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62. THE DAY OF CONGREGATION
(AL-JUMU‘AH)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1 Whatever is in the heavens and people, then long for death, if
on the earth glorifies God, the you are truthful.’ 7 They will
Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, never wish for it, because of
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the Mighty, the Wise. It is He what their hands have sent
who has raised among the forward. God has full knowledge
unlettered people a messenger of evil-doers. 8 So say, ‘The
from among themselves who death you run away from will
recites His revelations to them, certainly meet you, and thereafter
and purifies them, and teaches you will be brought back to the
them the Book and wisdom, for Knower of the unseen and the
they had formerly been clearly seen, and He will declare to you
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misguided— and to others also, what you have done.’
from among them, who have not 9 Believers! When the call to
yet joined them. He is the Mighty, prayer is made on the day of
the Wise One. 4 That is God’s congregation, hasten to the
grace; He bestows it on whom remembrance of God, and leave
He pleases; for God is limitless all worldly commerce: this is for
in His grace. your own good, if you but knew
5 Those who were charged with it. 10 When the prayer is ended,
bearing the Torah, but did not do disperse in the land and seek to
so are like an ass carrying a load obtain [something] of God’s
of books. How unfortunate are bounty; and remember God
those who belie the sign of God. much, so that you may prosper.
God does not guide the 11 Yet when they see some
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wrongdoers. Say, ‘You who are merchandise or entertainment,
Jews, if you claim that you are they break away to go to it and
favoured by God out of all leave you standing. Say, ‘That