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life, so that He may justly reward those who have believed and done
good works. As for the unbelievers, they shall drink boiling water and
be sternly punished for their unbelief.
It was He that made the sun brightness and the moon light, ordaining
the latter's phases that you may learn the number of years and the
reckoning. He created them only to manifest the truth. He makes plain
His revelations tomen of understanding.
In the alternation of night and day, and in all that Allah has created in
the heavens and the earth, there are signs for righteous men.
Those who deny do not expect meeting Us, delighting in the life of
this world and contenting themselves with it, and those who give no
heed to Our revelations, their abode is the Fire on account of what
they earned (of misdeeds).
As for those that believe and do good works, Allah will guide them
through their faith. Rivers will run beneath them in the Gardens of
Delight. Their prayer there will be: 'Glory to you, Lord! ' and their
greeting: 'Peace! ' 'Praise be toAllah, Lord of the Creation,' will be the
last of their prayers.
Had Allah hastened the punishment of men as they would (like Him
to) hasten their reward, their fate would have certainly been decreed.
Therefore We let those who deny the Last Judgement blunder about in
sin.
When misfortune befalls man, he prays to Us lying on his side, sitting
or standing. But as soon as We relieve his affliction, he pursues his
former ways, as though he never prayed for Our help. Thus their foul
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JONAH
THE QURAN