Basic HTML Version
56:56
We created you: will you not believe?
Behold the semen you emit: did you create it, or didWe?
It was We that ordained death among you. Nothing can hinder Us
from replacing you by others like yourselves or transforming you into
beings you knownothing of.
You have surely known of the first creation. Why then do you not
reflect? Consider the seeds you grow. Is it you that give them growth
or We? If We pleased We could turn your harvest into chaff, so that,
filled with wonderment, (you would exclaim): 'We are laden with
debts! Surelywe are deprived.'
Consider the water which you drink. Was it you that brought it
down from the cloud or We? If We pleased, We could make it salty.
Why then do you not give thanks?
Observe the fire which you light. Is it you that create its wood, or
We? We have made it a reminder for man, and a comfort for the
wayfarer of the desert.
Praise then the name of your Lord, the Supreme One.
I swear by the shelters of the stars-a mighty oath, if you but knew it-
that this is a glorious Quran, (inscribed) in a hidden book which none
may touch except the purified; a revelation from the Lord of all
creatures.
Is it this scripture that you scorn?And have youmade its denial your
means of livelihood?
Why, then, when (man's soul) comes up to the throat while you are
looking-and We are nearer to him than you, but you do not see-why
56:62
56:68
56:78
483
THE EVENT
THE QURAN