The Majestic Quran

4 When a sign from their Lord comes they turn their backs on it, 5 denying the truth when it comes to them, but news of what they joked abou t 56 will soon come to them. 6 Don’t they realise We destroyed many previous generations, We gave them far more power in the land than We gave you, and how We sent abundant rain from the sky, making rivers flow. Eventually , We destroyed them for their sins, and raised up other people after them. M 7 Even if We sent down a book written on pape r 57 which they could touch with their hands, the disbelievers would say, “This is nothing but magic.” 8 They said, “If only an angel would come down to him,” if We were to send an angel, that would only be to decide their fate and they would have no more time after that. 9 Just as We could have made the Messenger an angel, We could equally have made the angel appear as a man, thus confusing them with their own attempt to create confusion. 58 10 Messengers were mocked before you, and the very punishment they once mocked swept away those who poked fun. 11 Say: “Travel about the land and see what happened to the deniers.” 12 Say: “Who owns what’s in the Heavens and Earth?” Say: “Is it not God? He has decreed that He will be kind . 59 Then He will gather you all on Judgement Day; in that, there is no doubt. Those who, through wrong life choices , have failed themselves will not believe. 13 Anything that is living – be it during the night or the day – belongs to Him. He is the Hearer, the Knower. G H , 14 Say: “Should I take a protector beside God, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, Who feeds and is not fed?” Say: “I am commanded to be the first who submits and not to be among idolators.” 15 Say: “I fear the punishment of a mighty day if I disobeyed My Lord.” 16 Whoever escapes the punishment of that day, and is treated kindly; will have a clear victory. 17 If God decides to punish you, no one can remove it except Him, and if He decides to benefit you, He has power over all things. 18 He is the controller of His creatures, the Wise, the Aware. T O G -