The Majestic Quran

190 In the creation of the Heavens and the Earth and the cycle of night and day, there are signs for smart people, 191 who remember God standing, sitting and lying down, and think about the creation of the Heavens and the Earth, prayerfully saying , “Our Lord, You haven’t created this in vain, Glory be to You! Save us from the punishment of the Fire. 192 Our Lord, anyone You assign to the Fire is humiliated; the evildoers shall have no helpers. 193 Our Lord, we heard a crier calling to faith; ‘Believe in your Lord,’ so we believed. Our Lord, forgive our sins, delete our evil deeds, and when we die count us among the righteous. 194 Our Lord, give us what You’ve promised us through Your messengers and do not humiliate us on the Day of Judgement; indeed, You do not break Your promise.” T L 195 Their Lord answered the prayer, saying , “I will not allow the deeds of any of you, male or a female, to go to waste; you will both get the same reward. As for those who migrated, those expelled from their homes, those who suffered in My way, those who fought, and those who were killed, I will certainly delete their evil deeds, and I will certainly admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow. This is their reward from God; and God gives the best reward. W ? 196 Don’t be deceived by the disbelievers’ commercial trade through the land; 197 it’s a temporary provision, and their final home will be Hell. What a wretched place! 198 However, those who are mindful of their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will live forever, a resting place provided by God. Most wonderful is that which God has prepared for the righteous. 199 Among the People of The Book are those who believe in God and what has been revealed to you and to them; they are humble towards God, not selling God’s verses for a small sum of money; such people shall find their reward with their Lord. God is swift in settling accounts. 200 Believers, be patient, encourage each other to be patient, be disciplined , 68 and be mindful of God so that you may prosper. 1 These are three letters of the Arabic alphabet, and there are twenty-nine chapters that begin with such letters. They are described as “ Muqatta‘a t”, detached letters or acronyms, whose meaning is known to God and His Messenger r .