Al-Furqan

Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His servant, to warn all the worlds. The deniers take gods who create nothing, and say the Quran is a forgery and old tales. “What kind of messenger is this, who eats food and walks in the markets?” They are told of the Fire they will hear from far away, and of the garden promised to those who fear Allah. On that Day the idols disown those who worshipped them. The deniers ask to see the angels, and on the Day they see them there will be no good news for them. The wrongdoer will bite his hands and wish he had taken a path with the Messenger, and had not taken that friend. They ask why the Quran did not come all at once; it came in measured stages, to strengthen the Prophet’s ﷺ heart. Musa, Nuh, ‘Ad, Thamud, the people of the Well and Lut’s town all stand as warnings. Then come the signs: the shadow, night and day, rain on dead land, the two seas with a barrier between them, and man created from water. The servants of the Most Merciful walk on the earth humbly, stand in prayer at night, spend without waste or stinginess, and keep away from the gravest sins. Whoever repents, believes and does good deeds, Allah will replace their evil deeds with good ones. These servants will be rewarded with a high place in Paradise, and met with greetings and peace.