The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

an at dawn–– dawn recitation is always witnessed
b
––
79and dur-
ing the night wake up and pray, as an extra o
ffering of your own, so
that your Lord may raise you to a [highly] praised status. 
80Say,
‘My Lord, make me go in truthfully, and come out truthfully, and
grant me supporting authority from You.’
81And say, ‘The truth
has come, and falsehood has passed away: falsehood is bound to
pass away.’
82We send down the Quran as healing and mercy to those who
believe; as for those who disbelieve, it only increases their loss.
83When We favour man he turns arrogantly to one side, but when
harm touches him, he falls into despair. 
84Say, ‘Everyone does
things their own way, but your Lord is fully aware of who follows the
best-guided path.’
85[Prophet], they ask you about the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is part
of my Lord’s domain. You have only been given a little knowledge.’
86If We pleased, We could take away what We have revealed to you––
then you would 
find no one to plead for you against Us–– 87if it were
not for your Lord’s mercy: His favour to you has been truly great.
88Say, ‘Even if all mankind and jinn came together to produce
something like this Qur
an, they could not produce anything like it,
however much they helped each other.’
89In this Quran, We have set
a
Cf. 
69: 19–24.
b
By the angels. See Bukhari, Sahih, ‘Mawaqit’,
16.
The Qur
an
17: 72
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out all kinds of examples for people, yet most of them persist in
disbelieving. 
90They say, ‘We will not believe for you [Muhammad]
until you make a spring gush out of the ground for us; 
91or until you
have a garden of date palms and vines, and make rivers pour through
them;
92or make the sky fall on us in pieces, as you claimed will
happen; or bring God and the angels before us face to face; 
93or have
a house made of gold; or ascend into the sky –
– even then, we will not
believe in your ascension until you send a real book down for us
to read.’ Say, ‘Glory be to my Lord! Am I anything but a mortal, a
messenger?’
94The only thing that kept these people from believing,
when guidance came to them, was that they said, ‘How could God
have sent a human being as a messenger?’
95Say, ‘If there were angels
walking about on earth, feeling at home, We would have sent them an
angel from Heaven as a messenger.’
96Say, ‘God is witness enough
between me and you. He knows and observes His servants well.’
97[Prophet], anyone God guides is truly guided, and you will find
no protector other than Him for anyone He leaves astray. On the Day
of Resurrection We shall gather them, lying on their faces, blind,
dumb, and deaf. Hell will be their Home. Whenever the Fire goes
down, We shall make it blaze more 
fiercely for them. 98This is what
they will get for rejecting Our signs and saying, ‘What? When we are
turned to bones and dust, how can we be raised in a new act of
creation?’
99Do they not see that God, who created the heavens and
earth, can create the likes of them [anew]? He has ordained a time for
them –
– there is no doubt about that –
– but the evildoers refuse every-
thing except disbelief. 
100Say, ‘If you possessed the very stores of my
Lord’s bounty, you would hold them back in your fear of spending:
man is ever grudging.’
101In the past, We gave Moses nine clear signs–– ask the Children
of Israel. When Moses came to [the Egyptians], Pharaoh said to him,
‘Moses, I think you are bewitched.’
102He said, ‘You know very well
that only the Lord of the heavens and earth could have sent these
signs as clear proof. I think that you, Pharaoh, are doomed.’
103So he
wanted to wipe them o
ff the [face of the] earth, but We drowned him
and those with him. 
104After his death, We told the Children of
Israel, ‘Live in the land, and when the promise of the Hereafter is
ful
filled, We shall bring you to the assembly of all people.’
105We sent down the Quran with the truth, and with the truth it
has come down –
– [Prophet], We sent you only to give good news and