And certainly We made above you seven heavens; and never are We heedless of creation.

And certainly We sent Nuh to his people, and he said: O my people! serve Allah, you have no god other than Him; will you not then guard (against evil)?

And the chiefs of those who disbelieved from among his people said: He is nothing but a mortal like yourselves who desires that he may have superiority over you, and if Allah had pleased, He could certainly have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our fathers of yore:

He said: O my Lord! help me against their calling me a liar.

So We sent among them a messenger from among them, saying: Serve Allah, you have no god other than Him; will you not then guard (against evil)?

And the chiefs of his people who disbelieved and called the meeting of the hereafter a lie, and whom We had given plenty to enjoy in this world's life, said: This is nothing but a mortal like yourselves, eating of what you eat from and drinking of what you drink.

Far, far is that which you are threatened with.

There is naught but our life in this world; we die and we live and we shall not be raised again.

He is naught but a man who has forged a lie against Allah, and we are not going to believe in him.

He said: O my Lord! help me against their calling me a liar.

No people can hasten on their doom nor can they postpone (it).

Then We sent Our messengers one after another; whenever there came to a people their messenger, they called him a liar, so We made some of them follow others and We made them stories; so away with a people who do not believe!

O messengers! eat of the good things and do good; surely I know what you do.

But they cut off their religion among themselves into sects, each part rejoicing in that which is with them.

And those who give what they give (in alms) while their hearts are full of fear that to their Lord they must return,

Is it then that they do not ponder over what is said, or is it that there has come to them that which did not come to their fathers of old?

And if We show mercy to them and remove the distress they have, they would persist in their inordinacy, blindly wandering on.

And already We overtook them with chastisement, but they were not submissive to their Lord, nor do they humble themselves.

And He it is Who made for you the ears and the eyes and the hearts; little is it that you give thanks.

Nay, they say the like of what the ancients said:

Never did Allah take to Himself a son, and never was there with him any (other) god-- in that case would each god have certainly taken away what he created, and some of them would certainly have overpowered others; glory be to Allah above what they describe!

Say: O my Lord! if Thou shouldst make me see what they are threatened with:

And most surely We are well able to make you see what We threaten them with.

Repel evil by what is best; We know best what they describe.

Surely I have rewarded them this day because they were patient, that they are the achievers.

Surely they who concocted the lie are a party from among you. Do not regard it an evil to you; nay, it is good for you. Every man of them shall have what he has earned of sin; and (as for) him who took upon himself the main part thereof, he shall have a grievous chastisement.

And were it not for Allah's grace upon you and His mercy in this world and the hereafter, a grievous chastisement would certainly have touched you on account of the discourse which you entered into.

When you received it with your tongues and spoke with your mouths what you had no knowledge of, and you deemed it an easy matter while with Allah it was grievous.

And why did you not, when you heard it, say: It does not beseem us that we should talk of it; glory be to Thee! this is a great calumny?

O you who believe! do not follow the footsteps of the Shaitan, and whoever follows the footsteps of the Shaitan, then surely he bids the doing of indecency and evil; and were it not for Allah's grace upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have ever been pure, but Allah purifies whom He pleases; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

On the day when their tongues and their hands and their feet shall bear witness against them as to what they did.

But if you do not find any one therein, then do not enter them until permission is given to you; and if it is said to you: Go back, then go back; this is purer for you; and Allah is Cognizant of what you do.

It is no sin in you that you enter uninhabited houses wherein you have your necessaries; and Allah knows what you do openly and what you hide.

Say to the believing men that they cast down their looks and guard their private parts; that is purer for them; surely Allah is Aware of what they do.

And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks and guard their private parts and do not display their ornaments except what appears thereof, and let them wear their head-coverings over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments except to their husbands or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or those whom their right hands possess, or the male servants not having need (of women), or the children who have not attained knowledge of what is hidden of women; and let them not strike their feet so that what they hide of their ornaments may be known; and turn to Allah all of you, O believers! so that you may be successful.

That Allah may give them the best reward of what they have done, and give them more out of His grace; and Allah gives sustenance to whom He pleases without measure.

Or like utter darkness in the deep sea: there covers it a wave above which is another wave, above which is a cloud, (layers of) utter darkness one above another; when he holds out his hand, he is almost unable to see it; and to whomsoever Allah does not give light, he has no light.

Do you not see that Allah is He Whom do glorify all those who are in the heavens and the earth, and the (very) birds with expanded wings? He knows the prayer of each one and its glorification, and Allah is Cognizant of what they do.

And Allah has created from water every living creature: so of them is that which walks upon its belly, and of them is that which walks upon two feet, and of them is that which walks upon four; Allah creates what He pleases; surely Allah has power over all things.

And they say: We believe in Allah and in the messenger and we obey; then a party of them turn back after this, and these are not believers.

And they swear by Allah with the most energetic of their oaths that if you command them they would certainly go forth. Say: Swear not; reasonable obedience (is desired); surely Allah is aware of what you do.

Say: Obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn back, then on him rests that which is imposed on him and on you rests that which is imposed on you; and if you obey him, you are on the right way; and nothing rests on the Messenger but clear delivering (of the message).

Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear, give them security in exchange; they shall serve Me, not associating aught with Me; and whoever is ungrateful after this, these it is who are the. transgressors.

And when the children among you have attained to puberty, let them seek permission as those before them sought permission; thus does Allah make clear to you His communications, and Allah is knowing, Wise.

There is no blame on the blind man, nor is there blame on the lame, nor is there blame on the sick, nor on yourselves that you eat from your houses, or your fathers' houses or your mothers' houses, or your brothers' houses, or your sisters' houses, or your paternal uncles' houses, or your paternal aunts' houses, or your maternal uncles' houses, or your maternal aunts' houses, or what you possess the keys of, or your friends' (houses). It is no sin in you that you eat together or separately. So when you enter houses, greet your people with a salutation from Allah, blessed (and) goodly; thus does Allah make clear to you the communications that you may understand.

Now surely Allah's is whatever is in the heavens and the earth; He knows indeed that to which you are conforming yourselves; and on the day on which they are returned to Him He will inform them of what they did; and Allah is Cognizant of all things.

And they say: What is the matter with this Messenger that he eats food and goes about in the markets; why has not an angel been sent down to him, so that he should have been a warner with him?

They shall have therein what they desire abiding (in it); it is a promise which it is proper to be prayed for from your Lord.

And on the day when He shall gather them, and whatever they served besides Allah, He shall say: Was it you who led astray these My servants, or did they themselves go astray from the path?

They shall say: Glory be to Thee; it was not beseeming for us that we should take any guardians besides Thee, but Thou didst make them and their fathers to enjoy until they forsook the reminder, and they were a people in perdition,

So they shall indeed give you the lie in what you say, then you shall not be able to ward off or help, and whoever among you is unjust, We will make him taste a great chastisement.

And We have not sent before you any messengers but they most surely ate food and went about in the markets; and We have made some of you a trial for others; will you bear patiently? And your Lord is ever Seeing.

And We will proceed to what they have done of deeds, so We shall render them as scattered floating dust.

And they serve besides Allah that which neither profits them nor causes them harm; and the unbeliever is a partisan against his Lord.

And We have not sent you but as a giver of good news and as a warner.

Say: I do not ask you aught in return except that he who will, may take the way to his Lord.

Who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods, and He is firmly established on the throne of authority; the Beneficent Allah, so ask respecting it one aware.

And when it is said to them: Prostrate to the Beneficent Allah, they say: And what is the Allah of beneficence? Shall we prostrate to what you bid us? And it adds to their aversion.

These shall be rewarded with high places because they were patient, and shall be met therein with greetings and salutations.

Say: My Lord would not care for you were it not for your prayer; but you have indeed rejected (the truth), so that which shall cleave shall come.

And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it.

So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.

Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.

Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?

He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.

He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.

Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.

Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told.

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

When he said to his father and his people: What do you worship?

He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping:

And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship;

And none but the guilty led us astray;

So we have no intercessors,

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:

He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do?

And I am not going to drive away the believers;

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds

And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know.

And we are not going to be punished.

So they gave him the lie, then We destroyed them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:

Will you be left secure in what is here;

You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.

So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;

And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;

And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars.

He said: My Lord knows best what you do.

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein.

Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened,

That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them?

And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners,

To remind, and We are never unjust.

And the Shaitans have not come down with it.