— 62 verses
By the declining star
your companion is not in error nor has he gone astray
He does not speak out of his own desires
It is a revelations which has been revealed to hi
and taught to hi
by the great mighty one (Gabriel)
the strong one who appeared on the uppermost horizon
He (Gabriel) then came nearer and nearer
until he was as close to him as the distance of two bows, or even less
He revealed to God's servant whatever he wanted
His (Muhammad's) heart did not lie to him about what his eyes had seen
Will you then argue with him about what he saw
He certainly saw him (Gabriel) during his other ascent
to the Lot-tree (in the seven heavens
near which is Paradise
When the tree was covered with a covering
(Muhammad's) eyes did not deceive him, nor did they lead him to falsehood
He certainly saw the greatest (signs) of the existence of his Lord
(Can anything as such be considered true) of al-Lat, al-Uzza
and your third idol al-Manat (whom you considered as God's daughters)
Do sons belong to you and daughters to God
This is an unfair distinction
These are only names given by yourselves and your fathers. God has not given them any authority. They, (unbelievers), only follow mere conjecture and the desires of their souls, even though guidance has already come to them from their Lord
Can the human being have whatever he wishes
All that is in the life to come and all that is in this life belongs only to God
There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession will be of no benefit unless God grants such permission to whichever of them He wants
Only those who do not believe in the life hereafter call the angels, females. They have no knowledge about it
They only follow mere conjecture which can never sufficiently replace the Truth
(Muhammad), stay away from those who turn away from Our guidance and who do not desire anything except the worldly life
This is what the extent of their knowledge amounts to. Your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His path and who has been rightly guided
To God belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. In the end God will re-compense the evil doers for their deeds and reward the righteous ones for their deeds
Those who stay away from grave sins and indecency (should know that) for their trivial sins your Lord's forgiveness is vast. He knows best about you. When He created you from the earth and when you were embryos in your mother's wombs. Do not consider yourselves very great. God knows best who is the most righteous person
(Muhammad), have you ever seen the one who has turned away (from guidance)
and grudgingly spends very little for the cause of God
Does he possess the knowledge of the unseen, thus, he sees (all things)
Has not he been informed of the contents of the Book of Mose
and about Abraham who fulfilled his duty (to God)
Certainly no one will bear the responsibility of the sins of another
nor can man achieve anything without hard labor
He will certainly see the result of his labor
and will be fully recompensed for his deeds
To your Lord will all things eventually return
It is He who causes laughter and weeping
It is He who causes death and gives life
It is He who has created spouses, male and female
from a discharged living ger
and on Him depends the life hereafter
It is He who grants people temporary and durable wealth
It is He who is the Lord of Sirius
It is He who utterly destroyed the ancient tribes of Ad
Thamud
and the people of Noah; they were the most unjust and rebellious people
It is He who turned upside down the people of Lo
and covered them with torment
About which of the bounties of your Lord can they persistently dispute
This is a (Prophet) like that of the ancient warners (Prophets)
The Day of Judgment is drawing nearer
No one besides God can rescue a soul from hardship
Does this statement seem strange to the
and do they laugh instead of weeping
indulging in carelessly idle games
So prostrate yourselves before God and worship him