Al-An'am

Praise be to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made darkness and light, yet those who disbelieve set up equals to Him. Peoples before were destroyed when they mocked the truth. With Allah are the keys of the unseen; not a leaf falls without His knowledge. He takes your souls by night and raises you by day. Ibrahim saw a star, then the moon, then the sun, and as each one set he said: I do not love things that set, and turned his face to the One who created the heavens and the earth. The prophets after him are named, guided by the same light. Allah splits the seed and the date-stone, brings the living from the dead, and made the stars to guide you. Vision cannot reach Him, but He reaches all vision. Do not insult what others call on besides Allah, lest they insult Allah in ignorance. The customs of dedicating crops and cattle to idols and killing children are answered as lies against Allah. Come, I will recite what your Lord has forbidden: do not associate anything with Him, be good to parents, do not kill your children for fear of poverty, do not come near indecency, give full measure, be just when you speak, and fulfil Allah’s covenant. This is My straight path, so follow it. Say: my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. No soul carries another’s burden.