God’s Greatness and Evidence for His Unity

And it is He Who spread you on earth, and to Him you will all be gathered.

It is He Who gives life and causes death, and to Him belongs the alternation of night and day. Do you not understand?

But they say the like of what the earlier peoples said.

They say, “Is it that when we die and become dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

This is what we and our forefathers were promised before; this is nothing but ancient fables.”

Say, “To whom belong the earth and all those who are on it, if you really know?”

They will say, “To Allah.” Say, “Will you not then take heed?”

Say, “Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Mighty Throne?”

They will say, “Allah.” Say, “Will you not then fear Him?”

Say, “In Whose Hand is the dominion of all things – and He gives protection while none can protect against Him – if you really know?”

They will say, “Allah.” Say, “Then how can you be deluded?”

In fact, We brought them the truth, but they are certainly liars.

Allah has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what he had created, and each would have tried to gain supremacy over the other. Glory be to Allah far above what they ascribe to Him!

Knower of the unseen and the seen. Exalted is He far above what they associate with Him!

Say, “My Lord, if You show me what they are warned of,

my Lord, then do not include me among the wrongdoing people.”

We are surely able to show you that of which We have warned them.

Repel evil with what is best; We know well what they claim.

And say, “My Lord, I seek refuge with You from the temptations of the devils.

And I seek refuge with You, my Lord, that they even come near me.”

And I seek refuge with You, my Lord, that they even come near me.”

so that I may do righteous deeds in what I left behind.” No, it is only a word he utters. And behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected.

When the Trumpet is blown, there will be no kinship ties between them on that Day, nor will they ask about one another.

So those whose scales [of good deeds] are heavy, it is they who will be successful.

But those whose scales are light, they are the ones who have lost their souls, abiding in Hell forever.

The Fire will scorch their faces, leaving them disfigured.

“Were not My verses recited to you, and you used to reject them?”

They will say, “Our Lord, our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we were a people who went astray.

Our Lord, take us out of this; if we returned [to evil], we would certainly be wrongdoers.”

Allah will say, “Stay therein despised, and do not speak to Me.

There was a group of My slaves who used to pray, ‘Our Lord, we believe, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.’

But you took them in mockery until they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.

I have rewarded them Today for their patience; it is they who are the successful.”

He will say, “How many years did you stay on earth?”

They will say, “We stayed for a day or part of a day; ask those who keep count.”

Allah will say, “You only stayed for a while, if only you had known.

Did you think that We created you with no purpose, and that you would not be brought back to Us?”

Exalted is Allah, the True Sovereign! None has the right to be worshiped except Him, the Lord of the Honorable Throne.

Whoever invokes another god besides Allah, for which he has no proof, his reckoning will be with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will never succeed.

Say, “My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and you are the Best of those who show mercy.”