allah, with their most
solemn oaths, that if a miracle were to come to them, they would believe in it.
Say, “The miracles are only with Allah.” But how do you know? Even if it did
come, they still would not believe.
110. And We turn away their hearts and their
visions, as they refused to believe in it the first time, and We leave them
blundering in their rebellion.
111. Even if We sent down the angels to them,
and the dead spoke to them, and We gathered all things before them, they still
would not believe, unless Allah wills; but most of them are ignorant.
112. Likewise, We have assigned for every
prophet an enemy—human and jinn devils—inspiring one another with fancy words
in order to deceive. But had your Lord willed, they would not have done it. So
leave them to their fabrications.
113. So that the hearts of those who do not
believe in the Hereafter may incline to it, and be content with it, and that
they may perpetrate whatever they perpetrate.
114. “Shall I seek a judge other than Allah,
when He is the One who revealed to you the Book, explained in detail?” Those to
whom We gave the Book know that it is the truth revealed from your Lord. So do
not be of those who doubt.
115. The Word of your Lord has been
completed, in truth and justice. There is no changing to His words. He is the
Hearer, the Knower.
116. If you were to obey most of those on
earth, they would divert you from Allah’s path. They follow nothing but
assumptions, and they only conjecture.
117. Your Lord knows best who strays from His
path, and He knows best the guided ones.
118. So eat of that over which the Name of
Allah was pronounced, if you indeed believe in His revelations.
119. And why should you not eat of that over
which the Name of Allah is pronounced, when He has detailed for you what is
prohibited for you, unless you are compelled by necessity? Many lead astray
with their opinions, through lack of knowledge. Your Lord knows best the
transgressors.
120. So abandon sin, outward and inward.
Those who commit sins will be repaid for what they used to perpetrate.
121. And do not eat from that over which the
Name of Allah was not pronounced, for it is abomination. The devils inspire
their followers to argue with you; but if you obey them, you would be
polytheists.
122. Is he who was dead, then We gave him
life, and made for him a light by which he walks among the people, like he who
is in total darkness, and cannot get out of it? Thus the doings of disbelievers
are made to appear good to them.
123. And thus We set up in every city its
leading wicked sinners, to conspire in it, but they conspire only against
themselves, and they do not realize it.
124. When a sign comes to them, they say, “We
will not believe unless we are given the like of what was given to Allah’s
messengers.” Allah knows best where to place His message. Humiliation from
Allah and severe torment will afflict the criminals for their scheming.
125. Whomever Allah desires to guide, He
spreads open his heart to Islam; and whomever He desires to misguide, He makes
his heart narrow, constricted, as though he were climbing up the sky. Allah
thus lays defilement upon those who do not believe.
126. This is the straight path of your Lord.
We have explained the revelations in detail for people who recollect.
127. For them is the Home of Peace with their
Lord, and He is their Master—because of what they used to do.
128. On the Day when He gathers them all
together: “O assembly of jinn, you have exploited multitudes of humans.” Their
adherents among mankind will say, “Our Lord, we have profited from one another,
but we have reached the term that you have assigned for us.” He will say, “The
Fire is your dwelling, wherein you will remain, except as Allah wills. Your
Lord is Wise and Informed.
129. Thus We make some of the wrongdoers
befriend one another, because of what they used to do.
130. “O assembly of jinn and humans, did
there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My
revelations, and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?” They will
say, “We testify against ourselves.” The life of the world seduced them. They
will testify against themselves that they were disbelievers.
131. That is because your Lord would not
destroy towns for injustice while their inhabitants are unaware.
132. They all have ranks according to what
they did; and your Lord is not unaware of what they do.
133. Your Lord is the Rich Beyond Need, the
Possessor of Mercy. If He wills, He can do away with you, and substitute
whomever He wills in your place, just as He produced you from the descendants
of another people.
134. What you are promised is coming, and you
cannot thwart it.
135. Say, “O my people! Work according to
your ability, and so will I.” You will come to know to whom will belong the
sequel of the abode.” The wrongdoers will not prevail.
136. And they set aside for Allah a share of
the crops and the livestock He created, and they say, “This is for Allah,”
according to their claim, “and this is for our idols.” But the share of their
idols does not reach Allah, yet the share of Allah reaches their idols. Evil is
their judgment.
137. Likewise, their idols entice many
idolaters to kill their children, in order to lead them to their ruin, and
confuse them in their religion. Had Allah willed, they would not have done it;
so leave them to their fraud.
138. And they say, “These animals and crops
are restricted; none may eat them except those we permit,” by their claims, and
animals whose backs are forbidden, and animals over which they do not pronounce
the name of Allah—fabricating lies against Him. He will repay them for what
they used to invent.
139. And they say, “What lies in the wombs of
these animals is exclusively for our males, and prohibited to our wives.” But
if it is stillborn, they can share in it. He will surely punish them for their
allegations. He is Wise and Knowing.
140. Lost are those who kill their children
foolishly, with no basis in knowledge, and forbid what Allah has provided for
them—innovations about Allah. They have gone astray. They are not guided.
141. It is He who produces gardens, both
cultivated and wild, and datepalms, and crops of diverse tastes, and olives and
pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of its fruit when it yields, and give
its due on the day of its harvest, and do not waste. He does not love the
wasteful.
142. Among the livestock are some for
transportation, and some for clothing. Eat of what Allah has provided for you,
and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. He is to you an outright enemy.
143. Eight pairs: two of the sheep, and two
of the goats. Say, “Did He forbid the two males, or the two females, or what
the wombs of the two females contain? Inform me with knowledge, if you are
truthful.”
144. And two of the camels, and two of the
cattle. Say, “Did He forbid the two males, or the two females, or what the
wombs of the two females contain? Were you present when Allah enjoined this
upon you?” Who does greater wrong than he who invents lies and attributes them
to Allah, in order to mislead people without knowledge? Allah does not guide
the wicked people.
145. Say, “In what was revealed to me, I find
nothing forbidden to a consumer who eats it, except carrion, or spilled blood,
or the flesh of swine—because it is impure—or a sinful offering dedicated to
other than Allah. But if someone is compelled by necessity, without being
deliberate or malicious—your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.
146. For the Jews We forbade everything with
claws. As of cattle and sheep: We forbade them their fat, except what adheres
to their backs, or the entrails, or what is mixed with bone. This is how We
penalized them for their inequity. We are indeed truthful.
147. If they accuse you of lying, say, “Your
Lord is Possessor of infinite mercy, but His wrath cannot be averted from the
guilty people.”
148. The polytheists will say, “Had Allah
willed, we would not have practiced idolatry, nor would have our forefathers,
nor would we have prohibited anything.” Likewise those before them lied, until
they tasted Our might. Say, “Do you have any knowledge that you can produce for
us? You follow nothing but conjecture, and you only guess.”
149. Say, “To Allah belongs the conclusive
argument. Had He willed, He would have guided you all.”
150. Say, “Produce your witnesses who would
testify that Allah has prohibited this.” If they testify, do not testify with
them. And do not follow the whims of those who deny Our revelation, and those
who do not believe in the Hereafter, and those who equate others with their
Lord.
151. Say, “Come, let me tell you what your
Lord has forbidden you: that you associate nothing with Him; that you honor
your parents; that you do not kill your children because of poverty—We provide
for you and for them; that you do not come near indecencies, whether outward or
inward; and that you do not kill the soul which Allah has sanctified—except in
the course of justice. All this He has enjoined upon you, so that you may
understand.”
152. And do not come near the property of the
orphan, except with the best intentions, until he reaches maturity. And give
full weight and full measure, equitably. We do not burden any soul beyond its
capacity. And when you speak, be fair, even if it concerns a close relative.
And fulfill your covenant with Allah. All this He has enjoined upon you, so
that you may take heed.
153. This is My path, straight, so follow it.
And do not follow the other paths, lest they divert you from His path. All this
He has enjoined upon you, that you may refrain from wrongdoing.
154. Then We gave Moses the Scripture,
perfect for the righteous, and explaining everything clearly, and a beacon, and
mercy, that they may believe in the encounter with their Lord.
155. This too is a blessed Scripture that We
revealed; so follow it, and be righteous, that you may receive mercy.
156. Lest you say, “The Scripture was
revealed to two parties before us, and we were unaware of their teachings.”
157. Or lest you say, “Had the Scripture been
revealed to us, we would have been better guided than they.” Clarification has
come to you from your Lord, and guidance, and mercy. Who then does greater
wrong than he who gives the lie to Allah's messages, and turns away from them?
We will repay those who turn away from Our messages with the worst kind of
punishment, because of their turning away.
158. Are they waiting for anything but for
the angels to come to them, or for your Lord to arrive, or for some of your
Lord’s signs to come? On the Day when some of your Lord’s signs come, no soul
will benefit from its faith unless it had believed previously, or had earned
goodness through its faith. Say, “Wait, we too are waiting.”
159. As for those who divided their religion
and became sects—you have nothing to do with them. Their case rests with Allah;
then He will inform them of what they used to do.
160. Whoever comes up with a good deed will
have ten times its like; and whoever comes up with an evil deed will be repaid
only with its equivalent—they will not be wronged.
161. Say, “My Lord has guided me to a
straight path, an upright religion, the creed of Abraham the Monotheist, who
was not a polytheist.”
162. Say, “My prayer and my worship, and my
life and my death, are devoted to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
163. No associate has He. Thus I am
commanded, and I am the first of those who submit.
164. Say, “Am I to seek a Lord other than
Allah, when He is the Lord of all things?” No soul gets except what it is due,
and no soul bears the burdens of another. Then to your Lord is your return,
then He will inform you regarding your disputes.
165. It is He who made you successors on the
earth, and raised some of you in ranks over others, in order to test you
through what He has given you. Your Lord is Quick in retribution, and He is
Forgiving and Merciful.
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