Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) 81

Revealed 7th in the Qur'an

Read the Full Text with References to the Torah and the Gospel

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When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness] *Mark 13:24, *Revelation 6:12

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And when the stars fall, dispersing, *Isaiah 34:4*Matthew 24:29, *Mark 13:25, *Revelation 6:13

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And when the mountains are removed *Isaiah 54:10*Judith 16:15*Revelation 6:14

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And when full-term she-camels are neglected

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And when the wild beasts are gathered

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And when the seas are filled [with flame]

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And when the souls are paired

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And when the infant girl [who was] buried alive is asked

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For what sin she was killed

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And when the Scriptures are made public *2 Ezra 6:20

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And when the heaven is stripped away

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And when Hellfire is set ablaze

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And when the Garden is brought near,

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A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

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So I swear by the retreating [stars] -

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Those that flow [their courses] and disappear -

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And by the night as it closes in

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And by the dawn when it breathes

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[That] indeed, [the Qur'an] is a word of a noble messenger

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[Who is] possessed of power and secure [in position] with the Owner of the Throne

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Obeyed and Trustworthy.

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And your companion is not possessed [by devils of jinn].

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And he has already seen [Gabriel] in the clear horizon.

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And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

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And [the Qur'an] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the Garden].

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So where are you going?

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It is nothing except a reminder to the worlds

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For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

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And you do not will except that God wills - *James 4:15 Lord of the worlds.