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creation; cattle and men, in that anyone who so wishes should
great numbers. take the right path to his Lord.’
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We have explained it to them Put your trust in the One
in diverse ways, so that they may who is the Ever-Living [God],
take heed, but most persist in their who never dies, and glorify Him
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ingratitude. If We had so wished, with His praise. He is fully aware
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We might have sent a warner into of the sins of His servants; it is
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every town, so do not yield to He who created the heavens and
those who deny the truth, but strive the earth and all that is between
with the utmost strenuousness them in six Days [periods], then
by means of this [Quran, to settled Himself on the throne—
convey its message to them]. the Gracious One. Ask any
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It is He who released the informed person about Him.
two bodies of flowing water, one 60 When they are told, ‘Prostrate
sweet and fresh and the other yourselves before the Gracious
salty and bitter, and set up an One,’ they ask, ‘Who is this
insurmountable barrier between Gracious One? Shall we prostrate
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them. It is He who has created ourselves before whatever you
human beings from water and will?’ This increases their aversion.
He has granted them the ties of 61 Exalted is He who put
blood as well as marriage. Your constellations in the heavens, a
Lord is all powerful. radiant lamp and an illuminating
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God that which can neither a Here ‘six Days’ means six Days of
benefit them nor harm them. God. In the language of human beings
One who denies the truth is it may be called six stages or six
a helper [of evil] against his periods. The Creation of the Universe
Lord. 56 We have sent you only in six stages indicates that it was done
in a well planned manner. Whatever is
as a bearer of glad tidings and as brought into existence on the basis of
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a warner. Say, ‘I do not ask you a plan and a specific arrangement
for any recompense for this except cannot be futile.