Surah Al-Rahman (The Beneficent) 55

Revealed 97th in the Qur'an

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

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The Most Gracious

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Taught the Qur'an,

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Created man,

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[And] taught him eloquence.

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The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

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And the stars and trees prostrate. *Nehemiah 9:6

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And He raised the heaven and imposed the balance

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So that you do not transgress within the balance.

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And establish weight in justice and do not make the balance deficient. *Deuteronomy 25:15, *Leviticus 19:35 - 36

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And He laid the earth [out] for the creatures.

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There is fruit therein and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]

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And grain having husks and fragrance.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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He created man from clay *Genesis 2:7 like [that of] pottery.

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And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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[He is] Lord of the two risings and Lord of the two settings.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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He released the two seas, meeting;

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There is a barrier between them [so] neither of them transgresses. *Genesis 1:6 - 7, *2 Ezra 6:41

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Pearl and coral come from both of them.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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And the ships [belong] to Him, elevated in the sea like landmarks.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Everyone upon it will perish,

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And the Face of your Lord will remain, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; He is in some matter every day.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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We will finish you, O you two burdens.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from God].

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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A flame of fire and smoke will be sent upon both of you, and you will not defend yourselves.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Then on that Day, no man or jinni will be asked about his sin.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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The criminals will be recognized by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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This is Gehenna, which the criminals deny.

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They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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But there are two gardens for he who has feared standing [before] his Lord -

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Having [spreading] branches.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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There are two flowing springs in both of them.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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There are pairs of every fruit in both of them.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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There are companions of modest gaze in them, untouched by man or jinni before them -

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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As if they were rubies and coral.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Is the reward for good [anything] except good?

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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And there are two [other] gardens besides them both -

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Dark green [in color].

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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There are two spouting springs in both of them.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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There are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates in both of them.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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There are good and beautiful ones in them -

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Fair ones reserved in pavilions -

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Untouched by man or jinni before them -

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.

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So which of the favors of your Lord would both of you deny [O jinn and mankind]?

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The name of your Lord is blessed, *Psalms 113:2 Owner of Majesty and Honor.