النَّمْل

Or, Who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in its midst; set thereon mountains immovable; and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water? (can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not.

Or, Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of the earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Little it is that ye heed!

Or, Who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy? (Can there be another) god besides Allah?- High is Allah above what they associate with Him!

Or, Who originates creation, then repeats it, and who gives you sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Say, "Bring forth your argument, if ye are telling the truth!"

Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for Judgment).

Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter: Nay, they are in doubt and uncertainty thereanent; nay, they are blind thereunto!

The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and our fathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)?

"It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients."

Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)."

But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because of their plots.

They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful."

Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!"

But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful.

And verily thy Lord knoweth all that their hearts do hide. As well as all that they reveal.

Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is (recorded) in a clear record.

Verily this Qur´an doth explain to the Children of Israel most of the matters in which they disagree.

And it certainly is a Guide and a Mercy to those who believe.

Verily thy Lord will decide between them by His Decree: and He is Exalted in Might, All-Knowing.

So put thy trust in Allah: for thou art on (the path of) manifest Truth.

Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat.