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1* This legend, adopted from the Talmud, arises from a too literal interpretation of Psalm cxlviii. ® The legend of Solomon, his seal inscribed with the holy name by which he could control all the powers of nature, his carpet or throne that used to be transported with him on the wind wherever he pleased, his power over the ginns, and his knowledge of the language of birds and beasts are commonplaces in Arabic writings. XXI, 84-92. THE CHAPTER OF THE PROPHETS. 53 him, and removed from him the distress that was upon him; and we gave his family, and the like of them with them, as a mercy from us, and a remembrance to those who serve us. [85] And Ishmael, and Idrts, and Duu ’1 Kifl}, all of these were of the patient: and we made them enter into our mercy; verily, they were among the righteous. And Duu ’nnfin?, when he went away in wrath and thought that we had no power over him; and he cried out in the darkness, ‘There is no god but Thou, celebrated be Thy praise! Verily, I was of the evildoers!’ And we answered him, and saved him from the trouble. Thus do we save believers! And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord, ‘O Lord! leave me not alone; for thou art the best of heirs*” [90] And we answered him, and bestowed upon him John; and we made his wife right for him; verily, these vied in good works, and called on us with longing and dread, and were humble before us. And she who guarded her private parts, and we breathed into her of our Spirit, and we made her and her son a sign unto the worlds. Verily, this your nation* is one natioi; and I am your Lord, so serve me. 1 That is, Elias, or, as some say, Joshua, and some say Zachatiah, so called because he had a portion from God Most High, and guaranteed his people, or because he had double the work of the prophets of his time and their reward; the word Kifl being used in the various senses of ‘portion,’ ‘sponsorship,’ and ‘double.’ —Baidhavi. 2 Literally, ‘he of the fish,’ that is, Jonah. 5 See Part II, p. 27. ‘ The word ‘ummatun’ is here used in the sense rather of 54 THE QuR’AN. XXI, 93-103. But they cut up their affair amongst themselves; they all shall return to us; and he who acts aright, and he who is a believer, there is no denial of his efforts, for, verily, we will write them down for him. [95] There is a ban upon a city which we have destroyed that they shall not return, until Yagdg and Magtg are let out!, and they from every hummock ? shall glide forth. And the true promise draws nigh, and lo! they are staring—the eyes of those who misbelieve! O, woe is us! we were heedless of this, nay, we were wrong-doers ! Verily, ye, and what ye serve beside God, shall be the pebbles of hell, to it shall ye go down! Had these been God’s they would not have gone down thereto: but all shall dwell therein for aye; [100] for them therein is groaning, but they therein shall not be heard.
2Verily, ye, and what ye serve beside God, shall be the pebbles of hell, to it shall ye go down! Had these been God’s they would not have gone down thereto: but all shall dwell therein for aye; [100] for them therein is groaning, but they therein shall not be heard. Verily, those for whom the good (reward) from us was fore-ordained, they from it shall be kept far away; they shall not hear the slightest sound thereof, and they in what their souls desire shall dwell for aye. The greatest terror shall not grieve them ; and the angels shall meet them, (saying), ‘This is your day which ye were promised !’ ‘religion,’ regarding the various nations and generations as each professing and representing a particular faith, and means that the religion preached to the Meccans was the same as that preached to their followers by the various prophets who are mentioned in this chapter. 1 See Part II, p. 25. * “Hadab, some read gadath, ‘ grave.’ > See Part I, p. 4, 1.1. XXI, 104-112. THE CHAPTER OF THE PROPHETS. 55 The day when we will roll up the heavens as es-Sigill rolls up the books?; as we produced it at-its first creation will we bring it back again— a promise binding upon us; verily, we are going to do it. And already have we written in the Psalms [105] after the reminder that ‘the earth shall my righteous servants inherit ®’ Verily, in this is preaching for a’ people who serve me! We have only sent thee as a mercy to the worlds. Say, ‘I am only inspired that your God is one God; are ye then resigned?’ But if they turn their backs say, ‘I have proclaimed (war) against all alike, but I know not if what ye are threatened with be near or far!’ [110] Verily, He knows what is spoken openly, and He knows what ye hide. I know not, haply it is a trial for you and a provision for a season. Say, ‘My Lord! judge thou with truth! and our Lord is the Merciful whom we ask for aid against what they ascribe!’ 1 Es-Sigill is the name of the angel who has charge of the book on which each human being’s fate is written, which book he rolls up at a person’s death. The word, however, may mean a scroll or register, and the passage may be rendered, ‘like the rolling up of a scroll for writings.’ 2 Psalm xxxvii. 29. 56 THE QUR'AN. XXII, 1-6. Tue CHAPTER OF THE PILGRIMAGE. (XXII. Mecca.) Jas the name of the merciful and compassionate God. . O ye folk! fear your Lord. Verily, the earthquake of the Hour is a mighty thing. On the day ye shall see it, every suckling woman shall be scared away from that to which she gave suck; and every pregnant woman shall lay down her load; and thou shalt see men drunken, though they be not drunken: but the torment of God is severe. , And amongst men is one who wrangles about God without knowledge, and follows every rebellious devil; against whom it is written down that whoso takes him for a patron, verily, he will lead him astray, and will guide him towards the torment of the blaze!
3, And amongst men is one who wrangles about God without knowledge, and follows every rebellious devil; against whom it is written down that whoso takes him for a patron, verily, he will lead him astray, and will guide him towards the torment of the blaze! [5] Oye folk! if ye are in doubt about the raising (of the dead),—verily,.we created you from earth, then from a clot, then from congealed blood, then from a morsel, shaped or shapeless, that we may explain to you. And we make what we please rest in the womb until an appointed time; then we bring you forth babes; then let you reach your full age; and of you are some who die; and of you are some who are kept back till the most decrepit age, till he knows no longer aught of knowledge. And ye see the earth parched, and when we send down water on it, it stirs and swells, and brings forth herbs of every beauteous kind. That is because God, He is the truth, and because XXII, 6-17. THE CHAPTER OF THE PILGRIMAGE. 57 He quickens the dead, and because He is mighty over all; and because the Hour is coming, there is no doubt therein, and because God raises up those who are in the tombs. And amongst men is one who wrangles about God without knowledge or guidance or an illuminating book; twisting his neck from the way of God; for him is disgrace in this world, and we will make him taste, upon the resurrection day, the torment of burning. Lao] That is for what thy hands have done before, and for that God is not unjust unto His servants. And amongst men is one who serves God (wavering) on a brink; and if there befall him good, he is comforted ; but if there befall him a trial, he turns round again, and loses this world and the next—that isan obvious loss. He calls, besides God, on what can neither harm him nor profit him;—that is a wide error. He calls on him whose harm is nigher than his profit,— a bad lord and a bad comrade. Verily, God makes those who believe and do aright enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow ; verily, God does what He will. (15] He who thinks that God will never help him in this world or the next—let him stretch a cord to the roof and put an end to himself; and let him cut it and see if his stratagem will remove what he is enraged at. Thus have we sent down manifest signs; for, verily, God guides whom He will. Verily, those who believe, and those who are 1 The word may also be rendered ‘sky.’ 58 THE QuR’AN. XXII, 17-26. Jews, and the Sabzans, and the Christians, and the Magians, and those who join other gods with God, verily, God will decide between them on the resurrection day; verily, God is witness over all. Do they not see that God, whosoever is in the heavens adores Him, and whosoever is in the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the beasts, and many among men, though many a one deserves the torments ? Whomsoever God abases there is none to honour him ; verily, God does what He pleases.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1* This legend, adopted from the Talmud, arises from a too literal interpretation of Psalm cxlviii. ® The legend of Solomon, his seal inscribed with the holy name by which he could control all the powers of nature, his carpet or throne that used to be transported with him on the wind wherever he pleased, his power over the ginns, and his knowledge of the language of birds and beasts are commonplaces in Arabic writings. XXI, 84-92. THE CHAPTER OF THE PROPHETS. 53 him, and removed from him the distress that was upon him; and we gave his family, and the like of them with them, as a mercy from us, and a remembrance to those who serve us. [85] And Ishmael, and Idrts, and Duu ’1 Kifl}, all of these were of the patient: and we made them enter into our mercy; verily, they were among the righteous. And Duu ’nnfin?, when he went away in wrath and thought that we had no power over him; and he cried out in the darkness, ‘There is no god but Thou, celebrated be Thy praise! Verily, I was of the evildoers!’ And we answered him, and saved him from the trouble. Thus do we save believers! And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord, ‘O Lord! leave me not alone; for thou art the best of heirs*” [90] And we answered him, and bestowed upon him John; and we made his wife right for him; verily, these vied in good works, and called on us with longing and dread, and were humble before us. And she who guarded her private parts, and we breathed into her of our Spirit, and we made her and her son a sign unto the worlds. Verily, this your nation* is one natioi; and I am your Lord, so serve me. 1 That is, Elias, or, as some say, Joshua, and some say Zachatiah, so called because he had a portion from God Most High, and guaranteed his people, or because he had double the work of the prophets of his time and their reward; the word Kifl being used in the various senses of ‘portion,’ ‘sponsorship,’ and ‘double.’ —Baidhavi. 2 Literally, ‘he of the fish,’ that is, Jonah. 5 See Part II, p. 27. ‘ The word ‘ummatun’ is here used in the sense rather of 54 THE QuR’AN. XXI, 93-103. But they cut up their affair amongst themselves; they all shall return to us; and he who acts aright, and he who is a believer, there is no denial of his efforts, for, verily, we will write them down for him. [95] There is a ban upon a city which we have destroyed that they shall not return, until Yagdg and Magtg are let out!, and they from every hummock ? shall glide forth. And the true promise draws nigh, and lo! they are staring—the eyes of those who misbelieve! O, woe is us! we were heedless of this, nay, we were wrong-doers ! Verily, ye, and what ye serve beside God, shall be the pebbles of hell, to it shall ye go down! Had these been God’s they would not have gone down thereto: but all shall dwell therein for aye; [100] for them therein is groaning, but they therein shall not be heard.
2Verily, ye, and what ye serve beside God, shall be the pebbles of hell, to it shall ye go down! Had these been God’s they would not have gone down thereto: but all shall dwell therein for aye; [100] for them therein is groaning, but they therein shall not be heard. Verily, those for whom the good (reward) from us was fore-ordained, they from it shall be kept far away; they shall not hear the slightest sound thereof, and they in what their souls desire shall dwell for aye. The greatest terror shall not grieve them ; and the angels shall meet them, (saying), ‘This is your day which ye were promised !’ ‘religion,’ regarding the various nations and generations as each professing and representing a particular faith, and means that the religion preached to the Meccans was the same as that preached to their followers by the various prophets who are mentioned in this chapter. 1 See Part II, p. 25. * “Hadab, some read gadath, ‘ grave.’ > See Part I, p. 4, 1.1. XXI, 104-112. THE CHAPTER OF THE PROPHETS. 55 The day when we will roll up the heavens as es-Sigill rolls up the books?; as we produced it at-its first creation will we bring it back again— a promise binding upon us; verily, we are going to do it. And already have we written in the Psalms [105] after the reminder that ‘the earth shall my righteous servants inherit ®’ Verily, in this is preaching for a’ people who serve me! We have only sent thee as a mercy to the worlds. Say, ‘I am only inspired that your God is one God; are ye then resigned?’ But if they turn their backs say, ‘I have proclaimed (war) against all alike, but I know not if what ye are threatened with be near or far!’ [110] Verily, He knows what is spoken openly, and He knows what ye hide. I know not, haply it is a trial for you and a provision for a season. Say, ‘My Lord! judge thou with truth! and our Lord is the Merciful whom we ask for aid against what they ascribe!’ 1 Es-Sigill is the name of the angel who has charge of the book on which each human being’s fate is written, which book he rolls up at a person’s death. The word, however, may mean a scroll or register, and the passage may be rendered, ‘like the rolling up of a scroll for writings.’ 2 Psalm xxxvii. 29. 56 THE QUR'AN. XXII, 1-6. Tue CHAPTER OF THE PILGRIMAGE. (XXII. Mecca.) Jas the name of the merciful and compassionate God. . O ye folk! fear your Lord. Verily, the earthquake of the Hour is a mighty thing. On the day ye shall see it, every suckling woman shall be scared away from that to which she gave suck; and every pregnant woman shall lay down her load; and thou shalt see men drunken, though they be not drunken: but the torment of God is severe. , And amongst men is one who wrangles about God without knowledge, and follows every rebellious devil; against whom it is written down that whoso takes him for a patron, verily, he will lead him astray, and will guide him towards the torment of the blaze!
3, And amongst men is one who wrangles about God without knowledge, and follows every rebellious devil; against whom it is written down that whoso takes him for a patron, verily, he will lead him astray, and will guide him towards the torment of the blaze! [5] Oye folk! if ye are in doubt about the raising (of the dead),—verily,.we created you from earth, then from a clot, then from congealed blood, then from a morsel, shaped or shapeless, that we may explain to you. And we make what we please rest in the womb until an appointed time; then we bring you forth babes; then let you reach your full age; and of you are some who die; and of you are some who are kept back till the most decrepit age, till he knows no longer aught of knowledge. And ye see the earth parched, and when we send down water on it, it stirs and swells, and brings forth herbs of every beauteous kind. That is because God, He is the truth, and because XXII, 6-17. THE CHAPTER OF THE PILGRIMAGE. 57 He quickens the dead, and because He is mighty over all; and because the Hour is coming, there is no doubt therein, and because God raises up those who are in the tombs. And amongst men is one who wrangles about God without knowledge or guidance or an illuminating book; twisting his neck from the way of God; for him is disgrace in this world, and we will make him taste, upon the resurrection day, the torment of burning. Lao] That is for what thy hands have done before, and for that God is not unjust unto His servants. And amongst men is one who serves God (wavering) on a brink; and if there befall him good, he is comforted ; but if there befall him a trial, he turns round again, and loses this world and the next—that isan obvious loss. He calls, besides God, on what can neither harm him nor profit him;—that is a wide error. He calls on him whose harm is nigher than his profit,— a bad lord and a bad comrade. Verily, God makes those who believe and do aright enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow ; verily, God does what He will. (15] He who thinks that God will never help him in this world or the next—let him stretch a cord to the roof and put an end to himself; and let him cut it and see if his stratagem will remove what he is enraged at. Thus have we sent down manifest signs; for, verily, God guides whom He will. Verily, those who believe, and those who are 1 The word may also be rendered ‘sky.’ 58 THE QuR’AN. XXII, 17-26. Jews, and the Sabzans, and the Christians, and the Magians, and those who join other gods with God, verily, God will decide between them on the resurrection day; verily, God is witness over all. Do they not see that God, whosoever is in the heavens adores Him, and whosoever is in the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the beasts, and many among men, though many a one deserves the torments ? Whomsoever God abases there is none to honour him ; verily, God does what He pleases.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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