I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the
accursed. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Alif, Lam,
Meem.
These are the verses of the Book, full of wisdom, a guidance and a
mercy
for the doers of good - who establish prayer and give
zakah, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith].
Those are upon guidance from their Lord, and it is the first of you who will be successful. But
among mankind is he who
buys for himself [another] narration [that] he may mislead [others] from
the way of Allah without knowledge
and takes it in ridicule. Those will have a
humiliating punishment. And when
Our verses are recited to him, nor is he
arrogant, as if he had not heard them; there was deafness in his ears; so give him tidings of a
painful punishment. Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - for them are gardens of pleasure,
abiding therein. The promise of Allah is truth, and He is the Exalted in Might, the
Wise. He created the heavens without pillars that you can see and cast
into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shake with you, and dispersed
therein all kinds of creatures. And We
sent down from
the sky
water and
caused to grow therein [kinds] of every
noble kind. This is the creation of Allah. So show me what those other than Him have created. Rather, the
wrongdoers are in
manifest error. And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom, [saying], “Be grateful to
Allah, and whoever is grateful is
grateful only for himself. And whoever disbelieves - then indeed,
Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.” And when he
said, He said to his son while advising him, "O my son, do not
associate
partners with Allah. Indeed, association is great wrong. And We have enjoined upon man, concerning his parents, [being] concerned. His
mother carried him, [with] weakness upon
weakness, and his weaning [period] is in two years. [He said], "Be grateful to Me and to
your parents. To Me is the
final destination. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which
you have no
knowledge, do
not obey them [or obey them], but
accompany them in this world with
appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn
[to Me]. Then to Me is your return, so cast away what you used
to do. O my son, indeed, if
you should be as secure as a
mustard seed and be in a
rock - or in the heavens or in the earth -
Allah will bring it forth. Indeed,
Allah is Kind and
Acquainted. O my son, establish prayer and enjoin what is right and
refrain from what is wrong and be patient over what
befalls you. Indeed, [all that is]
of the
matters [requiring
] determination. And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful. And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice. Indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the braying of donkeys."