The Cattle - سورة الأنعام

[All]
praise is [due] to Allah , who created the heavens and the
earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who
disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.








It
is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term
and a specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in
dispute.








And
He is Allah , [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth.
He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows
that which you earn.








And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away therefrom.








For
they had denied the truth when it came to them, but there
is going to reach them the news of what they used to
ridicule.
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Have they not seen how many
generations We destroyed before them which We had established
upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent
[rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow
beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and
brought forth after them a generation of others.


And
even if We had sent down to you, [O Muhammad], a written
scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the
disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic."








And
they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?"
But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been
decided; then they would not be reprieved.








And
if We had made him an angel, We would have made him
[appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that
in which they cover themselves.








And
already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who
mocked them were enveloped by that which they used to ridicule.








Say, "Travel through the land; then observe how was the end of the deniers."








Say,
"To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?" Say,
"To Allah ." He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely
assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there
is no doubt. Those who will lose themselves [that Day] do not
believe.






And to Him belongs that which reposes by night and by day, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.








Say,
"Is it other than Allah I should take as a protector, Creator
of the heavens and the earth, while it is He who feeds and
is not fed?" Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded
to be the first [among you] who submit [to Allah ] and [was
commanded], 'Do not ever be of the polytheists.' "








Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."








He from whom it is averted that Day - [ Allah ] has granted him mercy. And that is the clear attainment.








And
if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover
of it except Him. And if He touches you with good - then
He is over all things competent.







And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with all].








Say,
"What thing is greatest in testimony?" Say, " Allah is witness
between me and you. And this Qur'an was revealed to me that
I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches. Do you
[truly] testify that with Allah there are other deities?" Say,
"I will not testify [with you]." Say, "Indeed, He is but one
God, and indeed, I am free of what you associate [with Him]."








Those
to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they
recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in
the Hereafter] do not believe.








And
who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie or
denies His verses? Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed.








And
[mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will gather them all
together; then We will say to those who associated others with
Allah , "Where are your 'partners' that you used to claim [with
Him]?"








Then
there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will
say, "By Allah , our Lord, we were not those who associated."








See how they will lie about themselves. And lost from them will be what they used to invent.


And
among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed
over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in
their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they
will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing
with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends
of the former peoples."








And
they prevent [others] from him and are [themselves] remote
from him. And they do not destroy except themselves, but they
perceive [it] not.








If
you could but see when they are made to stand before the
Fire and will say, "Oh, would that we could be returned [to
life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be
among the believers."








But
what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And
even if they were returned, they would return to that which
they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars.








And they say, "There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected."








If
you could but see when they will be made to stand before
their Lord. He will say, "Is this not the truth?" They will
say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will [then] say, "So taste the
punishment because you used to disbelieve."








Those
will have lost who deny the meeting with Allah , until when
the Hour [of resurrection] comes upon them unexpectedly, they
will say, "Oh, [how great is] our regret over what we
neglected concerning it," while they bear their burdens on
their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.








And
the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the
home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah , so
will you not reason?








We
know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say.
And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the
verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject.








And
certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were
patient over [the effects of] denial, and they were harmed
until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the words
of Allah . And there has certainly come to you some information
about the [previous] messengers.








And
if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able
to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky
to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allah had willed,
He would have united them upon guidance. So never be of the
ignorant.








Only those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allah will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.







SAnd
they say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from
his Lord?" Say, "Indeed, Allah is Able to send down a sign, but
most of them do not know."








And
there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that
flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like
you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto
their Lord they will be gathered.








But
those who deny Our verses are deaf and dumb within
darknesses. Whomever Allah wills - He leaves astray; and
whomever He wills - He puts him on a straight path.








Say,
"Have you considered: if there came to you the punishment of
Allah or there came to you the Hour - is it other than Allah
you would invoke, if you should be truthful?"








No,
it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove
that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would
forget what you associate [with Him].








And
We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O
Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that
perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].








Then
why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble
themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made
attractive to them that which they were doing.








So
when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We
opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when
they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them
suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.








So the people that committed wrong were eliminated. And praise to Allah , Lord of the worlds.








Say,
"Have you considered: if Allah should take away your hearing
and your sight and set a seal upon your hearts, which deity
other than Allah could bring them [back] to you?" Look how we
diversify the verses; then they [still] turn away.






Say,
"Have you considered: if the punishment of Allah should come
to you unexpectedly or manifestly, will any be destroyed but
the wrongdoing people?"







Sahih InternationalAnd
We send not the messengers except as bringers of good
tidings and warners. So whoever believes and reforms - there
will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.








But those who deny Our verses - the punishment will touch them for their defiant disobedience.








Say,
[O Muhammad], "I do not tell you that I have the
depositories [containing the provision] of Allah or that I know
the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only
follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the blind equivalent
to the seeing? Then will you not give thought?"








And
warn by the Qur'an those who fear that they will be
gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no
protector and no intercessor - that they might become righteous.








And
do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and
afternoon, seeking His countenance. Not upon you is anything
of their account and not upon them is anything of your
account. So were you to send them away, you would [then] be
of the wrongdoers.








And
thus We have tried some of them through others that the
disbelievers might say, "Is it these whom Allah has favored among
us?" Is not Allah most knowing of those who are grateful?








And
when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say,
"Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy:
that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then
repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is
Forgiving and Merciful."








And thus do We detail the verses, and [thus] the way of the criminals will become evident.








Say,
"Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke
besides Allah ." Say, "I will not follow your desires, for I
would then have gone astray, and I would not be of the
[rightly] guided."








Say,
"Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have
denied it. I do not have that for which you are impatient.
The decision is only for Allah . He relates the truth, and He
is the best of deciders."








Say,
"If I had that for which you are impatient, the matter
would have been decided between me and you, but Allah is most
knowing of the wrongdoers."








And
with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except
Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not
a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there
within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry
[thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.








And
it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you
have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a
specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your
return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.








And
He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over
you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our
messengers take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].








Then
they His servants are returned to Allah , their true Lord.
Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of
accountants.








Say,
"Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea
[when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If
He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be among
the thankful.' "







Sahih InternationalSay, "It is Allah who saves you from it and from every distress; then you [still] associate others with Him."








Say,
"He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from
above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you [so you
become] sects and make you taste the violence of one
another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might
understand.








But your people have denied it while it is the truth. Say, "I am not over you a manager."








For every happening is a finality; and you are going to know.








And
when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse
concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they
enter into another conversion. And if Satan should cause you to
forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the
wrongdoing people.








And
those who fear Allah are not held accountable for the
disbelievers at all, but [only for] a reminder - that perhaps
they will fear Him.






And
leave those who take their religion as amusement and
diversion and whom the worldly life has deluded. But remind
with the Qur'an, lest a soul be given up to destruction for
what it earned; it will have other than Allah no protector and
no intercessor. And if it should offer every compensation, it
would not be taken from it. Those are the ones who are given
to destruction for what they have earned. For them will be a
drink of scalding water and a painful punishment because they
used to disbelieve.








Say,
"Shall we invoke instead of Allah that which neither benefits
us nor harms us and be turned back on our heels after Allah
has guided us? [We would then be] like one whom the devils
enticed [to wander] upon the earth confused, [while] he has
companions inviting him to guidance, [calling], 'Come to us.' "
Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the [only] guidance; and
we have been commanded to submit to the Lord of the worlds.








And to establish prayer and fear Him." And it is He to whom you will be gathered.








And
it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And
the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And
His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He is]
Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise,
the Acquainted.








And
[mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father Azar,
"Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your
people to be in manifest error."








And
thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the
earth that he would be among the certain [in faith]








So
when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star.
He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I
like not those that disappear."








And
when he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my lord."
But when it set, he said, "Unless my Lord guides me, I will
surely be among the people gone astray."








And
when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my lord;
this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people,
indeed I am free from what you associate with Allah .








Indeed,
I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and
the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who
associate others with Allah ."








And
his people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me
concerning Allah while He has guided me? And I fear not what
you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless my Lord
should will something. My Lord encompasses all things in
knowledge; then will you not remember?