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68. "The Pen"
  
     
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 Nothing that has been written by the pen herein is untrue,.
 
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 The messenger is in the favour of the Lord. He is no madman.
  
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 And Behold! For his faith, the messenger verily will be a reward unfailing.
 
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 And Behold! The messenger is of a tremendous nature.
 
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 And you will see and they will see
 
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 Whether the messenger or you is the demented.
 
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 Behold! thy Lord is best aware of those who stray from His way, and He is best aware of those who walk aright.
 
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 Therefore do not obey the extremists
  
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 Who would have had you compromise, that they may compromise.
 
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 Neither obey you each feeble oath-monger,
 
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 Detractor, spreader abroad of slanders,
 
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 Hinderer of the goodness and love of Allah, transgressor, malefactor
 
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 Greedy they are all, intrusive for power.
 
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 It is because many are already in possession of wealth and children
 
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 That, when these revelations are recited unto them, they say: Mere fables of the lives and scriptures of the true prophets.
 
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 Yet they have branded themselves.
  
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 Behold! Allah will judge them as he judged the first human beings and the first priest Adam and his companion Eve,
  
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 And made no exception for the Will of Allah;
 
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 Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon the garden while they slept
 
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 And in the morning the garden was desolate as if plucked.
 
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 And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
 
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 Saying: Let us Run unto His field and pluck the fruit of self-knowledge.
 
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 So they went off, saying this unto one another in low tones:
 
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 That with such divine self knowledge they should be independent and need no other.
  
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 They went forward in their actions, strong in this purpose.
 
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 But when they realized what they had done, they said: Behold! we are in error!
 
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 No, but we are desolate!  
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 And they said to one another: Did I not say unto you why do we not glorify Allah?
 
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 They said: Glorified be our Lord! Behold! we have been wrong-doers.
 
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 Then both of them drew near unto the Lord, with self remorse.
 
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 They said: Alas for us! In truth we have transgressed.
 
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 It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place we live. Behold! we beseech our Lord.
 
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 Such was the judgment. And verily the judgment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.
 
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 Behold! For those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord in One Heaven.
 
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 Shall Allah then treat those who have surrendered as we treat the guilty?
 
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 What is the matter with you? How foolishly you judge!
 
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 Or have you a scripture wherein you learn
 
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 That you shall indeed have all that you choose?
 
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 Or have you a covenant of One Islam on oath from Allah that reaches to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that you ordain?
 
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 Ask them O Messenger which of them will vouch for that!
 
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 Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
 
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 On the day when it befalls in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
 
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 With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.
 
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 Leave it to Allah to deal with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. He shall lead them on by steps from whence they know not.
 
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 So tolerate them graciously, for Behold! The plan of Allah is firm.
 
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 Or does a true messenger of God ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed?
 
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 Or is the Unseen theirs so that they can write it down?
 
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 But wait you for thy Lord's decree, be strong, and do not cry out in despair.
 
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 The favour of the Lord shall reach you, for surely you have not been cast into the wilderness in disgrace.
  
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 But the Lord has chosen you a place with Him among the righteous.
 
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 And Behold! Those who disbelieve would fain disconcert you with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Behold! He is indeed upset;
 
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 When it is nothing else than a Reminder to creation.
  
   
 
 

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