31. Luqmaan

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:1]
A. L. M.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:2]
These are Verses of the Wise Book,-
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:3]
A Guide and a Mercy to the Doers of Good,-
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:4]
Those who establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity, and have (in their hearts) the assurance of the Hereafter.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:5]
These are on (true) guidance from their Lord: and these are the ones who will prosper.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:6]
But there are, among men, those who purchase idle tales, without knowledge (or meaning), to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah and throw ridicule (on the Path): for such there will be a Humiliating Penalty.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:7]
When Our Signs are rehearsed to such a one, he turns away in arrogance, as if he heard them not, as if there were deafness in both his ears: announce to him a grievous Penalty.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:8]
For those who believe and work righteous deeds, there will be Gardens of Bliss,-
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:9]
To dwell therein. The promise of Allah is true: and He is Exalted in Power, Wise.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:10]
He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:11]
Such is the Creation of Allah: now show Me what is there that others besides Him have created: nay, but the Transgressors are in manifest error.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:12]
we bestowed (in the past) Wisdom on Luqman: "Show (thy) gratitude to Allah." Any who is (so) grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful, verily Allah is free of all wants, Worthy of all praise.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:13]
Behold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! join not in worship (others) with Allah: for false worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing."
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:14]
And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal.
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English Yusuf Ali: [31:15]
"But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did."