The Majestic Quran

God has increased their disease, and they shall have a painful punishment because of the lies they told. T 11 When they are told for their own good : “Don’t make trouble in the land”, they say: “We are the peacemakers”. 12 Beware! They are the troublemakers, but they don’t realise it. 13 When they are told: “Believe like other people believed”, they say: “Shall we believe like the fools?” It is they who are the fools, but they don’t know. 14 And, when they meet the believers, they say: “We believe”, but when they are alone with their devilish friends, they say: “We are with you, we were just joking with them”. 15 God will punish them for mocking, 3 and He extends their wandering around blindly in their disobedience. T 16 They have chosen error instead of guidance; their bargain is without profit, and they aren’t rightly guided. 17 They are like the one who lights a fire, and when everything is bright, suddenly God takes away their light and leaves them in pitch darkness so they cannot see. 18 Deaf, dumb and blind, they will not return to the straight path. T 19 Or they are like a raincloud in a sky full of darkness, thunder and lightning. They stick their fingers in their ears for fear of death by thunderbolts. God has the disbelievers surrounded. 20 The lightning nearly blinds them; whenever it lights up they walk about in it, and when it falls dark they stand still. If God wanted, He could take their hearing and sight. God controls all things. T Q ’ 21 People, worship your Lord Who created you and those before you, so that you may guard yourselves against evil . 22 Who spread out the Earth for you and made the sky a roof, and sent down rain by which He produces fruits to provide for you. So, do not knowingly make any rivals equal with God. 23 If you have doubts about what We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call all your witnesses and supporters besides God; that is if you are truthfu l 4 . 24 If you have not done so – and