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while those who disbelieved and denied Our messages and the meeting of the Hereafter will be brought for punishment.

So celebrate God’s glory in the evening, in the morning-

praise is due to Him in the heavens and the earth- in the late afternoon, and at midday.

He brings the living out of the dead and the dead out of the living. He gives life to the earth after death, and you will be brought out in the same way.

One of His signs is that He created you from dust and- lo and behold!- you became human and scattered far and wide.

Another of His signs is that He created spouses from among yourselves for you to live with in tranquillity: He ordained love and kindness between you. There truly are signs in this for those who reflect.

Another of His signs is the creation of the heavens and earth, and the diversity of your languages and colours. There truly are signs in this for those who know.

Among His signs are your sleep, by night and by day, and your seeking His bounty. There truly are signs in this for those who can hear.

Among His signs, too, are that He shows you the lightning that terrifies and inspires hope; that He sends water down from the sky to restore the earth to life after death. There truly are signs in this for those who use their reason.