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Surah 61.  As-Saff

In the name of ALLAH, the Benevolent, the Merciful

1.  All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifies ALLAH, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

2.  O you who keep faith!  why say you that which you do not?

3.  It is most hateful in the sight of ALLAH that you say that which you do not.

4.  Lo!  ALLAH loves those who battle for His cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure.

5.  And when Moses said to his people:  O my people!  Why persecute you me, when you well know that I am ALLAH's messenger to you?  So when they went astray ALLAH sent their hearts astray.  And ALLAH Guides not the evil living folk.

6.  And when Jesus son of Mary said:  O Children of Israel!  Lo!  I am the messenger of ALLAH to you, confirming that which was before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who comes after me, whose name is the Praised One.  Yet when he has come to them with clear proofs, they say:  This is mere magic.

7.  And who does greater wrong than he who invents a lie against ALLAH when he is summoned to al-Islam.  And ALLAH Guides not wrongdoing folk.

8.  Fain would they put out the light of ALLAH with their mouths, but ALLAH will perfect His light however much the deniers are averse.

9.  He it is who has sent His messenger with the Guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it conqueror of all religion however much pagans may be averse.

 


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