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1. Ṭā Sīn Mīm The discussion on similar letters has already passed in Sūrah Al-Baqarah.

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2. Those are the verses of the Qur’ān that makes the truth clear from falsehood.

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3. Perhaps you O Messenger because of your eagerness for their guidance are killing yourself out of fear for them that they do not believe in Allah.

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aning of min),' [the Manifest meaning] the one that manifests what is truth from what is falsehood. [26:3] Perhaps, O Muhammad (s), you might kill yourself, out of distress for the reason, that they, namely, the people of Mecca, will not become believers ( la’alla here expresses sympathy, in other words [what is meant is] ‘have pity on it [your self] by alleviating [the burden of] this distress’). [26:4] If We will We will send down to them a sign from the heaven before which their necks will remain

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4. If I had wished to send down to them a miracle from the sky I would have sent it down and their necks would remain bowed in utter humility before it. But I did not wish that, in order to test them: Do they believe in the Ghaib?

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5. Whenever any new reminder that is revealed by the Merciful to these idolaters, which contain His arguments that indicate His Oneness and the truth of His prophet, they turn away from listening to it and accepting it.

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6. They have denied what their Messenger brought to them, but the confirmation of the information that they used to mock at will soon come to them and the punishment will fall upon them.

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] Qur’an, that is new (muhdathin, is an explicative adjecftive) but that they used to disregard it. [26:6] Verily then they have denied, it; but soon there will come to them the news, the consequences, of that which they used to deride. [26:7] Have they not contemplated, observed, the earth, how many We have caused to grow therein, in other words, [We have caused to grow therein] many, of every splendid kind [of vegetation], [of every] fair Species. [26:8] Surely in that there is a sign, an indication of the perfection of His power, exalted be He; but mo it of them, in God’s knowledge,…

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7. Do these people remain persistent in their disbelief and not look at the earth, how many different types of vegetation that is beautiful to look at and that has plenty of benefits did I grow therein!

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8. In the earth’s growing various types of vegetation there truly is a clear sign of the Power of the One Who has made it grow to bring back the dead to life, though most of them do not have faith.

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9. Your Lord - O Messenger - is the One Who is the Dominant who can never be overpower, and the Merciful to those of His servants who have faith.

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

it of them, in God’s knowledge, are not believers ( kana here according to Slbawayhi 1 2 is extra). [26:9] And surely your Lord, He is the Mighty One, Who will exacft vengeance from the disbelievers, the Merciful, Who shows mercy to believers. [26:10] And, mention, O Muhammad (s), to your people, when your Lord called to Moses, on the night he saw the fire and the bush, [saying]: ‘Go to the wrongdoing folk, as a messenger, [26:11] Pharaoh’s folk, to them as well as him — they wronged their souls by disbelieving in God and [wronged] the Children of Israel by enslaving them — Will they not…

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10. Remember - O Messenger - when your Lord called out to Moses instructing him to go to the people who were doing wrong by their rejection of Allah and enslavement of the people of Moses.

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One, Who will exacft vengeance from the disbelievers, the Merciful, Who shows mercy to believers. [26:10] And, mention, O Muhammad (s), to your people, when your Lord called to Moses, on the night he saw the fire and the bush, [saying]: ‘Go to the wrongdoing folk, as a messenger, [26:11] Pharaoh’s folk, to them as well as him — they wronged their souls by disbelieving in God and [wronged] the Children of Israel by enslaving them — Will they not ( a-la: the hamza indicates a nega¬ tion meant as a rebuke) show fear?’, of God by being obedient to Him and affirm His Oneness? [26:12] He, Moses…

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11. These were the people of Pharaoh. He should instruct them gently and softly to be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions.

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12-13. Moses (peace be upon him) said, I fear that they will deny me and what I convey to them from you, and that my breast will be constricted because of their denial of me, and that my tongue will not be free in calling to Allah, so send Gabriel (peace be upon him) to my brother, Aaron, so that he could assist me.

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bedient to Him and affirm His Oneness? [26:12] He, Moses, said, ‘My Lord, I fear they will deny me, [26:13] and that anguish will constrain my breaft, because of their denial of me, and that my tongue will not utter clearly, to deliver the Message, because of the knot in it. So give the Mission to, my brother, Aaron, alongside me. 1 In other words, the sense of ayatun minal-kitabi’l-mubm, ‘verses from the Manifest Book’. 2 Slbawayhi: pioneer Arabic grammarian (d. ca.…

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12-13. Moses (peace be upon him) said, I fear that they will deny me and what I convey to them from you, and that my breast will be constricted because of their denial of me, and that my tongue will not be free in calling to Allah, so send Gabriel (peace be upon him) to my brother, Aaron, so that he could assist me.

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14. They also have a charge against me because I had killed the Copt, and I fear they may kill me.

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

Khalil b. Ahmad; for extensive references see Michael G. Carter, s.v. ‘Slbawayhi’, E12, ix, 524-30. [26:14] And I have sinned against them, by my slaying of the Egyptian man, and I fear they will slay me’, for this. [26:15] Said He, exalted be He: ‘Certainly not!, they shall not slay you. Go both of you, you and your brother — this address [although in the dual form] is predominantly for the person present as opposed to the absent one — with Our signs.…

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15. Allah said to Moses (peace be upon him): By no means! They will never kill you. Go, you and your brother Aaron, with My signs that indicate your truthfulness. I shall be with you with My assistance and support, listening to what you say and what is said to you. Nothing of that misses us.

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16. Go to Pharaoh and tell him: We are two Messengers sent to you by the Lord of all created things.

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17. That you send the Israelites with us.

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

Indeed We are — [indeed] each of the two of us is, the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds, to you, [26:17] that you should let go forth with us, to Syria, the Children of Israel”’. So they approached him and said to him that which has been mentioned. [26:18] He, Pharaoh, said, to Moses, ‘Did we not rear you among us, in our homes, as a child?, as an infant, only recently born but weaned, and did you not flay with us for years of your life?, for thirty years — he would dress from Pharaohs clothes and ride chariots of his, and was referred to as Pharaoh’s son. [26:19] And you committed th…

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18. Pharaoh said to Moses (peace be upon him): Did we not bring you up as a child among us? Did you not stay with us for many years of your life? So what has now made you claim prophethood?

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19. You committed a serious deed when you killed the Copt in defence of a man of your people, and you are one of those who deny my favours to you.

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20. Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: I did what you mentioned before I received revelation and was sent as a messenger.

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an in¬ grate’, a denier of my favours to you in having reared you [among us] and not enslaved you. [26:20] He, Moses, said, ‘I did that then, when I was aftray, from the knowledge and the Message which God would later give me. [26:21] So I fled from you, as I was afraid of you. Then my Lord gave me judgement, knowledge, and made me one of the messengers. [26:22] That is a favour with which you now reproach me that you have enslaved the Children of Israel’ (an ‘abbadta bani Isrd’il, is explicative of tilka, ‘that’) in other words, you have enslaved them but not me: there is no favour in…

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21. So I fled from you to Madyan after killing him when I feared that you will kill me. Then my Lord gave me knowledge and made me one of His Messengers that He sends to people.

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22. Your bringing me up without enslaving me after you enslaved the Israelites is a favour that you are reminding me of?!

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23. Pharaoh said to Moses (peace be upon him): What is the Lord of all created things Whose Messenger you claim to be?

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interrogative hamza of denial at the beginning of this verse [a-tilka mmatun, ‘is that a favour?’]). [26:23] Pharaoh said, to Moses, ‘And what is “the Lord of the Worlds” ’, the One Whose Messenger you say you indeed are? In other words: what exactly is He? And since there is no way for creation to know the true nature of God, but only to know Him through [an articulation of] His attributes, Moses, bless¬ ings and peace be upon him, rescinds to him with [mention of] some of these [attributes]: [26:24] He said, ‘The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, in other wo…

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24. Moses said in response to Pharaoh: The Lord of all created things is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of whatever is between them. If you are certain that He is your Lord then worship Him alone.

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25. Pharaoh said to the leaders of his people around him: Do you not hear the response of Moses and the false claim it contains.

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— should you have conviction’, that He, exalted be He, is their Creator, then believe in Him alone. [26:25] He, Pharaoh, said to those, noblemen among his folk, who were around him, ‘Did you not hear?!’, his response, how it does not correspond to the question [I asked] ? [26:26] He, Moses, said, ‘Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers’.…

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26. Moses said to them: Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your earlier forefathers.

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27. Pharaoh said: This man who claims to be a Messenger to you is insane. He is not aware of how to respond and he says that which does not make sense.

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28. Moses said, Allah, the One to Whom I call you, is the Lord of the East and the West and the Lord of what is in between them. If only you had sense that you could reason with.

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29. Pharaoh said to Moses after becoming unable to argue with him: If you worship any god other than Me, I will throw you into prison.

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that is between them — should you comprehend,’, that He is such [a Lord] then believe in Him alone. [26:29] He, Pharaoh, said, to Moses: ‘Ifyou choose any god other than me, I will surely make you a pris¬ oner!’. His [Pharaoh’s] prison was very harsh, for a person would be shut up [in a dungeon] underground alone, where he could neither see nor hear anyone else. [26:30] He, Moses, said, to him: ‘What, would you do this even, if I bring you something manifest?’. [26:31] He, Pharaoh, said, to him: ‘Then bring it, if you are truthful’, in this. [26:32] So he threw down his daff, and lo! it…

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30. Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: Will you throw me into prison even if I bring to you something that makes clear my truthfulness in what I have brought to you from Allah?

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31. He said: Bring what you say will indicate your truthfulness if you are true in your claim!

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32. So Moses threw his stick down on the ground and it suddenly became a snake for everyone to see.

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33. He put his hand into the opening of his garment without its being white and then he drew it out radiant white - not the white of leprosy - for the onlookers to see.

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34. Pharaoh said to the leaders of his people around him: This man is a magician, well versed in magic.

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

of his pocket, and lo! it was white, glowing, before the onlookers, and not its usual skin colour. [26:34] He, Pharaoh, said to the council around him, ‘Surely this man is a cunning sorcerer, an expert in the art of magic, [26:35] who seeks to expel you from your land by his sorcery. So what do you advise?’ [26:36] They said, ‘Put him and his brother off for a while, postpone [judgement of] their affair, and send muderers into the cities [26:37] to bring you every cunning sorcerer’, to surpass Moses in the art of magic. [26:38] So the sorcerers were assembled at a fixed time of a known…

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35. He means to use his magic to drive you out of your land! What do you suggest we do to him?

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36-37. They said to him: Delay him and his brother and do not rush to punish them. Send out to the cities of Egypt those who will gather the magicians, to bring every magician, well versed in magic.

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36-37. They said to him: Delay him and his brother and do not rush to punish them. Send out to the cities of Egypt those who will gather the magicians, to bring every magician, well versed in magic.

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38. Pharaoh assembled his magicians to challenge Moses at an appointed place and time.

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39. The people were told: Are you going to gather to see who wins? Will it be Moses or the magicians?

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ch was the morning of the Festival Day. [26:39] And it was said to the people, ‘Willyou assemble!’ [26:40] Maybe we will follow the sorcerers, should they be the vidors’ (the interrogative [of the previous verse] is an incitement to assemble and the optative sense [implicit in la’alia] is due to their anticipation of victory, and hence their continued adherence to their religion and rejection of Moses). [26:41] So when the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, ‘Shall we indeed (read a-inna either by pro¬ nouncing both hamzas, or by not pronouncing the second, but in both cases inserting…

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40. If the magicians succeed over Moses, perhaps we should follow them in their religion.

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41. So when the magicians came before Pharaoh to challenge Moses, they said to him, “Will we have a tangible reward or an intangible one, if we have the upper hand over Moses?”

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42. Pharaoh said to them, “Yes, you shall get a reward. If you are to succeed over Moses, you shall be taken as my close ones by being appointed in lofty posts.”

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

the vidors?’ [26:42] He said, ‘Yes [of course]! And you shall then be among those closed [to me]’. [26:43] Moses said to them, after they had said to him. Either you cad, or we shall be the caders [Q. 7:115]: ‘Cad what you have to cad’ — the command to do this signifies an authorisation for them to cast and a means whereby the truth will be made to prevail. [26:44] So they cad their ropes and their daffs, and said, ‘By the power of Pharaoh we shall surely be the vidors!’ [26:45] Thereat Moses cad his daff and lo! it was swallowing ( talqafu : one of the original two ta letters [of talta…

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43. Confident in Allah’s help and in order to show clearly that whatever he possessed was not magic, Moses said to them, “Throw whatever ropes and sticks you want to!”

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He said, ‘Yes [of course]! And you shall then be among those closed [to me]’. [26:43] Moses said to them, after they had said to him. Either you cad, or we shall be the caders [Q. 7:115]: ‘Cad what you have to cad’ — the command to do this signifies an authorisation for them to cast and a means whereby the truth will be made to prevail. [26:44] So they cad their ropes and their daffs, and said, ‘By the power of Pharaoh we shall surely be the vidors!’ [26:45] Thereat Moses cad his daff and lo! it was swallowing ( talqafu : one of the original two ta letters [of taltaqifu] has been assimil…

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44. And so they threw down their ropes and sticks, and upon throwing them, said, “By the grandeur of Pharaoh we are going to succeed, and Moses is the one who shall be defeated!”

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45. So Moses threw his staff and it turned into a snake, nullifying whatever magic they were casting over the people.

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46. When the magicians saw Moses’s staff swallowing up whatever they had cast, they fell into prostration.

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

they had] transformed through illusion, making their ropes and staffs appear to be moving serpents. [26:46] So the sorcerers fell down prodrating. [26:47] They said, ‘We believe in the Lord of the Worlds, [26:48] the Lord of Moses and Aaron’, for they realised that what they had witnessed in the case of the £taff could not have been the result of [mere] sorcery.

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47. They said, “I have brought faith in the Lord of all creation.”

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48. “The Lord of Moses and Aaron (peace be upon them).”

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49. Pharaoh, disapproving of the magicians’ belief, said to them, “Have you accepted Moses as being true, before I gave you permission to do so? Indeed, Moses is your mentor who has taught you magic; you have all collaborated to exile the people of Egypt from its lands, and you will soon see what punishment I inflict upon you. I shall cut off a hand and leg of each of you from opposite sides, and crucify you all on palm trunks, sparing no one.”

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

what they had witnessed in the case of the £taff could not have been the result of [mere] sorcery. [26:49] Pharaoh said, ‘Do you believe ( a-dmantum , read pronouncing both hamzas or replacing the second one with an alif) him, Moses, though I have not given you leave? He is indeed your chief, the one who has taught you sorcery — so that he only taught you some [tricks] and then surpassed you with others.…

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50. The magicians said to Pharaoh, “There is no big deal in the crucifixion and maiming you threaten us with in this world, because your punishment will end, while we shall return to our Lord who shall enter us into His everlasting mercy.”

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

ords, the right hand of each one together with his left leg — then I shall surely crucify you all.’ [26:50] They said, ‘There is no harm [in that], no damage will be done to us thereby. Surely to our Lord, after we die, whichever way that may be, we shall return, in the Hereafter. [26:51] Indeed We hope our Lord will forgive us our iniquities, for being the frit to believe’, in our time.

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51. “Due to us being the first ones to bring faith in Moses, we hope greatly that Allah erases the sins we have committed in the past.”

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

Lord, after we die, whichever way that may be, we shall return, in the Hereafter. [26:51] Indeed We hope our Lord will forgive us our iniquities, for being the frit to believe’, in our time. [26:52] And We revealed to Moses, after many years which he SJient among them calling them to the truth with God’s signs but all of which only increased them in insolence, [saying], ‘Journey with My servants, the Children of Israel, by night (a variant reading [for an asri ] is an isr, from the verb sard, one form of asrd ) go with them by night in the direction of the sea, for indeed you will be purs…

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52. And I revealed to Moses commanding him to march the Israelites out at night, because Pharaoh and his people would pursue them, forcing them back.

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

ndeed We hope our Lord will forgive us our iniquities, for being the frit to believe’, in our time. [26:52] And We revealed to Moses, after many years which he SJient among them calling them to the truth with God’s signs but all of which only increased them in insolence, [saying], ‘Journey with My servants, the Children of Israel, by night (a variant reading [for an asri ] is an isr, from the verb sard, one form of asrd ) go with them by night in the direction of the sea, for indeed you will be pursued’.…

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53. So when Pharaoh came to know of the Israelites escaping, he sent some of his army into the cities, rallying the rest of the armies.

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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

will pursue you, but when they enter the sea in pursuit of you, I will deliver you and drown them. [26:53] Then Pharaoh, having been informed of their night departure, sent to the cities — it is said that he ruled a thousand cities and twelve thousand villages — mufterers, to assemble the army, saying: [26:54] ‘Lo! these are but a small gang.…

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54. Pharaoh said, undermining the Israelites, “Indeed, these people are very few in number.”

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55. And they will do things which will incite us against them.

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56. Indeed, we are alert and prepared for them.

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57. So I took Pharaoh and his people out of the land of Egypt, which had abundant gardens, flowing streams and wealth.

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we are all on our guard’, ready (a variant reading [for hadhiruna] has hadhirun, meaning ‘alert’). [26:57] God, exaltedbe He, says: So We made them. Pharaoh and his folk, go forth, out of Egypt, in order to pursue Moses and his people, from gardens, orchards on either side of the Nile, and springs, streams running from the Nile through their dwellings, [26:58] and treasures, visible riches of gold and silver — these [riches] are called kunuz [as opposed to amwdl, riches’] because that [portion] which is [always] due to God, exalted be He, from them had not been paid — and splendid places…

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58. It also had treasures of wealth and beautiful dwellings.

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59. As I took Pharaoh and his people out of it, I made the Israelites inherit it.

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— and splendid places, exquisite residences for princes and ministers surrounded by their retinues. [26:59] So [it was], that is, Our expulsion [of them] was as We have described, and We made the Chil¬ dren of Israel to inherit these, after drowning Pharaoh and his folk. [26:60] Then they pursued them, they caught them up, at sunrise. [26:61] And when the two hofts sighted each other, the companions of Moses said, ‘We have been caught!’.…

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60. Pharaoh and his people caught the trail of the Israelites at sunrise.

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61. So when the two groups came into view of each other, Moses’s people said, “we are definitely going to be captured!” When Pharaoh and his people drew closer to Moses and his people, such that each person was in view of the other on the opposite side, Moses’s people said, “Indeed, Pharaoh and his people will catch up with us and we are powerless against them.”

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62. Moses said to his people: “It is not as you have imagined it to be, for My Lord is with me supporting and helping me. He shall guide and show me the path to salvation.”

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63. And so I revealed to Moses commanding him to strike the sea with his staff, which he did. The sea parted, turning into twelve paths: the same number as the tribes of the Israelites, and each parted segment was like a great mountain in its grandeur and stability, such that no water flowed from it.

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deed I have my Lord with me, to provide assistance. He will guide me’, to the route of deliverance. [26:63] God, exalted be He, says: Thereupon We revealed to Moses: ‘Strike the sea with your Ctaff’, and he Struck it, whereupon it parted, it SJilit into twelve parts, and each part was as a mighty mountain, between each of these parts were paths which they followed, such that not even the saddles or the felts of the riders were touched by water. [26:64] And there We brought near the others.…

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64. I made Pharaoh and his people draw closer until they entered the sea, thinking that the path was traversable.

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65. And I saved Moses and whoever was with him from the Israelites; none from among them perished.

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66. I then destroyed Pharaoh and his people by drowning them in the sea.

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ose who were with him, by bringing them out of the sea while it was in the State mentioned [above]. [26:66] Then We drowned the others. Pharaoh and his folk by closing the sea on them after they had entered the sea and the Children of Israel had exited therefrom. [26:67] Surely in that, drowning of Pharaoh and his folk, there is a sign, a lesson for those [genera¬ tions] who would come after them; but moil of them are not believers, in God.…

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67. Indeed, in the parting of the sea for Moses, his salvation from Pharaoh and Pharaoh’s destruction, is a miracle proving the truthfulness of Moses. The majority of those with Pharaoh were not believers, they were rejecters.

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the others. Pharaoh and his folk by closing the sea on them after they had entered the sea and the Children of Israel had exited therefrom. [26:67] Surely in that, drowning of Pharaoh and his folk, there is a sign, a lesson for those [genera¬ tions] who would come after them; but moil of them are not believers, in God.…

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104. O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.

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aughter of NamusI, she who pointed out the bone remains of [the prophet] Joseph, peace be upon him. [26:68] And surely your Lord, He is the Mighty, for He wrought vengeance upon the disbelievers by drowning them, the Merciful, to believers, delivering them from drowning. [26:69] And recite to them, the disbelievers of Mecca, the tiding, the tale, of Abraham (Ibrahima is sub¬ stituted by [the following, idh qdla, ‘when he said’]) [26:70] when he said to his father and his people, ‘What do you worship?’ [26:71] They said, ‘We worship idols — they reiterate the verb [in the response] in ord…

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69. O Messenger! Recite unto them the story of Abraham.

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vengeance upon the disbelievers by drowning them, the Merciful, to believers, delivering them from drowning. [26:69] And recite to them, the disbelievers of Mecca, the tiding, the tale, of Abraham (Ibrahima is sub¬ stituted by [the following, idh qdla, ‘when he said’]) [26:70] when he said to his father and his people, ‘What do you worship?’ [26:71] They said, ‘We worship idols — they reiterate the verb [in the response] in order to supplement it with [the following remark] — and remain cleaving to them’, we remain worshipping them all day; they give a longer response to indicate their [m…

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70. When he said to his father Azar and his people, “What do you worship instead of Allah?”

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71. His people said to him, “I worship idols, whose worship I remain firm upon and hold fast to.”

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72. Abraham said to them, “Do the idols hear your prayers when you supplicate to them?”

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ng them all day; they give a longer response to indicate their [miSJftaced] pride in such [an adt]. [26:72] He said, ‘Do they hear you when you supplicate? [26:73] Or do they bring you benefit, when you worship them, or harm?, to you, if you do not? [26:74] They said, ‘Rather, we found our fathers so doing’, that is, doing the same as we do. [26:75] He said, ‘Have you considered what you have been worshipping, [26:77] They are indeed hateful to me, I do not worship them; but the Lord of the Worlds, I do wor¬ ship Him, [26:78] [He] Who created me, it is He Who guides me, to [the proper]…

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73. “Or do they benefit you if you feed them, or harm you if you disobey them?”

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74. They said, They do not hear us when we supplicate to them, nor do they benefit us when we feed them, nor harm us if we disobey them. However, the reality is that we found our forefathers doing that, so we follow them.

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bring you benefit, when you worship them, or harm?, to you, if you do not? [26:74] They said, ‘Rather, we found our fathers so doing’, that is, doing the same as we do. [26:75] He said, ‘Have you considered what you have been worshipping, [26:77] They are indeed hateful to me, I do not worship them; but the Lord of the Worlds, I do wor¬ ship Him, [26:78] [He] Who created me, it is He Who guides me, to [the proper] religion, [26:79] and provides me with food and drink, [26:80] and when I am sick, it is He Who cures me; [26:81] and Who will make me die, then give me life, [26:82] and Who…

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75. Abraham said, “Have you contemplated over and realised what idols you actually worship instead of Allah?”

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76. “And what your forefathers before used to worship?”

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77. “Because they are all my enemies; they are all false except for the Lord of all creation.”

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78. “The one who created me and it is He who will guide me to the best of this world and the Hearafter.”

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79. “The being who alone feeds me when I am hungry and gives me drink when I am thirsty.”

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80. “And when I am ill, He alone cures me from illness; there is no healer for me except Him.”

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81. “The being who alone will cause me to die when my lifespan expires and will resurrect me after I die.”

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80] and when I am sick, it is He Who cures me; [26:81] and Who will make me die, then give me life, [26:82] and Who, I hope, will forgive me my iniquity on the Day of Judgement, [the Day] of Requital. [26:83] My Lord! Grant me [unerring] judgement, knowledge, and unite me with the righteous, the prophets. [26:84] And confer on me a worthy repute, excellent praise, among posterity, those who will come after me up to the Day of Resurrection. [26:85] And make me among the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss, among those who will be given it.

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82. “The being in who alone I hope will forgive my sins on the day of requital.”

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83. Abraham, supplicating to his Lord, said, “O my Lord! Grant me a deep understanding of religion and join me up with the pious prophets who came before me, by entering me into paradise with them.”

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84. And grant me a true reputation of honour with the generations after me.

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My Lord! Grant me [unerring] judgement, knowledge, and unite me with the righteous, the prophets. [26:84] And confer on me a worthy repute, excellent praise, among posterity, those who will come after me up to the Day of Resurrection. [26:85] And make me among the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss, among those who will be given it. [26:86] And forgive my father, for indeed he is one of those who are afiray, by Your relenting to him and forgiving him: this was before it became clear to him [Abraham] that he [his father] was an enemy of God, as mentioned in surat Bara a [Q.…

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85. And make me from among those who inherit the dwellings of paradise wherein your believing servants shall reside in luxury; grant me residence in them.

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[26:85] And make me among the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss, among those who will be given it. [26:86] And forgive my father, for indeed he is one of those who are afiray, by Your relenting to him and forgiving him: this was before it became clear to him [Abraham] that he [his father] was an enemy of God, as mentioned in surat Bara a [Q.…

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86. And forgive my father. Indeed, he was one of those who deviated from the truth due to idolatry. Abraham supplicated on behalf of his father before it became clear to him that he was from among the people of hell. When that became clear to him, he proclaimed his disassociation with him and no longer supplicated for him.

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87. Do not humiliate me with punishment on the day people are resurrected to be taken to account.

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88. On the day when the wealth he accumulated in this world shall not benefit nor his children that used to support him.

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not disgrace me, do not expose me, on the day when they, mankind, are resurrected; [26:88] of which [day] God, exalted be He, says [the following]: the day when neither wealth nor chil¬ dren will avail, anyone, [26:89] except him who comes to God with a heart that is sound, [free] from idolatry and hypocrisy — and this is the heart of the believer, whom such [things] will avail. [26:90] And Paradise will be brought near for the God-fearing, and they will [be able to] see it, [26:91] and Hell will be revealed [plainly] for the perverse, the disbelievers. [26:92] And it will be said to the…

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89. Except for the one who brings a perfect heart: one free of idolatry, hypocrisy, ostentation and arrogance. That is because he would have benefitted from his wealth which was spent in the path of Allah and his children, who would pray for him.

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90. Paradise will be brought nearer to those who were mindful of their Lord, by fulfilling His commands and refraining from His prohibitions.

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from idolatry and hypocrisy — and this is the heart of the believer, whom such [things] will avail. [26:90] And Paradise will be brought near for the God-fearing, and they will [be able to] see it, [26:91] and Hell will be revealed [plainly] for the perverse, the disbelievers. [26:92] And it will be said to them, ‘Where is that which you used to worship [26:93] besides God?, that is, other than Him, in the way of idols.…

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91. Hellfire will be exposed on the plains of resurrection for the deviants who deviated from the truth.

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92. It will be said in rebuke to them, “Where are the idols you used to worship?”

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93. “You used to worship them instead of Allah? Will they help you by preventing the punishment of Allah from you, or will they be able to help themselves?”

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And it will be said to them, ‘Where is that which you used to worship [26:93] besides God?, that is, other than Him, in the way of idols. Do they help you, by averting from you the chastisement, or do they help one another?’, by averting it from themselves? No [neither]! [26:94] Then they will be hurled, cash, into it, they and the perverse, [26:95] an d the hofts oflblts, his followers and those jinn and humans who were obedient to him, all together. [26:96] They, the perverse, shall say, as they wrangle therein, with those whom they used to worship: [26:97] ‘By God, we had indeed (in,…

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94. Then, they will be thrown into hell one on top of the other, together with whoever they led astray.

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95. The helpers of Iblīs are all satans, without exception.

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96. The idolaters who worshipped other than Allah and took them as partners to Him, will say whilst arguing with those they used to worship,

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the hofts oflblts, his followers and those jinn and humans who were obedient to him, all together. [26:96] They, the perverse, shall say, as they wrangle therein, with those whom they used to worship: [26:97] ‘By God, we had indeed (in, softened in place of the hardened form, with its subjecft omitted, in other words [it would usually be] innahu ) been in manifest error, [26:98] when we equated you, in worship, with the Lord of the Worlds. [26:99] And it was none other than the sinners, the devils or our predecessors, whose example we were following, that led us astray, from guidance. […

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97. “By Allah we were deviant from the clear truth.”

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98. “When we regarded you as equals to the Lord of all creation and worshipped you like we worshipped Him.”

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subjecft omitted, in other words [it would usually be] innahu ) been in manifest error, [26:98] when we equated you, in worship, with the Lord of the Worlds. [26:99] And it was none other than the sinners, the devils or our predecessors, whose example we were following, that led us astray, from guidance. [26:100] So [now] we have no intercessors, as the believers have, in the way of angels, prophets and [other] believers, [26:101] nor any sympathetic friend, who might be concerned for us. [26:102] If only we had another turn, [another] return to this world, we would have been among those…

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99. “None led us astray from the path of truth except those criminals who called us towards worshipping them instead of Allah.”

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100. “So we have no intercessors today who shall intercede for us in front of Allah, to save us from His punishment.”

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101. “Neither do we have a true devoted friend who will defend and intercede for u.”

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rophets and [other] believers, [26:101] nor any sympathetic friend, who might be concerned for us. [26:102] If only we had another turn, [another] return to this world, we would have been among those who believe!’ (law, ‘if only’, here is for [the conditional] optative, to which nakuna, ‘we would have been’, constitutes the response). [26:103] Surely in that, which is mentioned of the tale of Abraham and his people, there is a sign; but mo ft of them are not believers. [26:104] And tndy your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Mercifid.

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102. “If only we could return once more to the worldly life, so that we could be from those who believed in Allah.”

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103. Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Abraham (peace be upon him) and the ultimate abode of the rejecters, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters of what Abraham brought from his Lord.

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is for [the conditional] optative, to which nakuna, ‘we would have been’, constitutes the response). [26:103] Surely in that, which is mentioned of the tale of Abraham and his people, there is a sign; but mo ft of them are not believers. [26:104] And tndy your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Mercifid. [26:105] The people of Noah denied the messengers, by denying him, for they all brought the same mes¬ sage affirming God’s Oneness; or [it is] because he Stayed among them for so long that it was as though he was many messengers (the feminine [person of the verb kadhdhabat, ‘denied’, governed by…

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104. O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.

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but mo ft of them are not believers. [26:104] And tndy your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Mercifid. [26:105] The people of Noah denied the messengers, by denying him, for they all brought the same mes¬ sage affirming God’s Oneness; or [it is] because he Stayed among them for so long that it was as though he was many messengers (the feminine [person of the verb kadhdhabat, ‘denied’, governed by] qawm, ‘the people’, is on account of the import, but it is masculine on account of its [morphological] form); [26:106] when Noah, their brother — [their brother only] in terms of lineage — said to t…

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105. The people of Noah disbelieved in all the messengers when they rejected Noah (peace be upon him).

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106. When Noah said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”

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on account of the import, but it is masculine on account of its [morphological] form); [26:106] when Noah, their brother — [their brother only] in terms of lineage — said to them, ‘Willyou not fear?, God? [26:107] Truly I am a traded messenger [sent] to you, to deliver the Message with which I have been sent. [26:108] So fear God and obey me, in what I enjoin you to of God’s Oneness and obedience to Him. [26:109] I do notask of you any reward for it, for delivering it;/or my reward lies only with the Lord of the Worlds. [26:110] So fear God and obey me’ — he repeats this [Statement] for…

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107. “Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”

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163. “So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”

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07] Truly I am a traded messenger [sent] to you, to deliver the Message with which I have been sent. [26:108] So fear God and obey me, in what I enjoin you to of God’s Oneness and obedience to Him. [26:109] I do notask of you any reward for it, for delivering it;/or my reward lies only with the Lord of the Worlds. [26:110] So fear God and obey me’ — he repeats this [Statement] for emphasis. [26:111] They said, ‘Shall we believe in you, in your words, when it is the lowlieft people who follow you?’ ( wa’ttabaaka : a variant reading has wa-atbauka, ‘[when] your followers’, plural of tabi‘,…

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180. “I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”

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163. “So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”

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111. His people said to him, “O Noah! Should we believe you and follow what you have brought and act upon it, whilst your followers are the lowliest of people; there are no leaders and noblemen among them?”

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112. Noah (peace be upon him) said to them, “What do I know of what these believers used to do? I am not an overseer over them that I account for their deeds.”

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weavers and the shoemakers. [26:112] He said, ‘And what do I know of what they may have been doing? [26:113] Their reckoning is only my Lord’s concern, and He will requite them, if only you were aware — had you known this, you would not have reviled them. [26:114] And I am not about to drive away the believers. [26:116] They said, ‘Lo! if you do not desifl, O Noah, from what you say to us, you will assuredly be among those assailed’, with atones or curses. [26:117] He, Noah, said, ‘My Lord, my people have denied me, [26:118] so judge conclusively between me and them, and deliver me and…

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113. “Their accountability is only to Allah who knows their secret and public affairs, not to me. If you realised, you would not have said what you just did.”

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114. “I am not going to push away these believers from my gathering in acceptance of your wished, just so that you believe.”

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115. “I am only a clear warner; I warn you of the punishment of Allah.”

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116. His people said to him, “If you do not stop calling towards what you’re calling us towards, you will definitely be harrassed and stoned to death.”

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117. Supplicating to his Lord, Noah said, “O my Lord! Indeed, my nation has rejected me and not believed in what I have brought from you to be true.”

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with atones or curses. [26:117] He, Noah, said, ‘My Lord, my people have denied me, [26:118] so judge conclusively between me and them, and deliver me and the believers who are with me’. [26:119] He, exalted be He, says: So We delivered him and those who were with him in the laden ark, [the ship] filled with humans, animals and birds. [26:120] Then afterwards, after We delivered them, We drowned the reft, of his people. [26:121] Surely in that there is a sign; but mo ft of them are not believers. [26:122] Truly your Lord, He is the Mighty, theMerciful. [26:124] when Hud, their brother, s…

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118. “So judge between me and them such that they are destroyed due to their insistence on falsehood and save me and those believers who are with me, from the punishment you destroy the disbelievers with.”

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119. So I answered his supplication and saved him and the believers with him in the ark, which was full of people and animals.

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120. Then I drowned the remaining rest, who were the people of Noah.

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him and those who were with him in the laden ark, [the ship] filled with humans, animals and birds. [26:120] Then afterwards, after We delivered them, We drowned the reft, of his people. [26:121] Surely in that there is a sign; but mo ft of them are not believers. [26:122] Truly your Lord, He is the Mighty, theMerciful. [26:124] when Hud, their brother, said to them, ‘Will you not fear God? [26:125] Truly I am a trusted messenger [sent] to you. [26:127] I do not ask of you any reward for this; for my reward lies only with the Lord of the Worlds.

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121. Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Noah and his people, the saving of Noah and the believers with him and the destruction of the disbelievers from his nation, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.

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122. O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.

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123. The people of ‘Ād disbelived in all the messengers by their rejection of Hud (peace be upon him).

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124. Remember when their brother, the prophet Hud said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”

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125. “Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”

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150. “So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”

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180. “I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”

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128. “Why are you building upon every elevated, overlooking place a building as a marker, unnecessarily, without any benefit in it for you in the world or the afterlife?”

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6:127] I do not ask of you any reward for this; for my reward lies only with the Lord of the Worlds. [26:128] Do you build on every prominence, every high place, a monument, an edifice as a signpost for passers-by, so that you may hurl abuse?, at those who pass by you and deride them ( ta ‘bathuna, is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the subject of [the verb] tabnuna, ‘you build’). [26:129] And you set up Structures, for [extracting] water underground, that perhaps you might, as though you will, laSt forever, therein and not die. [26:130] And when you assault, to smite or slay, you…

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129. “And why do you build forts and palaces as if you were to live forever in this world, never to depart from it?”

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130. “And when you attack a place, you attack like tyrants, killing and with violence, showing no kindness or mercy.”

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163. “So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”

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ike tyrants, mercilessly! [26:131] So fear God, in this, and obey me, in what I have commanded you. [26:132] And fear Him Who has provided you. Who has been gracious to you, in a way that you know, [26:133] provided you with cattle and sons, [26:134] and gardens, orchards, and Springs, rivers. [26:135] Indeed I fear for you the chastisement of a tremendous day’, in this world and in the Hereafter should you disobey me. [26:136] They said, ‘It is the same to us whether you admonish [us] or are notone of those who admon- ish, anyway. In other words, we will not heed your admonition.

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132. “And fear the wrath of Allah who has granted you everything which you know well.”

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133. “He granted you many bounties, and granted you offspring.”

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134. “And He granted you gardens and flowing streams.”

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135. O my people! I fear the punishment of the great day over you: the Day of Judgement.

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136. His people said to him, “Your warning us and not warning us is the same to us, for we shall never believe in you and will never turn away from whatever we are doing.”

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137. This is nothing but the religion of the people of the past, their habits and their character.

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s] or are notone of those who admon- ish, anyway. In other words, we will not heed your admonition. [26:137] This, that you threaten us with, is merely the fabrication of the ancients, that is, their inventions and lies (a variant reading [for khalq, ‘fabrication’] is khuluq, ‘ethos’, in other words, this denial of resurrec¬ tion to which we adhere is merely ‘the ethos of the ancients’, in other words, their nature and wont); [26:139] So they denied him, concerning the chastisement, whereupon We destroyed them, in this world with the [barren] wind [cf. Q. 51:41].…

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138. And we are not going to be punished.

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139. They continued rejecting their prophet Hud (peace be upon him), so I destroyed them due to their rejection by a barren wind. Indeed, there is a lesson in their destruction for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.

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191. O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.

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141. The Thamūd disbelieved in all the messenger by their rejection of Saleh (peace be upon him).

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142. Remember when their brother in lineage Saleh said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”

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is the Mighty, the Merciful. [26:142] when Salih, their brother, said to them, ‘Will you fear God? [26:143] Truly I am a trailed messenger [sent] to you. [26:145] I do not ask of you any reward for this; for my reward lies only with the Lord of the Worlds. [26:146] Will you be left secure in that which is here, of good things — [26:148] and farms and date palms with slender, delicate and tender, ipathes? [26:149] And you hew dwellings out of the mountains arrogantly (a variant reading [of farihina, ‘ar¬ rogant’] has farihin, ‘skilfully’). [26:150] So fear God and obey me, in what I have…

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143. “Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”

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144. “So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”

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180. “I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”

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146. “Do you expect to be left alone in whatever goodness and bounties you are in, in safety and without fear?”

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52. In gardens and flowing springs.

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148. “Among crops and palms, the fruits of which are tender and delicate.”

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149. “And you skilfully carve out houses from the mountains, in which you then live.”

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179. “So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”

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151. “And do not submit to the commands of those who are immoderate on themselves by committing sins.”

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152. “Those who cause corruption on Earth by spreading sins and do not rectify themselves by holding on to the obedience of Allah.”

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153. His people said to him, “You are surely one of those who have been bewitched repeatedly until the magic has overpowered your intellect and driven you crazy.”

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ruption in the earth, through acfts of disobedience, and ad righteously’, by being obedient to God. [26:153] They said, ‘You are indeed one of the bewitched, those who have succumbed so many times to sorcery that their minds have been overcome. [26:154] And, moreover, you arejuil a human being like us.…

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154. “You are nothing but a human like us; you do not have any privilege over us which makes you worthy of being a Messenger, so bring a sign that proves you are a Messenger if indeed you are truthful in your claim to be one.”

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155. After Allah had given Saleh a sign that was in the form of the she-camel which Allah extracted from the rock, he said to them, “This is a she-camel which can be seen and felt, it will have a share of the water as you also have a known share. It will not drink on the day scheduled for you, neither shall you make your livestock drink on the day scheduled for it.”

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156. “Do not harm it by way of hitting it or cutting its legs, otherwise the punishment of Allah will come upon you and destroy you on a distressing day, due to the affliction that comes down on it.”

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157. So they agreed upon cutting its legs, and the most wretched from them all did the act. Then they regretted the deed they had committed because of realising that the punishment was about to befall them inevitably. However, regret after seeing the punishment is of no benefit.

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158. So the punishment that they were promised seized them: it was an earthquake accompanied by a scream. Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Saleh and his people, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.

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hem hamStrung her with the approval of others; and then became remorseful, for having hamStrung it. [26:158] So they were seized by the chastisement, which had been promised and were destroyed. Surely in that there is a sign; but moSt of them are not believers. [26:159] Truly your Lord, He is the Mighty, theMerciful. [26:160] The people of Lot denied the messengers, [26:161] when Lot, their brother, said to them, ‘Will you not fear God? [26:162] Truly I am a trusted messenger [sent] to you. [26:164] I do not ask of you any reward for this; my reward lies only with the Lord of the Worlds…

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191. O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.

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160. The people of Lut disbelieved in all the messengers by their rejection of Lut (peace be upon him).

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161. Remember when their brother in lineage Lot said to them, Will you not be mindful of Allah by leaving idolatry, fearing Him?

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162. “Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”

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163. “So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”

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180. “I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”

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165. “Do you seek sexual gratification from males?”

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only with the Lord of the Worlds. [26:165] What! Of all people you come unto males [to fornicate], [26:166] and forsake the wives your Lord has created for you?, in other words, [you forsake intimacy with] their front parts? Nay, but you are a transgressing folk’, overstepping [the bounds of] what is law¬ ful into what is unlawful. [26:167] They said, ‘If you do not desist, O Lot, from reproaching us, you will assuredly be of those expelled’, from our land. [26:168] He, Lot, said, ‘Truly I abhor, I deteSt, what you do. [26:169] My Lord, deliver me and my family from what they do’, that…

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166. “Whilst neglecting sexual gratification from the front passages of your wives Allah has created for you? You have indeed transgressed the limits of Allah by this detestable absurdity.”

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167. His people said to him, “O Lot! If you do not stop forbidding us from this act and rebuking us over it, you and those with you shall be exiled from our city.”

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168. Lot said to them, “Indeed, I am one of those who dislike and hate this act of yours.”

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169. Supplicating to his Lord, he said, “O my Lord! Save me and my family from whatever punishment is going to afflict these people because of the evil they commit.”

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170. So I accepted his supplication and saved him and his whole family.

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hat they do’, that is, from the punishment for it. [26:170] So We delivered him and all his family, [26:171] except an old woman — his wife — amongthose who Hayed behind, whom We destroyed. [26:172] Then We destroyed [all] the others, [26:173] and We rained on them a rain, [We rained on them] Stones — this [detail] pertains to [the previous] Statement concerning their destruction — and evil was, their rain, the rain of those who were warned! [26:174] Surely in that there is a sign; but moil of them are not believers. [26:175] Surely your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful. [26:176] T…

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171. Except for his wife because she was a disbeliever, so she ended up being one of those who perished and were destroyed.

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172. Then, after Lot and his family left the city of Sodom, I severely destroyed his people who remained behind.

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173. I rained down on them stones from the sky, just like we send down the rain. Disgraceful was the rain that befell these people, whom Lot used to warn of the punishment of Allah if they continued committing their evil acts.

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174. Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the punishment that descended on the people of Lot because of their sexual indecency, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.

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191. O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.

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176. The people of the Thicket close to Madyan rejected the Messengers when they rejected their prophet Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him).

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177. When their prophet Shu‘ayb said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah by leaving idolatry, fearing Him?”

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[for ashdbu’l-aykati ] has ashabu laykata ), a thicket of trees near Midian, denied the messengers, [26:177] when Shu c ayb — He [God] does not say ‘their brother’ [in this instance] because he [Shu'ayb] was not [in terms of lineage] one of them — said to them, ‘Will you not fear God? [26:178] Truly I am a trailed messenger [sent] to you. [26:180] I do not ask of you any reward for this; indeed my reward lies only with the Lord of the Worlds. [26:181] Give full measure and do not be of those who give short measure,

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178. “Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”

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179. “So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”

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180. “I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”

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181. “When you sell to the people, measure for them properly. Do not be people who reduce measure when selling to people.”

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the Lord of the Worlds. [26:181] Give full measure and do not be of those who give short measure, [26:183] and do not defraud people in their goods, do not diminish anything of what is due to them, and do not be degenerate in the earth, seeking corruption, by killing or otherwise ([ tathaw, ‘degener¬ ate’] derives from ‘athiya, meaning afsada, ‘to corrupt’; mufsidina, ‘seeking corruption’, is a circumstantial qualifier emphasising the import of its operator [ta’thaw]). [26:184] And fear Him Who created you and the former generations’, [all] creation [before you].…

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182. “And when you weigh for others, weigh with properly functioning scales.”

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183. “And do not violate the rights of people and cause excessive corruption on Earth by committing sins.”

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184. “And be mindful of the one who created you and created the previous nations, by fearing that He sends down His punishment upon you.”

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185. Shu‘ayb’s people said to him, “You are definitely one of those who have been victim of sorcery repeatedly, until it has overpowered your intelligence and driven you crazy.”

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enerations’, [all] creation [before you]. [26:185] They said, ‘You are indeed one of the bewitched. [26:186] You are juft a human being like us. And we indeed (in, softened in place of the hardened form, its subjed omitted, in other words [it would be] innahu ) think that you are one of the liars. [26:187] Then make fragments (read kisfan or kisafan) of the heaven fall upon us, if you are of the truth¬ ful’, in your Mission. [26:188] He said, ‘My Lord knows be it what you are doing’, and will requite you for it.

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186. “You are only a human like us and have no privilege over us, so how could you be a Messenger? I think of you only to be a liar in your claim to be a Messenger.”

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187. “So if you are truthful in your claim, cause a piece of sky to fall upon us.”

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188. Shu‘ayb said to them, “My Lord is better aware of the idolatry and sins you commit; none of your actions are hidden from Him.”

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r Mission. [26:188] He said, ‘My Lord knows be it what you are doing’, and will requite you for it. [26:189] But they denied him, so they were seized by the chastisement of the day of the shade (al-zulla) — a cloud which gave them shade when they suffered a bout of extreme heat but which then rained down fire on them and they were incinerated.…

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189. They continued rejecting him and so a grave punishment afflicted them by way of a cloud appearing after a severely hot day. It rained a fire upon them that burned them. The day they were destroyed was an extremely horrific day.

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‘My Lord knows be it what you are doing’, and will requite you for it. [26:189] But they denied him, so they were seized by the chastisement of the day of the shade (al-zulla) — a cloud which gave them shade when they suffered a bout of extreme heat but which then rained down fire on them and they were incinerated.…

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190. Indeed, in the aforementioned i.e. the destruction of the people of Shu‘ayb, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.

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191. O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.

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192. Indeed, this Qur’ān that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him), was revealed by the Lord of all creation.

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193. It was revealed through the trustworthy Gabriel (peace be upon him).

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194. O Messenger! He revealed it upon your heart so that you become one of the Messengers who warn the people and make them fearful of the punishment of Allah.

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by the Trustworthy Spirit, Gabriel, [26:194] upon your heart, that you may be [one] of the warners, [26:195] in a clear Arabic tongue (a variant reading [for nazala, ‘he brought down, verse 193] has nuzzi- la, ‘was sent down, and al-ruha, ‘the Spirit’, in the accusative, the subject of the verb being God). [26:196] And truly it, the allusion to the Qur’an [that would be] revealed to Muhammad (s), is in the Scriptures, the Books, of the ancients, such as the Torah and the GoSJiel.

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195. He revealed it in clear Arabic language.

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196. And indeed this Qur’ān has been referenced in the previous Books; the previous divine books have given glad tidings of it.

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197. Was it not a sign of your truthfulness for these people who reject you, that the scholars of the Israelites like Abdullah bin Salām, knew the reality of what has been revealed to you?

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Muhammad (s), is in the Scriptures, the Books, of the ancients, such as the Torah and the GoSJiel. [26:197] Is it not a sign, of this fad, for them, for the disbelievers of Mecca, that the learned of the Children of Israel recognise it?, [those] such as ‘Abd Allah b. Salam and his companions, from among those who became [Muslim] believers: they are able inform [you] of this (read yakun with ayatan in the accusative, or takun with ayatun in the nominative). [26:198] For had We revealed it to some non-Arabs ( a’jamun is the plural of a’jam), [26:199] and had he recited it to them, that is,…

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198. Had we revealed this Qur’ān upon one of the non-Arabs who do not speak Arabic.

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199. And then they were to read it to them, they would not become believers, because they would say, “I do not understand it!” So they should praise Allah that it was revealed in their language.

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200. Likewise, we placed rejection and disbelief in the hearts of the criminals because of their wrongdoing.

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is, [to] the disbelievers of Mecca, they woidd not have be¬ lieved in it, disdaining to follow it. [26:200] So, in the same way in which We would have caused denial of it to penetrate [the hearts of dis¬ believers] had it been recited by a non-Arab, We have caused, denial of, it to penetrate the hearts of the criminals, the Meccan disbelievers, when Muhammad (s) recites it. [26:201] They will not believe in it until they behold the painful chastisement, [26:202] so that it will come upon them suddenly while they are not aware. [26:203] Thereupon they will say, ‘Shall we be granted any re…

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201. They do not change from the state of disbelief they are in, and will not believe until they see the painful punishment.

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202. This punishment will come to them suddenly and unexpectedly.

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203. So when the punishment will come upon them suddenly, they will say out of immense grief, “Will we be given respite to repent to Allah?”

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204. Do these disbelievers seek our punishment hastily, saying, “We will never believe in you until you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, just as you claim it will.”

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said to them, ‘No!’, and they will say, ‘When will this chastisement be?’ God, exalted be He, says: [26:204] So do they [seek to] hasten Our chastisement? [26:205] Consider [this] then — inform Me: If We were to let them enjoy [life] for [many] years, [26:206] then there were to come on them that which they have been promised, of chastisement, [26:207] in what way (ma here is interrogative) would that enjoyment which they were given avail them?, in averting the chastisement or mitigating it? It would be of no avail! [26:208] And We have not destroyed any town but it had warners, messenge…

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205-206. O Messenger! So tell me, How will it if I was to let these disbelievers enjoy the bounties for a lengthy period of time and then the punishment they were promised came to them after that period of enjoyment.

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205-206. O Messenger! So tell me, How will it if I was to let these disbelievers enjoy the bounties for a lengthy period of time and then the punishment they were promised came to them after that period of enjoyment.

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207. What worldly bounties which they were enjoying, would benefit them? Verily, those bounties would have finished, and they will not be of any use.

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208. I did not destroy any nation except they were warned by sending messengers to them and revealing books.

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[26:208] And We have not destroyed any town but it had warners, messengers to warn its inhabitants; [26:209] as a reminder, an admonition for them; for We were never unjutf, for We destroy them [only] after they have been warned. The following was revealed to refute what the idolaters were saying: [26:210] It, the Qur’an, has not been brought down by the devils. [26:211] Neither would it behove, befit, them, to bring it down, nor are they capable, [of doing] that. [26:212] Truly they are barred, restrained with blazing Stars , from the hearing, of the sayings of the angels. [26:213] So d…

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209. Which served as admonitions and warnings for them. I was not oppressive by punishing them after establishing an excuse, by sending them Messengers and books.

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210. The satans did not come down with this Qur’ān upon the heart of Muhammad (peace be upon him);

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they have been warned. The following was revealed to refute what the idolaters were saying: [26:210] It, the Qur’an, has not been brought down by the devils. [26:211] Neither would it behove, befit, them, to bring it down, nor are they capable, [of doing] that. [26:212] Truly they are barred, restrained with blazing Stars , from the hearing, of the sayings of the angels. [26:213] So do not invoke any other god with God, left you be among the chastised — if you were to do what they call you to. [26:214] And warn the nearest of your kinsfolk, namely, the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttali…

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211. it is permissible that they come down with it onto his heart. They are not even capable of doing that.

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212. They are incapable of doing so because they have been cut off from its place in the heavens, so how could they reach it and then bring it down?

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213. So do not worship any deity with Allah and ascribe it to Him. Otherwise, you will be one of those who shall be punished.

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214. O Messenger! Warn your closest relatives from your people, in order of strength in relationship, lest the punishment of Allah does not afflict them if they remain upon idolatry.

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any other god with God, left you be among the chastised — if you were to do what they call you to. [26:214] And warn the nearest of your kinsfolk, namely, the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib: ‘He [the Prophet] warned them publicly ...’, as reported by al-Bukharl and Muslim. [26:215] And lower your wing, show your gentle side, to the believers, the affirmers of God’s Oneness, who follow you. [26:216] But if they, your kinsfolk, disobey you, say, to them: 7 am absolved of what you do’, in wor¬ shipping [gods] other than God. [26:217] And put your truH ( wa-tawakkal, or read fa-tawakk…

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215. And be kind in action and speech, out of mercy and gentleness, to those believers who follow you.

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Banu al-Muttalib: ‘He [the Prophet] warned them publicly ...’, as reported by al-Bukharl and Muslim. [26:215] And lower your wing, show your gentle side, to the believers, the affirmers of God’s Oneness, who follow you. [26:216] But if they, your kinsfolk, disobey you, say, to them: 7 am absolved of what you do’, in wor¬ shipping [gods] other than God. [26:217] And put your truH ( wa-tawakkal, or read fa-tawakkal, ‘then put your truSf) in the Mighty, the Merciful, God, in other words, entrust Him with all your affairs, [26:218] Who sees you when you Hand, for prayer, [26:219] and your m…

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216. If they disobey you and do not accept proclaiming the oneness of Allah and His obedience you command them with, then say to them, “I proclaim innocence from the idolatry and sins you commit.”

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217. And place your reliance in all your affairs upon the Almighty who takes retribution from His enemies and is merciful to whoever repents to Him from them.

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218. The being, may He be glorified, who sees you when you stand towards prayer.

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in other words, entrust Him with all your affairs, [26:218] Who sees you when you Hand, for prayer, [26:219] and your movements — in [performing] the [various] parts of prayer: Standing, sitting, bowing and prostrating — among those who protfrate, those who perform the prayers. [26:220] Truly He is the Hearing, the Knowing. [26:221] Shall I inform you, O disbelievers of Mecca, upon whom the devils descend? ( tanazzalu; one of the ta letters in the original [ tatanazzalu ] has been omitted). [26:222] They descend upon every sinful, profligate, liar, such as Musaylama and other soothsayers…

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219. And He sees you changing from posture to posture among those who pray. Nothing is hidden from Him, neither any action you undertake, nor anyone else undertakes.

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220. Indeed, He is the hearer of the Qur’ān you recite and remembrance you do in your prayer, knower of your intention.

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Standing, sitting, bowing and prostrating — among those who protfrate, those who perform the prayers. [26:220] Truly He is the Hearing, the Knowing. [26:221] Shall I inform you, O disbelievers of Mecca, upon whom the devils descend? ( tanazzalu; one of the ta letters in the original [ tatanazzalu ] has been omitted). [26:222] They descend upon every sinful, profligate, liar, such as Musaylama and other soothsayers. [26:223] They, the devils, report the heard [sayings], what they hear from the angels [they report] to the soothsayers, but motf of them are liars, adding much that is false to…

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221. “Shall I inform you who the satans actually come down to, as you have claimed that they come down with the Qur’ān?”

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222. “They come down to every fortune-teller, who is a perpetual liar, sinner and disobeyer.”

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[26:222] They descend upon every sinful, profligate, liar, such as Musaylama and other soothsayers. [26:223] They, the devils, report the heard [sayings], what they hear from the angels [they report] to the soothsayers, but motf of them are liars, adding much that is false to what they hear — this was [revealed] before the devils were barred from the heaven. [26:224] As for the poets, [only] the perverse follow them, in their poetry, propounding it and reciting it on their behalf to others; they are thus reprehensible. [26:225] Have you not noticed that — are you not aware that — in every…

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223. “The satans eavesdrop on the exalted assembly of angels and then convey that information to their fortune-teller friends. The majority of fortune tellers are liars; if they are truthful in one statement, they tell a hundred lies with it.

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224. And as for the poets that you claim Muhammad (peace be upon him) is from, those deviant from the path of guidance and steadfastness follow them and relate whatever poetry they say.

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what they hear — this was [revealed] before the devils were barred from the heaven. [26:224] As for the poets, [only] the perverse follow them, in their poetry, propounding it and reciting it on their behalf to others; they are thus reprehensible. [26:225] Have you not noticed that — are you not aware that — in every valley, of the valleys of rhetoric and the art thereof, they rove, overstepping the bounds [of decency] in [their] eulogies and diatribes, [26:226] and that they say, we do, what they do not do?, in other words, that they lie. [26:227] Save those, poets, who believe and perfo…

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225. O Messenger! Do you not see that one of the manifestations of their errors is that they wander around in all the valleys, sometimes immersed in praise, sometimes in criticism, and many times in other issues!

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226. And indeed they lie, saying, “I did such and such”, while they did not actually do it.

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the art thereof, they rove, overstepping the bounds [of decency] in [their] eulogies and diatribes, [26:226] and that they say, we do, what they do not do?, in other words, that they lie. [26:227] Save those, poets, who believe and perform righteous deeds and remember God frequently, in other words, [those whom] poetry does not diStradt from the remembrance [of God], and vindicate

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227. Except for those poets who have faith, perform good deeds, remember Allah abundantly and take retribution from the enemies of Allah after they have oppressed, like Hassān bin Thābit may Allah be pleased with him. Those who committed wrong by ascribing partners to Allah and showing hostility to His servants, will soon know what their place of return will be: they will return to a great place and a meticulous accounting.

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