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42. "The Counsel"
  
     
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 Ha. Mim.  
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 A'in. Sin. Qaf.  
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 Thus Allah the Mighty, the Knower inspireth you Muhammad as He inspired those before you.
 
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 Unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.
 
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 Almost might the heavens above be rent asunder while the angels hymn the praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on the earth. Behold! Allah, He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.
 
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 And as for those who choose protecting friends beside Him, Allah is Warden over them, and you are in no wise a guardian over them.
 
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 And thus We have inspired in you a Lecture in Arabic, that you mayst warn the mother-town and those around it, and mayst warn of a day of assembling of which there is no doubt. A host will be in the Garden, and a host of them in the Flame.
 
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 Had Allah willed, He could have made them one community, but Allah brings whom He will into His mercy. And the wrong-doers have no friend nor helper.
 
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 Or have they chosen protecting friends besides Him? But Allah, He alone is the Protecting Friend. He quickens the dead, and He is Able to do all things.
 
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 And in whatsoever you differ, the verdict therein belongs to Allah. Such is my Lord, in Whom I put my trust, and unto Whom I turn.
 
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 The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you pairs of yourselves, and of the cattle also pairs, whereby He multiplieth you. Nothing is as His likeness; and He is the Hearer, the Seer.
 
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 His are the keys of the heavens and the earth. He enlargeth providence for whom He will and straiteneth it for whom He will. Behold! He is Knower of all things.
 
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 He has ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in you Muhammad, and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which you callest them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He will, and guides unto Himself him who turns toward Him.
 
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 And they were not divided until after the knowledge came unto them, through rivalry among themselves; and had it not been for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord for an appointed term, it surely had been judged between them. And those who were made to inherit the Scripture after them are truly in hopeless doubt concerning it.
 
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 Unto this, then, summon O Messenger. And be you upright as you are commanded, and follow not their lusts, but say: I believe in whatever scripture Allah has sent down, and I am commanded to be just among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. Unto us our works and unto you your works; no argument between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and unto Him is the journeying.
 
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 And those who argue concerning Allah after He has been acknowledged, their argument has no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and Theirs by choice will be great anguish and regret.
 
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 Allah it is Who has revealed the Scripture with truth, and the Balance. How cannot you know? It may be that the Hour is nigh.
 
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 Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it, while those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the Truth. Are not they who dispute, in doubt concerning the Hour, far astray?
 
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 Allah is gracious unto His faithful. He provideth for whom He will. And He is the Strong, the Mighty.
 
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 Whoso desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We give him increase in its harvest. And whoso desires the harvest of the world, We give him thereof, and he has no portion in the Hereafter.
 
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 Or have they partners of Allah who have made lawful for them in religion that which Allah allowed not? And but for a decisive word gone forth already, it would have been judged between them. Behold! for wrong-doers is a painful doom of their own choosing.
 
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 You seest the wrong-doers fearful of that which they have earned, and it will surely befall them, while those who believe and do good works will be in flowering meadows of the Gardens of One Heaven, having what they wish from their Lord. This is the great preferment.
 
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 This it is which Allah announceth unto His servants who believe and do good works. Say O Muhammad, unto humanity: I ask of you no fee therefor, except lovingkindness among kinspeople. And whoso scoreth a good deed We add unto its good for him. Behold! Allah is Forgiving, Responsive.
 
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 Or say they: He has invented a lie concerning Allah? If Allah willed, He could have sealed thy heart against them. And Allah will wipe out the lie and will vindicate the truth by His words. Behold! He is Aware of what is hidden in the hearts of men.
 
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 And it is He who accepteth repentance from His servants, and pardoneth the evil deeds, and knows what you do,
 
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 And accepteth those who do good works, and gives increase unto them of His bounty. And as for disbelievers, Theirs by choice will be great anguish and regret.
 
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 And if Allah were to enlarge the provision for His slaves they would surely rebel in the earth, but He sends down by measure as He willeth. Behold! He is Informed, a Seer of His servants.
 
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 And it is He who sends down the saving rain after they have despaired, and spreadeth out His mercy. He is the Protecting Friend, the Praiseworthy.
 
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 And of His omens is the creation of the heaven and the earth, and of whatever beasts He has dispersed therein. And He is Able to gather them when He will.
 
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 Whatever of misfortune strikes you, it is what your right hands have earned. And He forgives much.
 
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 Ye cannot escape in the earth, for beside Allah you have no protecting friend nor any helper.
 
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 And of His omens are the ships, like banners on the sea;
 
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 If He will He calmeth the wind so that they keep still upon its surface - Behold! herein truly are signs for every steadfast grateful heart. -
 
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 Or He causes them to perish on account of that which they have earned - And He forgives much -
 
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 And that those who argue concerning Our revelations may know they have no refuge.
 
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 Now whatever you have been given is but a passing comfort for the life of the world, and that which Allah has is better and more lasting for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord,
 
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 And those who shun the worst of sins and indecencies and, when they are wroth, forgive,
 
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 And those who answer the call of their Lord and establish worship, and whose affairs are a matter of counsel, and who spend of what We have bestowed on them,
 
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 And those who, when great wrong is done to them, defend themselves,
 
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 The reward of an ill-deed is an ill the like thereof. But whosoever pardoneth and amendeth, his wage is the affair of Allah. Behold! He loveth not wrong-doers.
 
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 And whoso defendeth himself after he has suffered wrong - for such, there is no way of blame against them.
 
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 The way of blame is only against those who oppress humanity, and wrongfully rebel in the earth. For such there is a painful doom of their own choosing.
 
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 And truly whoso is patient and forgives - Lo and Behold! that, truly, is of the steadfast heart of things.
 
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 He whom Allah sends astray, for him there is no protecting friend after Him. And you Muhammad will see the evil-doers when they see the doom, how they say: Is there any way of return?
 
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 And you will see them exposed to the Fire of their own making, made humble by disgrace, and looking with veiled eyes. And those who believe will say: Behold! the eternal losers are they who lose themselves and their housepeople on the Day of Resurrection. Behold! are not the wrong-doers in perpetual torment?
 
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 And they will have no protecting friends to help them instead of Allah. He whom Allah sends astray, for him there is no road.
 
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 Answer the call of your Lord before there comes unto you from Allah a Day which there is no averting. Ye have no refuge on that Day, nor have a you any power of refusal.
 
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 But if they are averse, We have not sent you as a warder over them. Your is only to convey the message. And Lo and Behold! when We cause man to taste of mercy from Us he exulteth therefor. And if some evil strikes them because of that which their own hands have sent before, then Lo and Behold! man is an ingrate.
 
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 Unto Allah belongs the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He will. He bestoweth female offspring upon whom He will, and bestoweth male offspring upon whom He will;
 
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 Or He mingleth them, males and females, and He maketh barren whom He will. Behold! He is Knower, Powerful.
 
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 And it was not bestowed to any mortal that Allah should speak to him unless it be by revelation or from behind a veil, or that He sends a messenger to reveal what He will by His leave. Behold! He is Exalted, Wise.
 
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 And thus have We inspired in you Muhammad a Spirit of Our command. You knewest not what the Scripture was, nor what the Faith. But We have made it a light whereby We guide whom We will of Our servants. And Lo and Behold! you truly dost guide unto a right path,
 
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 The path of Allah, unto Whom belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Do not all things reach Allah at last?
 
   
 
 

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