Surah Furqan
Blessed is the One who revealed the Criterion to a servant of the divine for it to be a warning to all peoples;
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the One to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and who has not begotten a son, and who has no partner in the dominion, and who created every thing and determined its measure.
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Yet they have adopted other deities besides, which do not create anything but are themselves created; and which have no power to harm or help themselves, and who have no power over death, or over life, or over resurrection.
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But those who scoff say, “This is nothing but a lie, which he invented, while other people assisted him.” Thus they have done an injustice and set forth a falsehood.
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And they say, “These are myths of the ancients, which he has had written down, and they are dictated to him morning and evening.”
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Say, “It was revealed by the One who knows the secret in the heavens and the earth, being most forgiving and most merciful.”
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Yet they say, “What is the matter with this messenger—he eats food and walks along the streets! Why wasn’t an angel sent down to him, to be a herald with him,
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“or a treasure sent down to him, or a garden there for him to eat from?” The oppressors say, “You are only following a man who’s bewitched.”
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See how they make up images of you— they are lost, and can never find a way.
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Blessed is the One who, at will, could give you better than that —gardens with streams running below them- and give you palaces.
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