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102 AL KORAN, cnxr. vi.
unto you ,^ we have not omitted anything in the book' of our decrees:*
then unto their Lord shall they return.™ They who accuse our signs oi
fiilsehood are deaf and dumb, walking in darkness : God will lead into eri'oi
whom he pleaseth, and wliom he pleaseth he will put in the right way.
Say, What think yel is tlie punishment of God come upon you, or the
hour o/the resurrection come upon you, will ye call upon any other than
God, if ye speak truth? yea, him shall ye call upon, and he shall free you
from that which ye shall ask him to deliver ynufrom, if he pleaseth ; and
ye shall forget that which ye associated with him.^ We have already sent
messengers unto sundry nations before thee, and we afflicted them with
trouble and adversity that they might humble themselves: yet when the
affliction which we sent came upon them, they did not humble themselves;
but their hearts became hardened,t and Satan prepared for them that
which they committed. And when they had forgotten that concerning
which they had been admonished, we opened unto them the gates of all
things;" until, while they were rejoicing for that which had been given
them, we suddenly laid hold on them, and behold, they were seized with
despair; and the utmost parts of the peoj)le which had acted wickedly was
cut off: praise be unto God, the Lord of all creatures! Say, What think
ye] if God should take away your hearing and your sight, and should seal
■up your hearts; what god besides God will restore them unto youl See
how variously we show forth the signs of Gods unity ;^ yet do they turn
aside /roOT them. Say unto them, What think ye? if the punishment of
God come upon you suddenly, or in open view;*^ will any perish, except
the ungodly people] We send not our messengers otherwise than bearing
good tidings and denouncing threats. Whoso therefore shall believe and
amend, on them shall no fear come, neither shall they be grieved : but
*■ Being created and preserved by the same omnipotence and providence as ye are.
> That is, in the preserved table, wherein God's decrees are written, and all things
which come to pass in the world, as well the most minute as the more momentous,
are exactly registered.'
* " The beasts which cover the earth, the birds which traverse the air, are
creatures like yourselves. All are written in the book. They will appear again
before him."— Savary.
™ For, according to the Mohammedan belief, the irrational animals will also be
restored to life at the resurrection, that they may be brought to judgment, and
have vengeance taken on them for the injuries they did one another while in this
world.*
° That is. Ye shall then forsake yonr false gods, when ye shall be effectually con-
vinced that God alone is able to deliver you from eternal punishment. But others
rather think that this forgetting will be the effect of the distress and terror which
they will then be in.*
t " Their hearts grew hard, and Satan caused them to find charms in rebellion."
'—Savnry.
» That is, we gave them all manner of plenty; that since thev took no warning by
their afflictions, their prosperity might become a snare to ttem, and they might
bring down upon themselves swifter destruction.
P Laying them before you in different views, and making use of arguments and
motives drawn from various considerations.
■) That is, says al Beidawi, either without any previous notice, or after som*
warning given.
» See the Prelim. Disc. sect, it * See ibid. » Al Beidawi.