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When the inevitable event will come to pass[1] - no one will be able to deny its coming to pass[2] - then some shall be abased and some exalted.[3] The earth shall be shaken with severe shaking[4] and the mountains shall be made to crumble with awful crumbling[5] and become like scattered dust.[6] Then you shall be divided into three groups:[7] those on the right hand - how blessed shall be the people of the right hand;[8] those on the left hand - how damned shall be the people of the left hand;[9] and foremost shall be the foremost.[10] They will be nearest to Allah,[11] in the gardens of bliss.[12] Most of them will be from the former[13] and a few from the later generations.[14] They shall have the jewelled couches,[15] reclining on them facing each other,[16] and there shall wait on them the eternal youths[17] with goblets, shining beakers and cups of pure wine,[18] - which will neither pain their heads nor take away their senses.[19] They shall have fruits of their own choice[20] and flesh of fowls that they may desire,[21] and dark eyed Hüris (damsels),[22] as lovely as well guarded pearls[23] as a reward for their good deeds that they had done.[24] There they shall not hear any vain talk nor sinful words,[25] but only the greetings of “Peace be upon you! Peace be upon you!”[26]

Those of the right hand - happy shall be those on the right hand![27] They shall be among the thornless lote trees,[28] clusters of bananas,[29] extended thick shades,[30] constantly flowing water,[31] abundant fruits[32] of unforbidden never ending supply,[33] and will be reclining on high raised couches.[34] We shall create their wives of special creation[35] and make them virgins[36] beloved by nature, equal in age,[37] for those of the right hand.[38]

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Many of them will be from the former[39] and many from the later generations.[40] As for those of the left hand - how unfortunate will be the people of the left hand![41] They will be in the midst of scorching winds and in boiling water:[42] in the shade of a pitch-black smoke,[43] neither cool nor refreshing.[44] For they lived in comfort before meeting this fate.[45] They persisted in heinous sins[46] and used to say: “When we are dead and turned to dust and bones, shall we then be raised to life again?[47] And our forefathers, too?”[48] Tell them: “Surely those of old and those of present age[49] shall certainly be brought together on an appointed time of a known Day.[50] Then, “O the mistaken rejecters,[51] you shall eat of the Zaqqum tree,[52] and fill your bellies with it;[53] and drink on top of it scalding water;[54] yet you shall drink it like a thirsty camel."[55] Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Reckoning.[56]

We have created you: will you not then testify about Our power of creation?[57] Have you ever considered the semen you discharge:[58] Is it you who create the child from it, or are We the Creator?[59] It is We Who have ordained death among you and We are not helpless[60] in replacing you by others like yourselves or transforming you into beings that you do not know.[61] You already know well your first creation, why then do you not take heed?[62] Have you ever considered the seed that you sow in the ground?[63] Is it you who cause it to grow or are We the grower?[64] If it be Our Will, We could crumble your harvest into chaff, and you would then be left lamenting:[65] “We are indeed left laden with debts,[66] indeed we have been deprived from the fruits of our labor!”[67] Have you ever considered the water which you drink?[68] Is it you who send it down from the clouds or are We the sender?[69] If it be Our Will, We could turn it salty. Why then do you not give thanks?[70] Have you ever considered the fire that you kindle?[71] Is it you who grow the tree which feeds the fire or are We the grower?[72] We have made it a reminder for man as to what would be the life without it, and a provision of life for the travellers of desert.[73] So glorify the name of your Rabb, Who is the Greatest.[74]

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I swear by the setting of the stars,[75] and it is indeed a mighty oath if you but knew it,[76] that this is indeed a Glorious Qur’an,[77] inscribed in a well-guarded Book,[78] which none can touch except the purified (angels):[79] a revelation from the Rabb of the worlds.[80] Would you scorn a scripture such as this[81] and make it’s denying a means of your livelihood?[82] Why is it not then that when you see a dying person’s soul come up to his throat[83] while you are helplessly watching[84] - and at that time We are nearer to him than you, although you cannot see Us.[85] Then why do you not - if you claim you are not subject to reckoning[86] - restore to the dying person his soul? Answer this, if what you say be true![87] Then if the dying person is one of those near to Us,[88] for him there is comfort and bounty, and a garden of bliss.[89] And if he be one of the right hand,[90] he is greeted with salutation: “Peace be upon you,” from those of the right hand.[91] And if he is one of the mistaken rejecters,[92] he is welcomed with scalding water,[93] and burning in hellfire.[94] Surely this is an absolute truth.[95] Therefore, glorify the name of your Rabb, Who is the Greatest.[96]