(Jonah - سورة يونس

Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book








Have
the people been amazed that We revealed [revelation] to a
man from among them, [saying], "Warn mankind and give good
tidings to those who believe that they will have a [firm]
precedence of honor with their Lord"? [But] the disbelievers
say, "Indeed, this is an obvious magician."






Indeed,
your Lord is Allah , who created the heavens and the earth
in six days and then established Himself above the Throne,
arranging the matter [of His creation]. There is no intercessor
except after His permission. That is Allah , your Lord, so
worship Him. Then will you not remember?








To
Him is your return all together. [It is] the promise of
Allah [which is] truth. Indeed, He begins the [process of]
creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who have
believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. But those who
disbelieved will have a drink of scalding water and a painful
punishment for what they used to deny.






It
is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a
derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know
the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created
this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who
know







Indeed,
in the alternation of the night and the day and [in] what
Allah has created in the heavens and the earth are signs for a
people who fear Allah







Indeed,
those who do not expect the meeting with Us and are
satisfied with the life of this world and feel secure therein
and those who are heedless of Our signs








For those their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn.








Indeed,
those who have believed and done righteous deeds - their Lord
will guide them because of their faith. Beneath them rivers
will flow in the Gardens of Pleasure








Their
call therein will be, "Exalted are You, O Allah ," and their
greeting therein will be, "Peace." And the last of their call
will be, "Praise to Allah , Lord of the worlds!"








And
if Allah was to hasten for the people the evil [they invoke]
as He hastens for them the good, their term would have been
ended for them. But We leave the ones who do not expect the
meeting with Us, in their transgression, wandering blindly








And
when affliction touches man, he calls upon Us, whether lying
on his side or sitting or standing; but when We remove from
him his affliction, he continues [in disobedience] as if he had
never called upon Us to [remove] an affliction that touched
him. Thus is made pleasing to the transgressors that which
they have been doing







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We had already destroyed generations before you when they
wronged, and their messengers had come to them with clear
proofs, but they were not to believe. Thus do We recompense
the criminal people








Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may observe how you will do.








And
when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences,
those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Bring us a
Qur'an other than this or change it." Say, [O Muhammad], "It
is not for me to change it on my own accord. I only follow
what is revealed to me. Indeed I fear, if I should disobey
my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."






Say,
"If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you,
nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained
among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"






So
who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah or
denies His signs? Indeed, the criminals will not succeed








And
they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them
nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors
with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He does not
know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high
above what they associate with Him






And
mankind was not but one community [united in religion], but
[then] they differed. And if not for a word that preceded from
your Lord, it would have been judged between them
[immediately] concerning that over which they differ.






And
they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his
Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allah [to administer], so
wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."






And
when We give the people a taste of mercy after adversity
has touched them, at once they conspire against Our verses.
Say, " Allah is swifter in strategy." Indeed, Our messengers
record that which you conspire






It
is He who enables you to travel on land and sea until, when
you are in ships and they sail with them by a good wind
and they rejoice therein, there comes a storm wind and the
waves come upon them from everywhere and they assume that they
are surrounded, supplicating Allah , sincere to Him in religion,
"If You should save us from this, we will surely be among
the thankful."






But
when He saves them, at once they commit injustice upon the
earth without right. O mankind, your injustice is only against
yourselves, [being merely] the enjoyment of worldly life. Then
to Us is your return, and We will inform you of what you
used to do.






The
example of [this] worldly life is but like rain which We
have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth
absorb - [those] from which men and livestock eat - until,
when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified
and its people suppose that they have capability over it, there
comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We make it
as a harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus
do We explain in detail the signs for a people who give
thought.






And Allah invites to the Home of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight path






For
them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra. No
darkness will cover their faces, nor humiliation. Those are
companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally






But
they who have earned [blame for] evil doings - the recompense
of an evil deed is its equivalent, and humiliation will cover
them. They will have from Allah no protector. It will be as if
their faces are covered with pieces of the night - so dark
[are they]. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will
abide therein eternally.






And
[mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will gather them all
together - then We will say to those who associated others
with Allah , "[Remain in] your place, you and your 'partners.' "
Then We will separate them, and their "partners" will say,
"You did not used to worship us,








And sufficient is Allah as a witness between us and you that we were of your worship unaware."






There,
[on that Day], every soul will be put to trial for what it
did previously, and they will be returned to Allah , their
master, the Truth, and lost from them is whatever they used to
invent.






Say,
"Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who
controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of
the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who
arranges [every] matter?" They will say, " Allah ," so say,
"Then will you not fear Him?"






For that is Allah , your Lord, the Truth. And what can be beyond truth except error? So how are you averted?






Thus
the word of your Lord has come into effect upon those who
defiantly disobeyed - that they will not believe.






Say,
"Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and
then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats
it, so how are you deluded?"






Say,
"Are there of your 'partners' any who guides to the truth?"
Say, " Allah guides to the truth. So is He who guides to the
truth more worthy to be followed or he who guides not unless
he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you
judge?"








And
most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption
avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing
of what they do.






And
it was not [possible] for this Qur'an to be produced by
other than Allah , but [it is] a confirmation of what was
before it and a detailed explanation of the [former] Scripture,
about which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.






Or
do they say [about the Prophet], "He invented it?" Say,
"Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon [for
assistance] whomever you can besides Allah , if you should be
truthful."








Rather,
they have denied that which they encompass not in knowledge
and whose interpretation has not yet come to them. Thus did
those before them deny. Then observe how was the end of the
wrongdoers.






And
of them are those who believe in it, and of them are those
who do not believe in it. And your Lord is most knowing of
the corrupters






And
if they deny you, [O Muhammad], then say, "For me are my
deeds, and for you are your deeds. You are disassociated from
what I do, and I am disassociated from what you do."






And
among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause
the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason?
And
among them are those who look at you. But can you guide
the blind although they will not [attempt to] see?








Indeed, Allah does not wrong the people at all, but it is the people who are wronging themselves.






And
on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if
they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day,
[and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who
denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided








And
whether We show you some of what We promise them, [O
Muhammad], or We take you in death, to Us is their return;
then, [either way], Allah is a witness concerning what they are
doing






And
for every nation is a messenger. So when their messenger
comes, it will be judged between them in justice, and they
will not be wronged








And they say, "When is [the fulfillment of] this promise, if you should be truthful?"






Say,
"I possess not for myself any harm or benefit except what
Allah should will. For every nation is a [specified] term. When
their time has come, then they will not remain behind an
hour, nor will they precede [it]."








Say,
"Have you considered: if His punishment should come to you
by night or by day - for which [aspect] of it would the
criminals be impatient?"






Then
is it that when it has [actually] occurred you will believe
in it? Now? And you were [once] for it impatient






Then
it will be said to those who had wronged, "Taste the
punishment of eternity; are you being recompensed except for
what you used to earn?"






And
they ask information of you, [O Muhammad], "Is it true?"
Say, "Yes, by my Lord. Indeed, it is truth; and you will not
cause failure [to Allah ]."








And
if each soul that wronged had everything on earth, it would
offer it in ransom. And they will confide regret when they
see the punishment; and they will be judged in justice, and
they will not be wronged






Unquestionably,
to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.
Unquestionably, the promise of Allah is truth, but most of them
do not know






He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned






O
mankind, there has to come to you instruction from your Lord
and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and
mercy for the believers.






Say,
"In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy - in that let them
rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate."






Say,
"Have you seen what Allah has sent down to you of provision
of which you have made [some] lawful and [some] unlawful?" Say,
"Has Allah permitted you [to do so], or do you invent
[something] about Allah ?"






And
what will be the supposition of those who invent falsehood
about Allah on the Day of Resurrection? Indeed, Allah is full of
bounty to the people, but most of them are not grateful."






And,
[O Muhammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite
any of the Qur'an and you [people] do not do any deed except
that We are witness over you when you are involved in it.
And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's
weight within the earth or within the heaven or [anything]
smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear
register.








Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve








Those who believed and were fearing Allah






For
them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the
Hereafter. No change is there in the words of Allah . That is
what is the great attainment.








And
let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, honor [due to
power] belongs to Allah entirely. He is the Hearing, the Knowing.