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Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

Blessed is the One Who sent down the Decisive Authority¹ to His servant,² so that he may be a warner to the whole world.³

Who created and ˹perfectly˺ fashioned ˹all˺,

˹Allah is˺ the One to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, Who has never had ˹any˺ offspring, nor does He have a partner in ˹governing˺ the kingdom. He has created everything, ordaining it precisely.

and Who ordained precisely and inspired accordingly,

Surely your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days,¹ then established Himself above the Throne, conducting every affair. None can intercede except by His permission. That is Allah—your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. Will you not then be mindful?

and Who brings forth ˹green˺ pasture,

That is the Knower of the seen and unseen—the Almighty, Most Merciful,

Who has perfected everything He created. And He originated the creation of humankind from clay.¹

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Will I take any guardian other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who provides for all and is not in need of provision?” Say, “I have been commanded to be the first to submit and not be one of the polytheists.”

Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?” Say, “Allah!” Ask ˹them˺, “Why ˹then˺ have you taken besides Him lords who cannot even benefit or protect themselves?” Say, “Can the blind and the sighted be equal? Or can darkness and light be equal?”¹ Or have they associated with Allah partners who ˹supposedly˺ produced a creation like His, leaving them confused between the two creations? Say, “Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme.”

So glorify Allah in the evening and in the morning—

all praise is for Him in the heavens and the earth—as well as in the afternoon, and at noon.¹ 

He brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living. And He gives life to the earth after its death. And so will you be brought forth ˹from the grave˺.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O Allah! Lord over all authorities! You give authority to whoever You please and remove it from who You please; You honour whoever You please and disgrace who You please—all good is in Your Hands. Surely You ˹alone˺ are Most Capable of everything.

You cause the night to pass into the day and the day into the night. You bring forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living. And You provide for whoever You will without limit.”

Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were ˹once˺ one mass then We split them apart?¹ And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?

Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Who provides for you from heaven and earth? Who owns ˹your˺ hearing and sight? Who brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living? And who conducts every affair?” They will ˹surely˺ say, “Allah.” Say, “Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?

And Allah has created from water every living creature. Some of them crawl on their bellies, some walk on two legs, and some walk on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Indeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained.

And We created pairs of all things¹ so perhaps you would be mindful.

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wills. He blesses whoever He wills with daughters, and blesses whoever He wills with sons,

Our command¹ is but a single word,² done in the blink of an eye.

Indeed your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days,¹ then established Himself above the Throne. He makes the day and night overlap in rapid succession. He created the sun, the moon, and the stars—all subjected by His command. The creation and the command belong to Him ˹alone˺. Blessed is Allah—Lord of all worlds!

And He is the One Who creates human beings from a ˹humble˺ liquid,¹ then establishes for them bonds of kinship and marriage. For your Lord is Most Capable.

It is Allah Who has made the night for you to rest in and the day bright. Surely Allah is ever Bountiful to humanity, but most people are ungrateful.

Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Maintainer of everything.

That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. How can you then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

He is the One Who created the heavens and the earth in truth. On the Day ˹of Judgment˺ He will say, ‘Be!’ And there will be! His command is truth. All authority is His ˹alone˺¹ on the Day the Trumpet will be blown.² He is the Knower of all—seen or unseen. And He is the All-Wise, All-Aware.”

Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.

He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,

Indeed, Allah is the One Who causes seeds and fruit stones to sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living. That is Allah! How can you then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”

˹He is˺ the Originator of the heavens and earth. How could He have children when He has no mate? He created all things and has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of everything.