Abraham and the Moon

⁶⁸ When you encounter those who gossip about Our revelations, turn away from them, until they engage in another topic.

But should Satan make you forget, do not sit after the recollection with the wicked people.

⁷⁰ So leave alone those:

• who take their religion for play and pastime, and
• whom the worldly life has deceived.

But remind him, lest his soul becomes damned because of it. His soul has no helper or intercessor besides Allah. Even if it offers every equivalent, none will be accepted from it.

These are the ones who are delivered to perdition by their actions. They will have a drink of scalding water, and a painful punishment, because they used to disbelieve.

^71-72 Say, “Shall we invoke besides Allah something that can neither benefit us nor harm us, and turn back on our heels after Allah has guided us; like someone seduced by the devils and confused on earth, who has friends calling him to guidance: ‘Come to us’?”

Say, “The guidance of Allah is the guidance, and we are commanded to:

• surrender to the Lord of the Universe.
• perform the prayers
• revere Him; it is to Him that you will be gathered.”

⁷³ It is He who created the heavens and the earth in truth. On the Day when He says: “Be,” it will be.

His saying is the truth, and His is the sovereignty on the Day when the trumpet is blown. The Knower of secrets and declarations. He is the Wise, the Expert.

⁷⁴ Abraham said to his father Azar:

⁷⁵ Thus We showed Abraham the empire of the heavens and the earth, that he might be one of those with certainty.

⁷⁶ When the night fell over him, he saw a planet.

But when it set, he said:

⁷⁷ Then, he saw the moon rising:

But when it set, he said:

^78-79 Then, when he saw the sun rising, he said,

But when it set, he said:

^80-81 His people argued with him.

⁸² Those who believe, and do not obscure their faith with wrongdoing—those will have security, and they are guided.

⁸³ That was Our argument which We gave to Abraham against his people.

^84-89 We gave him Isaac and Jacob—each of them We guided.

We guided Noah previously; and from his descendants David, and Solomon, and Job, and Joseph, and Moses, and Aaron. Thus We reward the righteous.

Zechariah, John, Jesus, and Elias were upright.

We favored Ishmael, Elijah, Jonah, and Lot over all other people.

And of their ancestors, and their descendants, and their siblings—We chose them, and guided them to a straight path.

We gave the Book, wisdom, and prophethood to them. If they reject them, We have entrusted them to others who do not reject them.

The righteous are in no way accountable for them; it is only a reminder, that they may be careful.

90. Allah has guided them, so follow their guidance.

Say, “I ask of you no compensation for it; it is just a reminder for all mankind.”

91. They do not value Allah as He should be valued, when they say, “Allah did not reveal anything to any human being.” Say, “Who revealed the Scripture which Moses brought—a light and guidance for humanity?” You put it on scrolls, displaying them, yet concealing much.

You were taught what you did not know—neither you, nor your ancestors. Say, “Allah;” then leave them toying away in their speculation.

92. This too is a Scripture that We revealed—blessed—verifying what preceded it, that you may warn the Mother of Cities and all around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and are dedicated to their prayers.

93. Who does greater wrong than someone who invents falsehood against Allah, or says, “It was revealed to me,” when nothing was revealed to him, or says, “I will reveal the like of what Allah revealed”?

If only you could see the wrongdoers in the floods of death, as the angels with arms outstretched: “Give up your souls. Today you are being repaid with the torment of shame for having said about Allah other than the truth, and for being too proud to accept His revelations.”

94. “You have come to Us individually, just as We created you the first time, leaving behind you everything We gave you. We do not see with you your intercessors—those you claimed were your partners. The link between you is cut, and what you had asserted has failed you.”

97. He created the stars for you, that you may be guided by them in the darkness of land and sea.

98. He produced you from a single person, then a repository, then a depository.

99. He sends down water from the sky.

• With it We produce vegetation of all kinds, from which We bring greenery, from which We produce grains in clusters.

And palm-trees with hanging clusters, and vineyards, and olives, and pomegranates—similar and dissimilar. Watch their fruits as they grow and ripen. Surely in this are signs for people who believe.

100. Yet they attributed to Allah partners—the sprites—although He created them. And they invented for Him sons and daughters, with-out any knowledge. Glory be to Him. He is exalted, beyond what they describe.

101. Originator of the heavens and the earth—how can He have a son when He never had a companion? He created all things, and He has knowledge of all things.

102. Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no god except He, the Creator of all things; so wor- ship Him. He is responsible for everything.

103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision. He is the Subtle, the Expert.

104. “Insights have come to you from your Lord. Whoever sees, it is to the benefit of his soul; and whoever remains blind, it is to its detriment. I am not a guardian over you.”

105. We thus diversify the revelations, lest they say, “You have studied,” and to clarify them for people who know.

106. Follow what was revealed to you from your Lord. There is no god but He. And turn away from the polytheists.

107. Had Allah willed, they would not have practiced idolatry. We did not appoint you as a guardian over them, and you are not a manager over them.

108. Do not insult those they call upon besides Allah, lest they insult Allah out of hostility and ignorance. We made attractive to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them of what they used to do.

109. They swear by Allah, with their most solemn oaths, that if a miracle were to come to them, they would believe in it. Say, “The miracles are only with Allah.” But how do you know? Even if it did come, they still would not believe.

110. And We turn away their hearts and their visions, as they refused to believe in it the first time, and We leave them blundering in their rebellion.

111. Even if We sent down the angels to them, and the dead spoke to them, and We gathered all things before them, they still would not believe, unless Allah wills; but most of them are ignorant.

112. Likewise, We have assigned for every prophet an enemy—human and jinn devils— inspiring one another with fancy words in order to deceive. But had your Lord willed, they would not have done it. So leave them to their fabrications.

113. So that the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter may incline to it, and be content with it, and that they may perpetrate whatever they perpetrate.

119. Why should you not eat of that over which the Name of Allah is pronounced, when He has detailed for you what is prohibited for you, unless you are compelled by necessity?

Many lead astray with their opinions, through lack of knowledge. Your Lord knows best the transgressors.

120. So abandon sin, outward and inward. Those who commit sins will be repaid for what they used to perpetrate.

121. Do not eat from that over which the Name of Allah was not pronounced, for it is abomination.

The devils inspire their followers to argue with you. But if you obey them, you would be polytheists.

122. Is he who was dead, then We gave him life, and made for him a light by which he walks among the people, like he who is in total darkness, and cannot get out of it?

Thus the doings of disbelievers are made to appear good to them.

123. Thus We set up in every city its leading wicked sinners, to conspire in it, but they conspire only against themselves, and they do not realize it.

124. When a sign comes to them, they say, “We will not believe unless we are given the like of what was given to Allah’s messengers.”

128. On the Day when He gathers them all together: “O assembly of jinn, you have exploited multitudes of humans.”

Their adherents among mankind will say, “Our Lord, we have profited from one another, but we have reached the term that you have assigned for us.”

He will say, “The Fire is your dwelling, wherein you will remain, except as Allah wills.

129. Thus We make some of the wrongdoers befriend one another, because of what they used to do.

130. “O assembly of jinn and humans, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My revelations, and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?”

They will say, “We testify against ourselves.” The life of the world seduced them. They will testify against themselves that they were disbelievers.

131. That is because your Lord would not destroy towns for injustice while their inhabitants are unaware.

132. They all have ranks according to what they did; and your Lord is not unaware of what they do.