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and likewise the tree accursed in the Quran. We seek to put fear in their
hearts, but it only increases their wickedness.
When We said to the angels: 'Prostrate yourselves before Adam,'
they all prostrated themselves, except Satan, who replied: 'Shall I bow
to himwhomYou have made of clay? Do you see this being whomYou
have exalted above me? If You give me respite till the Day of
Resurrection, I will overpower all but a fewof his descendants.'
'Begone!' said He. 'Hell is your reward, and the reward of those that
follow you. An ample reward it shall be. Rouse with your voice
whomever you are able from among them. Attack them with your
cavalry and infantry. Be their partner in their riches and in their
offspring. Promise them what you will. The devil promises them only
to deceive them. Over My true servants you shall have no power. Your
Lordwill be their all-sufficient Guardian.'
It is your Lord who drives your ships at sea so that you may seek His
bounty. He is indeedMerciful towards you.
When at sea a misfortune befalls you, all but He of those to whom
you pray forsake you; yet when He brings you safe to dry land, you
turn your backs uponHim. Truly, man is ever thankless.
Are you confident that He will not cave in the earth beneath you, or
let loose a deadly sand-storm upon you? Then you shall find none to
protect you.
Or are you confident that He will not take you back into it, and smite
you with a violent tempest and drown you for your thanklessness?
Then you shall find none to help you against Us.
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THE NIGHT JOURNEY
THE QURAN