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                                  brought by a noble messenger, the word of an outcast devil.
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                                    endowed with power and held  So where are you going?
                                  in honour by the Lord of the  27  This is merely a reminder to
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                                  Throne— who is obeyed there all mankind;  28  to every one of
                                  and is worthy of trust.  22  Your you who wishes to tread the
                                  companion is not one possessed: straight path.   29  But you cannot
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                                    he truly beheld him [the angel] will it unless God, the Lord of
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                                  on the clear horizon.  He is not the Universe, so wills it [to show
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                                  avid of the Unseen.  Nor is this you that way].
                                         82.  THE   CLEAVING       ASUNDER
                                                    (AL-INFITAR)
                                      In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
                                  1  When the sky is cleft asunder;  13  the virtuous will dwell in bliss,
                                  2 and when the stars are scattered;  14  whereas the wicked will be in
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                                    when the seas overflow;  and Hell;  which they shall enter on
                                  when the graves are laid open: the Day of Judgement,  16  and
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                                    then everyone will know what from which they will find no
                                  he has sent ahead, and what he escape.  17 What will make you
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                                  has left behind.  O man! What is
                                  it that lures you away from your  a  The Quran informs us that the Day
                                  bountiful Sustainer,  7  who  of Judgement will finally come: all of
                                  created you, fashioned you and  humanity will be assembled on that
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                                  proportioned you,  in whatever  Day and will be rewarded or punished
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                                  form He pleased?  Yet you deny  according to their deeds. These tidings
                                  the Last Judgement.  10  Surely,  are absolutely consistent with the
                                                             present condition of the world. Indeed,
                                  there are guardians watching  the meaningful creation of the human
                                  over you,  11  noble recorders,  being has its justification in this
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                                    who know all that you do:  announcement.
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