24 verses Starts at Al-'Ankabut 46 Ends at Al-'Ankabut 69

Rub’ al-Hizb 161 of 240

Rub’ al-Hizb 161 ربع ١٦١

A quarter of a hizb: 240 short portions.

From: Al-'Ankabut 46
To: Al-'Ankabut 69
Verses: 24

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

[Believers], argue only in the best way with the People of the Book, except with those of them who act unjustly. Say, ‘We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you; our God and your God are one [and the same]; we are devoted to Him.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

This is the way We sent the Scripture to you [Muhammad]. Those to whom We had already given Scripture believe in [the Quran] and so do some of these people. No one refuses to acknowledge Our revelations but the defiant.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

You never recited any Scripture before We revealed this one to you; you never wrote one down with your hand. If you had done so, those who follow falsehood might have had cause to doubt.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

But no, [this Quran] is a revelation that is clear to the hearts of those endowed with knowledge. No one refuses to acknowledge Our revelations but the evildoers.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They say, ‘Why have no miracles been sent to him by his Lord?’ Say, ‘Miracles lie in God’s hands; I am simply here to warn you plainly.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Do they not think it is enough that We have sent down to you the Scripture that is recited to them? There is a mercy in this and a lesson for believing people.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Say, ‘God is sufficient witness between me and you: He knows what is in the heavens and earth. Those who believe in false deities and deny God will be the losers.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They challenge you to hasten the punishment: they would already have received a punishment if God had not set a time for it, and indeed it will come to them suddenly and catch them unawares.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They challenge you to hasten the punishment: Hell will encompass all those who deny the truth,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

on the Day when punishment overwhelms them from above and from below their very feet, and they will be told, ‘Now taste the punishment for what you used to do.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

My believing servants! My earth is vast, so worship Me and Me alone.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Every soul will taste death, then it is to Us that you will be returned.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

We shall lodge those who believed and did good deeds in lofty dwellings, in the Garden graced with flowing streams, there to remain. How excellent is the reward of those who labour,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

those who are steadfast, those who put their trust in their Lord!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

How many are the creatures who do not store their sustenance! God sustains them and you: He alone is the All Hearing, the All Knowing.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

If you ask the disbelievers who created the heavens and earth and who harnessed the sun and moon, they are sure to say, ‘God.’ Then why do they turn away from Him?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

It is God who gives abundantly to whichever of His servants He will, and sparingly to whichever He will: He has full knowledge of everything.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

If you ask them, ‘Who sends water down from the sky and gives life with it to the earth after it has died?’ they are sure to say, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Praise belongs to God!’ Truly, most of them do not use their reason.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

The life of this world is merely an amusement and a diversion; the true life is in the Hereafter, if only they knew.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Whenever they go on board a ship they call on God, and dedicate their faith to Him alone, but once He has delivered them safely back to land, see how they ascribe partners to Him!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Let them show their ingratitude for what We have given them; let them take their enjoyment- soon they will know.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Can they not see that We have made [them] a secure sanctuary though all around them people are snatched away? Then how can they believe in what is false and deny God’s blessing?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Who could be more wicked than the person who invents lies about God, or denies the truth when it comes to him? Is Hell not the home for the disbelievers?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

But We shall be sure to guide to Our ways those who strive hard for Our cause: God is with those who do good.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

End of Al-'Ankabut

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