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Read Surah Al-Ahqaf

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

وَ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَوْ كَانَ خَیْرًا مَّا سَبَقُوْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِ ؕ وَ اِذْ لَمْ یَهْتَدُوْا بِهٖ فَسَیَقُوْلُوْنَ هٰذَاۤ اِفْكٌ قَدِیْمٌ۝۱۱

Those who deny say of those who believe: "Had there been any good in it they would not have preceded us in coming to it." Since they have not taken guidance from it, they will say: "This is the same old lie."

وَ مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ كِتٰبُ مُوْسٰۤی اِمَامًا وَّ رَحْمَةً ؕ وَ هٰذَا كِتٰبٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِیًّا لِّیُنْذِرَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا ۖۗ وَ بُشْرٰی لِلْمُحْسِنِیْنَۚ۝۱۲

There was the Book of Moses before this, a guide and a mercy; and here is this Book confirming it in lucid language, warning those who are wicked, and giving happy tidings to the righteous.

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْا رَبُّنَا اللّٰهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوْا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَ لَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَۚ۝۱۳

Surely for those who say, "God is our Lord," and then remain firm, there is no fear or regret.

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ الْجَنَّةِ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ۚ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ۝۱۴

They are men of Paradise where they will abide for ever as a recompense for what they had done.

وَ وَصَّیْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَیْهِ اِحْسٰنًا ؕ حَمَلَتْهُ اُمُّهٗ كُرْهًا وَّ وَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا ؕ وَ حَمْلُهٗ وَ فِصٰلُهٗ ثَلٰثُوْنَ شَهْرًا ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا بَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗ وَ بَلَغَ اَرْبَعِیْنَ سَنَةً ۙ قَالَ رَبِّ اَوْزِعْنِیْۤ اَنْ اَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیَّ وَ عَلٰی وَالِدَیَّ وَ اَنْ اَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضٰىهُ وَ اَصْلِحْ لِیْ فِیْ ذُرِّیَّتِیْ ؕۚ اِنِّیْ تُبْتُ اِلَیْكَ وَ اِنِّیْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ۝۱۵

We have enjoined on man to be good to his parents: His mother carries him in her womb with hardship, and gives birth to him in pain. Thirty months is the period of her carrying and weaning him. When he attains to manhood and the age of forty, he says: "O Lord, guide me to thank You for the favours You have bestowed on me and my parents, and to do things good as may please You, and give me a righteous off-spring. I turn to You in penitence and submit."

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنْهُمْ اَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوْا وَ نَتَجَاوَزُ عَنْ سَیِّاٰتِهِمْ فِیْۤ اَصْحٰبِ الْجَنَّةِ ؕ وَعْدَ الصِّدْقِ الَّذِیْ كَانُوْا یُوْعَدُوْنَ۝۱۶

They are those from whom We accept the very best of what they have done, and overlook their faults. They will be among the inmates of Paradise: A true promise they have been made.

وَ الَّذِیْ قَالَ لِوَالِدَیْهِ اُفٍّ لَّكُمَاۤ اَتَعِدٰنِنِیْۤ اَنْ اُخْرَجَ وَ قَدْ خَلَتِ الْقُرُوْنُ مِنْ قَبْلِیْ ۚ وَ هُمَا یَسْتَغِیْثٰنِ اللّٰهَ وَیْلَكَ اٰمِنْ ۖۗ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ ۖۚ فَیَقُوْلُ مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّاۤ اَسَاطِیْرُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ۝۱۷

But he who says to his parents: "Shame on you: You intimidate me that I will be resurrected when many generations will have passed before me?" And (the parents) would implore God´s help: "Woe to you. You better believe. The promise of God is certainly true." Yet he answers: "These are only fables of long ago."

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ حَقَّ عَلَیْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ فِیْۤ اُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا خٰسِرِیْنَ۝۱۸

They are those on whom the sentence of God would be justified as on communities of jinns and men before them. They will surely perish.

وَ لِكُلٍّ دَرَجٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوْا ۚ وَ لِیُوَفِّیَهُمْ اَعْمَالَهُمْ وَ هُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ۝۱۹

Each will have a position in accordance with his deeds; and no wrong will be done to them.

وَ یَوْمَ یُعْرَضُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا عَلَی النَّارِ ؕ اَذْهَبْتُمْ طَیِّبٰتِكُمْ فِیْ حَیَاتِكُمُ الدُّنْیَا وَ اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِهَا ۚ فَالْیَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُوْنِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّ وَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَفْسُقُوْنَ۠۝۲۰

The day the unbelievers are brought to the Fire, (it will be said): "You wasted all your good deeds in the life of the world, and enjoyed them to the full. You will now be requited with a shameful punishment, for you behaved with arrogance for no reason on the earth, and acted wickedly."