The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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heed Our signs.’
93We settled the Children of Israel in a good place
and provided good things as sustenance for them. It was only after
knowledge had come to them that they began to di
ffer among them-
selves. Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrec-
tion regarding their di
fferences.
94So if you [Prophet] are in doubt about what We have revealed to
you, ask those who have been reading the scriptures before you.
The Truth has come to you from your Lord, so be in no doubt
and do not deny God’s signs –
–
95then you would become one of the
losers. 
96Those against whom your Lord’s sentence is passed will
not believe, 
97even if every sign comes to them, until they see the
agonizing torment. 
98If only a single town had believed and bene-
fited from its belief! Only Jonah’s people did so, and when they
believed, We relieved them of the punishment of disgrace in the life
of this world, and let them enjoy life for a time. 
99Had your Lord
willed, all the people on earth would have believed. So can you
[Prophet] compel people to believe? 
100No soul can believe except by
God’s will, and He brings disgrace on those who do not use their
reason. 
101Say, ‘Look at what is in the heavens and on the earth.’ But
what use are signs and warnings to people who will not believe?
102What are they waiting for but the punishment that came to those
before them? Say, ‘Wait then, I am waiting too.’
103In the end We
shall save Our messengers and the believers. We take it upon Ourself
to save the believers.
104[Prophet] say, ‘People, even if you are in doubt about my
religion, I do not worship those you worship other than God, but I
worship God who will cause you to die, and I am commanded to be a
believer.’
105[Prophet], set your face towards religion as a man of pure
faith. Do not be one of those who join partners with God; 
106do not
pray to any other [god] that can neither bene
fit nor harm you: if you
do, you will be one of the evildoers. 
107If God inflicts harm on you,
no one can remove it but Him, and if He intends good for you, no
one can turn His bounty away; He grants His bounty to any of His
servants He will. He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
108Say, ‘People, the Truth has come to you from your Lord. Whoever
follows the right path follows it for his own good, and whoever strays
does so to his own loss: I am not your guardian.’
109[Prophet], follow
what is being revealed to you, and be steadfast until God gives His
judgement, for He is the Best of Judges.
Jonah
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11. HUD
A Meccan sura named after the prophet Hud whose story is given in verses 
50–60.
It begins by announcing that the Prophet is sent both to warn and to give good
news, and the body of the sura focuses on the warning aspect: God watches over
everything and is aware of all that people do (verses 
5–6, 111–12, 123). The
many stories of past prophets, which serve to warn the disbelievers, also
strengthen the heart of the Prophet (verse 
120).
In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
1Alif Lam Ra
[This is] a Scripture whose verses are perfected, then set out clearly,
from One who is all wise, all aware. 
2[Say, Prophet], ‘Worship no one
but God. I am sent to you from Him to warn and to give good news.
3Ask your Lord for forgiveness, then turn back to Him. He will
grant you wholesome enjoyment until an appointed time, and give
His grace to everyone who has merit. But if you turn away, I fear you
will have torment on a terrible Day: 
4it is to God that you will all
return, and He has power over everything.’
5See how they [the disbelievers] wrap themselves up, to hide their
feelings from Him. But even when they cover themselves with their
clothes, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal: He knows
well the innermost secrets of the heart. 
6There is not a creature that
moves on earth whose provision is not His concern. He knows where
it lives and its [
final] resting place: it is all [there] in a clear record.
7It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six Days