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and the day. He grants you all that you ask Him. If you reckoned up
Allah's favours, you could not count them. Truly, man is wicked and
thankless.
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And (remember) when Ibrahim said: 'Lord, make this town safe.
Preserve me and my descendants from serving idols. Lord they have
led many men astray. He that follows me shall surely belong to me, but
if any one turns against me, you are surely Forgiving, Merciful.
'Lord, I have settled some of my offspring in a barren valley nearYour
Sacred House, so that they may observe the prayer. Put in the hearts of
men kindness towards them, and provide them with the earth's fruits,
so that theymay give thanks.
'Lord, You have knowledge of all that we hide and all that we reveal:
nothing in heaven or earth is hidden fromAllah.
'Praise be toAllah who has given me Ismail and Ishaq in my old age!
Surelymy Lord is the Hearer of prayer.
'Lord, make me and my descendants steadfast in prayer. Lord, accept
my prayer.
'Forgive me, our Lord, and forgive my parents and all the faithful on
the Day of Reckoning.'
Do not think that Allah is unaware of the wrongdoers' actions. He
only gives them respite till the day on which all eyes will stare (with
consternation). They shall rush in terror with heads uplifted and hearts
utterly vacant. They shall stare, but see nothing.
Forewarn mankind of the day when the scourge will overtake them;
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ABRAHAM
THE QURAN