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Ar-Rahmaan
The
Compassionate
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The
Most Gracious has imparted this Qur'an unto people. He has
created people: He has imparted unto each of them articulate thought and
speech. At His behest the sun and the moon run their
appointed courses; before Him prostrate the stars and
the trees. And the skies has He raised high, and has devised
for all things a measure, so that you too, O people, might never
transgress the measure of what is right: weigh, therefore, your
deeds with equity, and cut not the measure short! and the
earth has He spread out for all living beings, with fruit thereon,
and palm trees with sheathed clusters of dates, and grain growing
tall on its stalks, and sweet- smelling plants. Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?
Ar-Rahman 55:1-13, tr. Asad |
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Ar-Raheem
The
All-Merciful
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In the Name of Allah,,
the Compassionate Source of All Mercy y.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; the Compassionate
Source of All Mercy. Surah Fatihah 1:1-3 |
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Al-Malik
The
Absolute Ruler
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And
thus have We bestowed from on high this divine writ
as a discourse in the Arabic tongue, and have given therein many facets to all manner of warnings, so
that men might remain conscious of Us, or that it give rise
to a new awareness in them. Know, then that Allah is sublimely
exalted, the Ultimate Sovereign, the Ultimate Truth: and knowing
this, do not approach the Qur'an in haste,
ere it has been revealed unto thee in full, but always say:
"O my Sustainer, cause me to grow in knowledge!"
Ta Ha
20:113-114, tr. Asad |
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Al-Quddus
The
Pure One
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And
We vouchsafed unto Jesus, the son of Mary,
all evidence of the truth, and strengthened him with holy
inspiration.
Al-Baqarah
2:252, tr. Asad |
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As-Salam
The
Source of Peace
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And
know that Allah invites people unto the abode of peace,
and guides him that wills to be guided onto a straight way.
Yunus
10:25, tr. Asad |
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Al-Mu'min
The
Inspirer of Faith
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O
you who have attained to faith! Remember Allah with unceasing remembrance, and extol His limitless
glory from morn to evening. He it is who bestows His blessings upon you, with His angels
echoing Him, so that He might take you out of the depths of
darkness into the light.
Al-Ahzab
33:41, tr. Asad |
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Al-Muhaymin
The
Guardian
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Unto
you, O Prophet, We have vouchsafed this divine writ,
setting forth the truth, confirming the truth of whatever there still remains of earlier revelations
and determining what is true therein. Judge, then, between the followers of earlier revelation
in accordance with what Allah has bestowed from on high, and do not follow their errant views,
forsaking the truth that has come unto thee.
Al-Ma'idah
5:48, tr. Asad |
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Al-'Aziz
The
Victorious
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For,
Allah's are all the forces of the heavens and the earth;
and Allah is indeed almighty, truly wise!
Al-Fath
48:7, tr. Asad |
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Al-Jabbar
The
Compeller
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And
they prayed to Allah that the truth be made to triumph.
Ibrahim
14:15, tr. Asad |
10
Al-Mutakabbir
The
Greatest
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Allah
alone is the ultimate Truth,
so that all that men invoke instead of Him is sheer falsehood;
and because Allah alone is exalted, truly great!
Luqman
31:30, tr. Asad |
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Al-Khaliq
The
Creator
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Allah |
12
Al-Bari'
The
Maker of Order
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He...
creates every thing and determines its nature
in accordance with His own design.
Al-Furqan
25:2, tr. Asad |
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Al-Musawwir
The
Shaper of Beauty
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He
it is who has created for you all that is on earth, and has
applied His design to the heavens and fashioned them into seven
heavens; and He alone has full knowledge of everything.
Al-Baqarah
2:29, tr. Asad |
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Al-Ghaffar
The
Forgiving
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And
He alone is truly forgiving, all embracing in His love, in sublime
almightiness enthroned, a sovereign doer of whatever He wills.
Al-Buruj
85:14-16, tr. Asad |
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Al-Qahhar
The
Subduer
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Which
is more reasonable: belief in the existence of numerous divine
lords, each of them different from the other -- or in the One God,
who holds absolute sway over all that exists?
Yusuf
12:39, tr. Asad |
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Al-Wahhab
The
Giver of All
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My
Sustainer has endowed me (Musa) with the ability to judge between
right and wrong, and has made me one of His message-bearers.
Ash-Shu'ara
26:21, tr. Asad |
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Ar-Razzaq
The
Sustainer
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It
is Allah who has made the earth a resting-place for you and
the sky a canopy, and has formed you -- and formed you so well --
and provided for you sustenance out of the good things of
life. Such is Allah, your Sustainer: hallowed, then, is
Allah, the Sustainer of all the worlds!
Ghafir
40:64, tr. Asad |
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Al-Fattah
The
Opener
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O
our Sustainer! Lay open the truth between us and our
people -- for You are the best of all to lay open the truth!
Al-A'raf
7:89, tr. Asad |
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Al-'Alim
The
Knower of All
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Such
is He who knows all that is beyond the reach of a created being's
perception, as well as all that can be witnessed by a creature's
senses or mind; the Almighty, the Dispenser of Grace, who makes
most excellent everything that He creates.
As-Sajdah
32:6-7, tr. Asad |
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Al-Qabid
The
Constrictor
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Aren't
you aware of your Sustainer through His works? -- how He
causes the shadow to lengthen towards the night when, had He so willed, He could indeed have made it stand still:
but then, We have made the sun its guide; and then, after
having caused it to lengthen, We draw it in towards
Ourselves with a gradual drawing-in.
Al-Furqan
25:45, tr. Asad |
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Al-Basit
The
Reliever
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Haven't We opened up your heart, and lifted from thee the burden that had weighed so heavily on thy
back? And have We not raised you high in dignity?
And, behold, with every hardship comes ease: verily, with every
hardship comes ease! Hence, when you art freed from
distress, remain steadfast, and to your Sustainer turn with
love. Ash-Sharh
94, tr. Asad |
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Al-Khafid
The
Abaser
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When
that which must come to pass at last comes to pass,
there will be nothing that could give the lie to its having come to pass, abasing some, exalting others.
Al-Waqi'ah
56:103, tr. Asad |
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Ar-Rafi'
The
Exalter
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High
above all orders of being is He, in almightiness enthroned. By His Own will does He bestow inspiration upon whomever He wills of His servants, so as to warn all human
beings of the coming of the day when they shall meet Him -- the
Day when they shall come forth from death,
with nothing of themselves hidden from Allah.
Ghafir
40:15-16, tr. Asad
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Al-Mu'izz
The
Bestower of Honors
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Behold,
all honor belongs to Allah, alone.
An-Nisa
4:139, tr. Asad
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Al-Mudhill
The
Humiliator
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Know
that you can never elude Allah, and that, verily, Allah shall bring
disgrace upon all who refuse to acknowledge the truth.
At-Tawbah
9:2, tr. Asad |
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As-Sami
The
Hearer of All
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And
do not allow your oaths in the name of Allah
to become an obstacle to virtue and Taqwa and the promotion of peace between
people: for Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing.
Al-Baqarah
2:224, tr. Asad |
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Al-Basir
The
Seer of All
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And
Allah sees all that is in the hearts of His servants.
Al
'Imran 3:15, tr. Asad |
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Al-Hakam
The
Judge
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Behold,
Allah bids you to deliver all that you have been entrusted with unto those who are entitled thereto,
and whenever you judge between people,
to judge with justice.
An-Nisa
4:58, tr. Asad |
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Al-'Adl
The
Just
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Behold,
Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good, and generosity towards one's
fellows; and He forbids all that is shameful and all that runs counter to reason, as well as envy;
and He exhorts you repeatedly so that you might bear all this in mind.
An-Nahl
16:90, tr. Asad |
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Al-Lateef
The
Subtle One
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Such
is Allah, your sustainer: there is no deity save Him, the Creator of everything:
worship, then, Him alone -- for it is He who has everything in His care.
No human vision can encompass Him, whereas he encompasses all human vision:
for He alone is unfathomable, all-aware.
Al-An'am
6:101-3, tr. Asad |
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Al-Khabir
The
All-Aware
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How
could it be that He who has created all should not know all? Yea, He alone is unfathomable in His wisdom, all-aware!
Al-Mulk
67:14, tr. Asad
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Al-Haleem
The
Forebearing
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A
kind word and the veiling of another's want is better than a charitable deed followed by hurt;
and Allah is self-sufficient, forbearing.
Al-Baqarah
2:263, tr. Asad |
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Al-'Owdheem
The
Magnificent
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His
is all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth;
and most exalted, tremendous is He.
Ash-Shura
42:4, tr. Asad
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Al-Ghafur
The
Forgiver and Hider of Faults
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Remember
the time when We said: "Enter this land, and eat of its food as you may desire,
abundantly; but enter the gate humbly and say, "Remove from us the burden of our sins,"
whereupon We shall forgive you your sins, and shall amply reward the doers of good.
Al-Baqarah
2:58, tr. Asad |
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Ash-Shakur
The
Rewarder of Thankfulness
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He
who is grateful to Allah is but grateful for his own good; and he
who is ungrateful should know that, verily, my Sustainer is self-sufficient, most generous in giving!
An-Naml
27:40, tr. Asad |
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Al-'Ali
The
Highest
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His
is all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and most
exalted, tremendous is He.
Ash-Shura
42:2, tr. Asad |
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Al-Kabir
The
Greatest
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Allah
alone is the Ultimate Truth,
so that all that men invoke beside Him is sheer falsehood,
and because God alone is exalted, great!
Al-Hajj
22:62, tr. Asad |
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Al-Hafiz
The
Preserver
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...with
Us is a record unfailing.
Qaf
50:4, tr. Asad |
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Al-Muqit
The
Nourisher
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For
He it is who, after creating the earth,
placed firm mountains on it, towering above its surface,
and bestowed so many blessings on it, and equitably apportioned its means of subsistence to all who
would seek it: and all this He created in four aeons.
Fussilat
41:10, tr. Asad |
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Al-Hasib
The
Accounter
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When
you are greeted with a greeting of peace,
answer with an even better greeting, or at least with the like thereof.
Verily, Allah keeps count indeed of all things.
An-Nisa
4:86, tr. Asad |
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Al-Jaleel
The
Mighty
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Hallowed
by thy Sustainer's name, full of majesty and glory!
Ar-Rahman
55:78, tr. Asad |
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Al-Kareem
The
Generous
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Who
is it that will offer up unto Allah a goodly loan,
which He will amply repay? For, such as do so shall have a noble reward
on the Day when you shall see all believing men and believing
women, with their light spreading rapidly before them and on their right,
and with this welcome awaiting them: "A glad tiding for you today: gardens through which running
waters flow, therein to abide! This, this is the triumph supreme!"
Al-Hadid
57:12, tr. Asad |
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Ar-Raqeeb
The
Watchful One
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Now,
verily, it is We who have created man, and we know what his innermost self whispers within him:
for We are closer to him than his neck-vein. And so, whenever the two demands of his nature come face to face,
contending from the right and from the left, not even a word can he utter but there is a watcher with him, ever
present.
Qaf
50:16-18, tr. Asad |
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Al-Mujeeb
The
Responder to Prayer
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My
Sustainer is ever-near, responding to the call of whoever calls unto Him!
Hud
11:61, tr. Asad |
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Al-Wasi'
The
All Comprehending
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All
things does our Sustainer embrace within His knowledge;
in Allah do we place our trust.
Al-A'raf
7:89, tr. Asad |
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Al-Hakeem
The
Perfectly Wise
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Verily,
thou hast received this Qur'an out of the grace of One who is
wise, all-knowing.
An-Naml
27:6, tr. Asad |
47
Al-Wadud
The
Loving One
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And
He alone is truly forgiving, all-embracing in his love.
Al-Buruj
85:14, tr. Asad |
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Al-Majeed
The
Majestic One
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All
that lives on earth or in the heavens is bound to pass away; but forever will abide thy Sustainer's Self, full of majesty and
glory. Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?
Ar-Rahman
55:26-7, tr. Asad |
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Al-Ba'ith
The
Resurrector
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O
People! If you are in doubt as to the truth of resurrection,
remember that, verily, We have created every one of you out of
dust, then out of a drop of sperm, then out of a germ-cell,
then out of an embryonic lump complete in itself and yet
incomplete, so that We might make your origin clear unto you. And
whatever We will to be born We cause to rest in the mothers' wombs
for a term set by Us, and then We bring you forth as infants and
allow you to live so that some of you might attain to maturity;
for among you are such as are caused to die in childhood, just as
many a one of you is reduced in old age to a most abject state,
ceasing to know anything of what he once knew so well. And
if, O people, thou art still in doubt as to resurrection, consider
this: thou canst see the earth dry and lifeless -- and suddenly,
when We send down waters upon it, it stirs and swells and puts
forth every kind of lovely plant! All this happens because
Allah alone is the Ultimate Truth, and because He alone brings the
dead to life, and because He has the power to will anything.
Al-Hajj
22:5-6, tr. Asad |
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Ash-Shahid
The
Witness
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However
it be, Allah Himself bears witness to the truth of what He has
bestowed from on high upon thee: out of His own wisdom has He
bestowed it from on high, with the angels bearing witness thereto
-- although none can bear witness as Allah does.
An-Nisa
4:166, tr. Asad |
