Muhammad's rant, part 1 of 5. 37:20 They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense." 21 [They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny." 22 [The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship… Continue reading Koran 37:20-26
37:11 Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay. 12 But you wonder, while they mock, 13 And when they are reminded, they remember not. 14 And when they see a sign, they ridicule.… Continue reading Koran 37:11-19
37:6 Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars 7 And as protection against every rebellious devil 8 [So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side, 9 Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment, 10 Except one who snatches [some words]… Continue reading Koran 37:6-10
37:1 By those [angels] lined up in rows 2 And those who drive [the clouds] 3 And those who recite the message, 4 Indeed, your God is One, 5 Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises. Koran 37:1-5 Note the additions by the translators, naming the… Continue reading Koran 37:1-5
36:81 Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator. 82 His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is. 83 So exalted is He in whose hand… Continue reading Koran 36:81-83
36:77 Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary? 78 And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?" 79 Say, "He will give them life who… Continue reading Koran 36:77-80
36:74 But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped. 75 They are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for them soldiers in attendance. 76 So let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, We know what they conceal and what they declare. Koran 36:74-76 Let's remember that… Continue reading Koran 36:74-76
36:71 Do they not see that We have created for them from what Our hands have made, grazing livestock, and [then] they are their owners? 72 And We have tamed them for them, so some of them they ride, and some of them they eat. 73 And for them therein are [other] benefits and drinks,… Continue reading Koran 36:71-73
36:68 And he to whom We grant long life We reverse in creation; so will they not understand? 69 And We did not give him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad] knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur’ān 70 To warn whoever is alive and justify… Continue reading Koran 36:68-70
36:59 [Then He will say], "But stand apart today, you criminals. 60 Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy - 61 And that you worship [only] Me? This is a straight path. 62 And he had already… Continue reading Koran 36:59-67
