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Surah Al-A'raf
Verse 180–198

وَلِلَّهِ And for Allah ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ (are) the names ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ the most beautiful فَٱدْعُوهُ so invoke Him بِهَا ۖ by them وَذَرُوا۟ And leave ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُلْحِدُونَ deviate فِىٓ concerning أَسْمَـٰٓئِهِۦ ۚ His names سَيُجْزَوْنَ They will be recompensed مَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ١٨٠

And to Allāh belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing.

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وَمِمَّنْ And of (those) whom خَلَقْنَآ We have created أُمَّةٌۭ (is) a nation يَهْدُونَ who guides بِٱلْحَقِّ with the truth وَبِهِۦ and thereby يَعْدِلُونَ they establish justice ١٨١

And among those We created is a community which guides by truth and thereby establishes justice.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who كَذَّبُوا۟ denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم We will gradually lead them مِّنْ from حَيْثُ where لَا not يَعْلَمُونَ they know ١٨٢

But those who deny Our signs - We will progressively lead them [to destruction] from where they do not know.

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وَأُمْلِى And I will give respite لَهُمْ ۚ to them إِنَّ Indeed كَيْدِى My plan مَتِينٌ (is) firm ١٨٣

And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.

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أَوَلَمْ Do not يَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ ۗ they reflect مَا Not بِصَاحِبِهِم in their companion مِّن [of] جِنَّةٍ ۚ (is) any madness إِنْ Not هُوَ he إِلَّا (is) but نَذِيرٌۭ a warner مُّبِينٌ clear ١٨٤

Then do they not give thought? There is in their companion [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] no madness. He is not but a clear warner.

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أَوَلَمْ Do not يَنظُرُوا۟ they look فِى in مَلَكُوتِ (the) dominion ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَمَا and what خَلَقَ has (been) created ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah مِن of شَىْءٍۢ (every)thing وَأَنْ and that عَسَىٰٓ perhaps أَن [that] يَكُونَ has قَدِ verily ٱقْتَرَبَ come near أَجَلُهُمْ ۖ their term فَبِأَىِّ So in what حَدِيثٍۭ statement بَعْدَهُۥ after this يُؤْمِنُونَ will they believe ١٨٥

Do they not look into the realm of the heavens and the earth and everything that Allāh has created and [think] that perhaps their appointed time has come near? So in what statement [i.e., message] hereafter will they believe?

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مَن Whoever يُضْلِلِ (is) let go astray ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah فَلَا then (there is) no هَادِىَ guide لَهُۥ ۚ for him وَيَذَرُهُمْ And He leaves them فِى in طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgression يَعْمَهُونَ wandering blindly ١٨٦

Whoever Allāh sends astray - there is no guide for him. And He leaves them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

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يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you عَنِ about ٱلسَّاعَةِ the Hour أَيَّانَ when will be مُرْسَىٰهَا ۖ its appointed time قُلْ Say إِنَّمَا Only عِلْمُهَا its knowledge عِندَ (is) with رَبِّى ۖ my Lord لَا no (one) يُجَلِّيهَا can reveal [it] لِوَقْتِهَآ its time إِلَّا except هُوَ ۚ Him ثَقُلَتْ It lays heavily فِى in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth لَا Not تَأْتِيكُمْ will it come to you إِلَّا but بَغْتَةًۭ ۗ suddenly يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you كَأَنَّكَ as if you حَفِىٌّ (were) well informed عَنْهَا ۖ about it قُلْ Say إِنَّمَا Only عِلْمُهَا its knowledge عِندَ (is) with ٱللَّهِ Allah وَلَـٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَ most ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ١٨٧

They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allāh, but most of the people do not know."

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قُل Say لَّآ Not أَمْلِكُ I have power لِنَفْسِى for myself نَفْعًۭا (to) benefit وَلَا and no ضَرًّا (power to) harm إِلَّا except مَا what شَآءَ wills ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah وَلَوْ And if كُنتُ I would أَعْلَمُ know ٱلْغَيْبَ (of) the unseen لَٱسْتَكْثَرْتُ surely I could have multiplied مِنَ of ٱلْخَيْرِ the good وَمَا and not مَسَّنِىَ (could) have touched me ٱلسُّوٓءُ ۚ the evil إِنْ Not أَنَا۠ (am) I إِلَّا except نَذِيرٌۭ a warner وَبَشِيرٌۭ and a bearer of good tidings لِّقَوْمٍۢ to a people يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe ١٨٨

Say, "I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allāh has willed. And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe."

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۞ هُوَ He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who خَلَقَكُم created you مِّن from نَّفْسٍۢ a soul وَٰحِدَةٍۢ single وَجَعَلَ and made مِنْهَا from it زَوْجَهَا its mate لِيَسْكُنَ that he might live إِلَيْهَا ۖ with her فَلَمَّا And when تَغَشَّىٰهَا he covers her حَمَلَتْ she carries حَمْلًا a burden خَفِيفًۭا light فَمَرَّتْ and continues بِهِۦ ۖ with it فَلَمَّآ But when أَثْقَلَت she grows heavy دَّعَوَا they both invoke ٱللَّهَ Allah رَبَّهُمَا their Lord لَئِنْ If ءَاتَيْتَنَا You give us صَـٰلِحًۭا a righteous (child) لَّنَكُونَنَّ surely we will be مِنَ among ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ the thankful ١٨٩

It is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might dwell in security with her. And when he [i.e., man] covers her, she carries a light burden [i.e., a pregnancy] and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allāh, their Lord, "If You should give us a good [child], we will surely be among the grateful."

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فَلَمَّآ But when ءَاتَىٰهُمَا He gives them صَـٰلِحًۭا a good, (child) جَعَلَا they make لَهُۥ for Him شُرَكَآءَ partners فِيمَآ in what ءَاتَىٰهُمَا ۚ He has given them فَتَعَـٰلَى But exalted ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah عَمَّا above what يُشْرِكُونَ they associate (with Him) ١٩٠

But when He gives them a good [child], they ascribe partners to Him concerning that which He has given them. Exalted is Allāh above what they associate with Him.

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أَيُشْرِكُونَ Do they associate مَا what لَا (can) not يَخْلُقُ create شَيْـًۭٔا anything وَهُمْ and they يُخْلَقُونَ are created ١٩١

Do they associate with Him those who create nothing and they are [themselves] created?

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وَلَا And not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able لَهُمْ to (give) them نَصْرًۭا any help وَلَآ and not أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves يَنصُرُونَ can they help ١٩٢

And they [i.e., the false deities] are unable to [give] them help, nor can they help themselves.

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وَإِن And if تَدْعُوهُمْ you call them إِلَى to ٱلْهُدَىٰ the guidance لَا not يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ ۚ will they follow you سَوَآءٌ (It is) same عَلَيْكُمْ for you أَدَعَوْتُمُوهُمْ whether you call them أَمْ or أَنتُمْ you صَـٰمِتُونَ remain silent ١٩٣

And if you [believers] invite them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is all the same for you whether you invite them or you are silent.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those whom تَدْعُونَ you call مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah عِبَادٌ (are) slaves أَمْثَالُكُمْ ۖ like you فَٱدْعُوهُمْ So invoke them فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ and let them respond لَكُمْ to you إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ١٩٤

Indeed, those you [polytheists] call upon besides Allāh are servants [i.e., creations] like you. So call upon them and let them respond to you, if you should be truthful.

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أَلَهُمْ Are for them أَرْجُلٌۭ feet يَمْشُونَ (to) walk بِهَآ ۖ with [it] أَمْ or لَهُمْ for them أَيْدٍۢ hands يَبْطِشُونَ (to) hold بِهَآ ۖ with [it] أَمْ or لَهُمْ for them أَعْيُنٌۭ eyes يُبْصِرُونَ (to) see بِهَآ ۖ with [it] أَمْ or لَهُمْ for them ءَاذَانٌۭ ears يَسْمَعُونَ (to) hear بِهَا ۗ with [it] قُلِ Say ٱدْعُوا۟ Call شُرَكَآءَكُمْ your partners ثُمَّ then كِيدُونِ scheme against me فَلَا and (do) not تُنظِرُونِ give me respite ١٩٥

Do they have feet by which they walk? Or do they have hands by which they strike? Or do they have eyes by which they see? Or do they have ears by which they hear? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Call your 'partners' and then conspire against me and give me no respite.

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إِنَّ Indeed وَلِـِّۧىَ my protector ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah ٱلَّذِى the One Who نَزَّلَ revealed ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۖ the Book وَهُوَ And He يَتَوَلَّى protects ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ١٩٦

Indeed, my protector is Allāh, who has sent down the Book; and He is an ally to the righteous.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those whom تَدْعُونَ you invoke مِن from دُونِهِۦ besides Him لَا not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able نَصْرَكُمْ (to) help you وَلَآ and not أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves يَنصُرُونَ can they help ١٩٧

And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."

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وَإِن And if تَدْعُوهُمْ you call them إِلَى to ٱلْهُدَىٰ the guidance لَا not يَسْمَعُوا۟ ۖ do they not وَتَرَىٰهُمْ And you see them يَنظُرُونَ looking إِلَيْكَ at you وَهُمْ but they لَا not يُبْصِرُونَ (do) they see ١٩٨

And if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you while they do not see.

— Come To Light

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