Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon) 54

Revealed 37th in the Qur'an

Read the Full Text in Modern English in the Chronological Order of Revelation with References to the Torah and the Gospel

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The Hour has come near, and the moon has split.

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And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

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And they denied and followed their inclinations. But there is a [time of] settlement for every matter.

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And information has already come to them in which there is deterrence -

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Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

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So leave them. The Day the Caller will call to a terrible thing,

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Their eyes [will be] humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

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Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

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The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "[He is a man] possessed [by devils of jinn]," and he was repelled.

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So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."

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Then We opened the gates of the heaven with water pouring down *Book of Enoch 89:2

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And caused the earth to burst with springs, *Genesis 7:11, *Book of Enoch 89:3, *Book of Jubilees 5:33 - 34 and the waters met *Book of Enoch 54:7 - 8 for a matter already predestined.

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And We carried him on an [ark of] slabs and nails,

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Sailing under Our Eyes as a reward for he who had been denied.

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And We left it as a sign, so are there any who will remember?

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And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so are there any who will remember?

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'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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Indeed, We sent a screaming wind upon them on a day of continuous misfortune,

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Extracting the people as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees.

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And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so are there any who will remember?

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Thamud denied the warning

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And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

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Has the message been cast down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."

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They will know tomorrow who the insolent liar is.

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Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as a trial for them, so watch them and be patient.

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And inform them that the water is [to be] shared between them, each drink [is to be] attended [by turn].

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But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].

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And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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Indeed, We sent one blast [from the heaven] upon them, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

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And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so are there any who will remember?

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The people of Lot denied the warning.

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Indeed, We sent a storm of stones upon them, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn *Genesis 19:23

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As favor from Us. Thus, We reward he who is grateful.

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And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.

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And they had sought to seduce his guests, *Genesis 19:5 but We obliterated their eyes, *Genesis 19:11, *Wisdom of Solomon 19:17 [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

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And an abiding punishment came upon them by early morning. *Genesis 19:23

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So taste My punishment and warning.

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And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so are there any who will remember?

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And warning certainly came to the people of Pharaoh.

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They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Almighty and Perfect in Ability.

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Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or do you have immunity in the Scriptures?

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Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?

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[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].

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But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.

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Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.

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The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."

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Indeed, We created all things with predestination.

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And Our command is nothing except one [command], like the twinkling of the eye. *1 Corinthians 15:52

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And We have already destroyed your sects, so are there any who will remember?

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And everything they did is in the Scriptures.

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And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

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Indeed, those who fear [God] will be among Gardens and rivers,

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In a seat of truth near a King, Perfect in Ability.