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They will plead, “Our Lord! You made us lifeless twice, and gave us life twice.1 Now we confess our sins. So is there any way out?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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˹They will be told,˺ “˹No!˺ This is because when Allah alone was invoked, you ˹staunchly˺ disbelieved. But when others were associated with Him ˹in worship˺, you ˹readily˺ believed. So ˹Today˺ judgment belongs to Allah ˹alone˺—the Most High, All-Great.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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He is the One Who shows you His signs and sends down ˹rain as˺ a provision for you from the sky. ˹But˺ none will be mindful except those who turn ˹to Him˺.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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So call upon Allah with sincere devotion, even to the dismay of the disbelievers.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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˹He is˺ Highly Exalted in rank, Lord of the Throne. He sends down the revelation by His command to whoever He wills of His servants to warn ˹all˺ of the Day of Meeting—

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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the Day all will appear ˹before Allah˺. Nothing about them will be hidden from Him. ˹He will ask,˺ “Who does all authority belong to this Day? To Allah—the One, the Supreme!1

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Today every soul will be rewarded for what it has done. No injustice Today! Surely Allah is swift in reckoning.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Warn them ˹O Prophet˺ of the approaching Day when the hearts will jump into the throats, suppressing distress. The wrongdoers will have neither a close friend nor intercessor to be heard.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Allah ˹even˺ knows the sly glances of the eyes and whatever the hearts conceal.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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And Allah judges with the truth, while those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Him cannot judge at all. Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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