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  • The Koran القرآن الكريم‎
    • The Koran Part 1 >
      • 1- Al-Fatihah الفاتحة‎ The Opening >
        • About Al-Fatihah
        • Al-Fatihah 1-7
      • 2- Al-Baqarah البقرة‎ The Cow >
        • About Al-Baqarah
        • Al-Baqarah 1-10 >
          • Al-Baqarah 11-20
          • Al-Baqarah 21-30
          • Al-Baqarah 31-40
          • Al-Baqarah 41-50
        • Al-Baqarah 51-60 >
          • Al-Baqarah 61-70
          • Al-Baqarah 71-80
          • Al-Baqarah 81-90
          • Al-Baqarah 91-100
        • Al-Baqarah 101-110 >
          • Al-Baqarah 111-120
          • Al-Baqarah 121-130
          • Al-Baqarah 131-140
          • Al-Baqarah 141-150
        • Al-Baqarah 151-160 >
          • Al-Baqarah 161-170
          • Al-Baqarah 171-180
          • Al-Baqarah 181-190
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          • Al-Baqarah 211-220
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          • Al-Baqarah 261-270
          • Al-Baqarah 271-280
          • Al-Baqarah 281-286
      • 3- Al-'Imran آل عمران‎ The Family of Amran >
        • About Al-'Imran
        • Al-'Imran 1-10 >
          • Al-'Imran 11-20
          • Al-'Imran 21-30
          • Al-'Imran 31-40
          • Al-'Imran 41-50
        • Al-'Imran 51-60 >
          • Al-'Imran 61-70
          • Al-'Imran 71-80
          • Al-'Imran 81-90
          • Al-'Imran 91-100
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          • Al-'Imran 111-120
          • Al-'Imran 121-130
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          • Al-'Imran 161-170
          • Al-'Imran 171-180
          • Al-'Imran 181-190
          • Al-'Imran 191-200
      • 4- An-Nisa' النساء‎ The Women >
        • About An-Nisa'
        • An-Nisa' 1-10 >
          • An-Nisa' 11-20
          • An-Nisa' 21-30
          • An-Nisa' 31-40
          • An-Nisa' 41-50
        • An-Nisa' 51-60 >
          • An-Nisa' 61-70
          • An-Nisa' 71-80
          • An-Nisa' 81-90
          • An-Nisa' 91-100
        • An-Nisa' 101-110 >
          • An-Nisa' 111-120
          • An-Nisa' 121-130
          • An-Nisa' 131-140
          • An-Nisa' 141-150
        • An-Nisa' 151-160 >
          • An-Nisa' 161-170
          • An-Nisa' 171-176
      • 5- Al-Ma'idah المائدة‎ The Feast >
        • About Al-Ma'idah
        • Al-Ma'idah 1-10 >
          • Al-Ma'idah 11-20
          • Al-Ma'idah 21-30
          • Al-Ma'idah 31-40
          • Al-Ma'idah 41-50
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          • Al-Ma'idah 61-70
          • Al-Ma'idah 71-80
          • Al-Ma'idah 81-90
          • Al-Ma'idah 91-100
        • Al-Ma'idah 101-110 >
          • Al-Ma'idah 111-120
      • 6- Al-An'am الأنعام‎ The Cattle >
        • About Al-An'am
        • Al-An'am 1-10 >
          • Al-An'am 11-20
          • Al-An'am 21-30
          • Al-An'am 31-40
          • Al-An'am 41-50
        • Al-An'am 51-60 >
          • Al-An'am 61-70
          • Al-An'am 71-80
          • Al-An'am 81-90
          • Al-An'am 91-100
        • Al-An'am 101-110 >
          • Al-An'am 111-120
          • Al-An'am 121-130
          • Al-An'am 131-140
          • Al-An'am 141-150
        • Al-An'am 151-160 >
          • Al-An'am 161-165
      • 7- Al-A'raf الأعراف‎ The High Places >
        • About Al-A'raf
        • Al-A'raf 1-10 >
          • Al-A'raf 11-20
          • Al-A'raf 21-30
          • Al-A'raf 31-40
          • Al-A'raf 41-50
        • Al-A'raf 51-60 >
          • Al-A'raf 61-70
          • Al-A'raf 71-80
          • Al-A'raf 81-90
          • Al-A'raf 91-100
        • Al-A'raf 101-110 >
          • Al-A'raf 111-120
          • Al-A'raf 121-130
          • Al-A'raf 131-140
          • Al-A'raf 141-150
        • Al-A'raf 151-160 >
          • Al-A'raf 161-170
          • Al-A'raf 171-180
          • Al-A'raf 181-190
          • Al-A'raf 191-200
        • Al-A'raf 201-206
      • 8- Al-Anfal الأنفال The Voluntary Gifts >
        • About Al-Anfal
        • Al-Anfal 1-10 >
          • Al-Anfal 11-20
          • Al-Anfal 21-30
          • Al-Anfal 31-40
          • Al-Anfal 41-50
        • Al-Anfal 51-60 >
          • Al-Anfal 61-70
          • Al-Anfal 71-75
      • 9- At-Taubah The Immunity >
        • About At-Taubah
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      • 10- Yunus (Jonah) >
        • About Yunus
    • The Qur'an Part 2 >
      • 11- Hud (Hud)
      • 12- Yusuf (Joseph)
      • 13- Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder)
      • 14- Ibrahim (Abraham)
      • 15- Al-Hijr (The Rock)
      • 16- An-Nahl (The Bee)
      • 17- Bani Isra'il (The Israelites)
      • 18- Al-Kahf (The Cave)
      • 19- Maryam (Mary)
      • 20- Ta Ha (Ta Ha)
    • The Qur'an Part 3 >
      • 21- Al-Anbiya' (The Prophets)
      • 22- Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
      • 23- Al-Mu'minun (The Believers)
      • 24- An-Nur (The Light)
      • 25- Al-Furqan (The Discrimination)
      • 26- Ash-Shu'ara' (The Poets)
      • 27- An-Naml (The Naml)
      • 28- Al-Qasas (The Narrative)
      • 29- Al-'Ankabut (The Spider)
      • 30- Ar-Rum (The Romans)
    • The Qur'an Part 4 >
      • 31- Luqman (Luqman)
      • 32- As-Sajdah (The Adoration)
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    • The Qur'an Part 9 >
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    • The Qur'an Part 10 >
      • 91- Ash-Shams الشمس The Sun >
        • About Ash-Shams
        • Ash-Shams 1-10 >
          • Ash-Shams 11-15
      • 92- Al-Lail الليل The Night >
        • About Al-Lail
        • Al-Lail 1-10 >
          • Al-Lail 11-20
          • Al-Lail 21
      • 93- Ad-Duha الضحى The Brightness of the Day >
        • About Ad-Duha
        • Ad-Duha 1-10 >
          • Ad-Duha 11
      • 94- Al-Inshirah الشرح The Expansion >
        • About Al-Inshirah
        • Al-Inshirah 1-8
      • 95- At-Tin التين The Fig >
        • About At-Tin
        • At-Tin 1-8
      • 96- Al-'Alaq العلق The Clot >
        • About Al-'Alaq
        • Al-'Alaq 1-10 >
          • Al-'Alaq 11-19
      • 97- Al-Qadr القدر The Majesty >
        • About Al-Qadr
        • Al-Qadr 1-5
      • 98- Al-Bayyinah البينة The Clear Evidence) >
        • About Al-Bayyinah
        • Al-Bayyinah 1-8
      • 99- Al-Zilzal الزلزلة‎ The Shaking >
        • About Al-Zilzal
        • Al-Zilzal 1-8
      • 100- Al-'Adiyat العاديات The Assaulters >
        • About Al-'Adiyat
        • Al-'Adiyat 1-10 >
          • Al-'Adiyat 11
    • The Koran Part 11 >
      • 101- Al-Qari'ah القارعة The Calamity >
        • About Al-Qari'ah
        • Al-Qari'ah 1-10 >
          • Al-Qari'ah 11
      • 102- At-Takathur التكاثر The Abundance of Wealth >
        • About At-Takathur
        • At-Takathur 1-8
      • 103- Al-'Asr العصر‎ The Time >
        • About Al-'Asr
        • Al-'Asr 1-3
      • 104- Al-Humazah الهمزة The Slanderer >
        • About Al-Humazah
        • Al-Humazah 1-9
      • 105- Al-Fil الفيل The Elephant >
        • About Al-Fil
        • Al-Fil 1-5
      • 106- Al-Quraish قريش‎ The Quraish >
        • About Al-Quraish
        • Al-Quraish 1-4
      • 107- Al-Ma'un الماعون Acts of Kindness >
        • About Al-Ma'un
        • Al-Ma'un 1-7
      • 108- Al-Kauthar الكوثر‎ The Abundance of Good >
        • About Al-Kauthar
        • Al-Kauthar 1-3
      • 109- Al-Kafirun الكافرون The Disbelievers >
        • About Al-Kafirun
        • Al-Kafirun 1-6
      • 110- An-Nasr النصر The Help >
        • About An-Nasr
        • An-Nasr 1-3
    • The Qur'an Part 12 >
      • 111- Al-Lahab اﻟﻠﻬﺐ The Flame >
        • About Al-Lahab
        • Al-Lahab 1-5
      • 112- Al-Ikhlas الإخلاص The Unity >
        • About Al-Ikhlas
        • Al-Ikhlas 1-4
      • 113- Al-Falaq الفلق The Dawn >
        • About Al-Falaq
        • Al-Falaq 1-5
      • 114- An-Nas الناس The Men >
        • About An-Nas
        • An-Nas 1-6
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21. O ye folk! serve your Lord who created you and those before you; haply ye may fear!

22. who made the earth for you a bed and the heaven a dome; and sent down from heaven water, and brought forth therewith fruits as a sustenance for you; so make no peers for Allah, the while ye know!

23. And if ye are in doubt of what we have revealed unto our servant, then bring a chapter like it, and call your witnesses other than Allah if ye tell truth.

24. But if ye do it not, and ye shall surely do it not, then fear the fire whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for misbelievers.

25. But bear the glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that for them are gardens beneath which rivers flow; whenever they are provided with fruit therefrom they say, 'This is what we were provided with before,' and they shall be provided with the like; and there are pure wives for them therein, and they shall dwell therein for aye.

26. Why, Allah is not ashamed to set forth a parable of a gnat, or anything beyond; and as for those who believe, they know that it is truth from the Lord; but as for those who disbelieve, they say, 'What is it that Allah means by this as a parable? He leads astray many and He guides many;' -- but He leads astray only the evildoers;

27. who break Allah's covenant after the fixing thereof, and cut asunder what Allah has ordered to be joined, and do evil in the earth; -- these it is who lose.

28. How can ye disbelieve in Allah, when ye were dead and He made you alive, and then He will kill you and then make you alive again, and then to Him will ye return?

29. It is He who created for you all that is in the earth, then he made for the heavens and fashioned them seven heavens; and He knows all things.

30. And when thy Lord said unto the angels, 'I am about to place a vicegerent in the earth,' they said, 'Wilt Thou place therein one who will do evil therein and shed blood? we celebrate Thy praise and hallow Thee.' Said (the Lord), 'I know what ye know not.'