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We have appointed none but angels to guard the Fire, and made their
number a subject for dispute among the unbelievers, so that those to
whom the Scriptures were given may be convinced and the true
believers strengthened in their faith; that those to whom the Scriptures
were given, and the true believers, may have no doubts; and that those
in whose hearts there is disease, together with the disbelievers, may
say: 'What could Allah mean by this? ' Thus Allah leaves in error
whomHe will and guides whomHe pleases. None knows the warriors
of your Lord but Himself. This is no more than an admonition to
mankind.
Nay, by the moon! By the receding night and the forthcoming dawn,
it is one of the greatest misfortunes, a warning to all men; alike to
those of you that would like to march on and those that would like to
remain behind.
Each soul is held in pledge for what it earns, except those of the right
hand. These will in their gardens ask the sinners: 'What has brought
you into Hell? ' They will reply: 'We never prayed or fed the hungry.
We engaged in vain disputes and denied the Day of Reckoning till the
inevitable (death) overtook us.'
No intercessor's plea shall avail them. Why then do they turn away
from this reminder, like frightened asses fleeing froma lion?
Indeed, each one of them demands a scripture (of his own) to be
unrolled (before him). No
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verily they have no fear of the Hereafter.
No, this is an admonition. Let him who will, take heed. But none
takes heed except by the will ofAllah. He is the Lord of Goodness and
Forgiveness.
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