Remember Job, when he cried to his Lord, ‘Suffering has truly afflicted me, but you are the Most Merciful of the merciful.’

We answered him, removed his suffering, and restored his family to him, along with more like them, as an act of grace from Us and a reminder for all who serve Us.

۞ وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرࣲّۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةࣰ مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَٰبِدِينَ

And remember Ishmael, Idris, and Dhu’l-Kifl: they were all steadfast.

We admitted them to Our mercy; they were truly righteous.

And remember the man with the whale,when he went off angrily, thinking We could not restrict him, but then he cried out in the deep darkness, ‘There is no God but You, glory be to You, I was wrong.’

We answered him and saved him from distress: this is how We save the faithful.

Remember Zachariah, when he cried to his Lord, ‘My Lord, do not leave me childless, though You are the best of heirs.’

We answered him––We gave him John, and cured his wife of barrenness- they were always keen to do good deeds. They called upon Us out of longing and awe, and humbled themselves before Us.

Remember the one who guarded her chastity. We breathed into her from Our Spirit and made her and her son a sign for all people.

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِۖ كُلࣱّ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبࣰا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُـۨجِي ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدࣰا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبࣰا وَرَهَبࣰاۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ

وَٱلَّتِيٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا وَٱبْنَهَآ ءَايَةࣰ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

[Messengers], this community of yours is one single community and I am your Lord, so serve Me.

They have torn their unity apart, but they will all return to Us.

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةࣰ وَٰحِدَةࣰ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُونِ

وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَٰجِعُونَ

If anyone does good deeds and is a believer, his efforts will not be ignored: We record them for him.

No community destroyed by Us can escape its return,

when the True Promise draws near, the disbelievers’ eyes will stare in terror, and they will say, ‘Woe to us! We were not aware of this at all. We were wrong.’

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنࣱ فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ كَٰتِبُونَ

وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِي غَفْلَةࣲ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

You [disbelievers] and what you worship instead of God will be fuel for Hell: that is where you will go-

if these [idols] had been real gods they would not have gone there- you will all stay there.

There the disbelievers will be groaning piteously, but the [idols] will hear nothing.

But those for whom We have decreed Paradise will be kept far from Hell-

they will not hear a murmur from it- and endlessly they will enjoy everything their souls desire.

They will have no fear of the great Terror: the angels will receive them with the words, ‘This is the Day you were promised!’

On that Day, We shall roll up the skies as a writer rolls up [his] scrolls. We shall reproduce creation just as We produced it the first time: this is Our binding promise. We shall certainly do all these things.

We wrote in the Psalms, as We did in [earlier] Scripture: ‘My righteous servants will inherit the earth.’

There truly is a message in this for the servants of God!

إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ

لَوْ كَانَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةࣰ مَّا وَرَدُوهَاۖ وَكُلࣱّ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرࣱ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَاۖ وَهُمْ فِي مَا ٱشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَٰلِدُونَ

لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ ٱلْفَزَعُ ٱلْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

يَوْمَ نَطْوِي ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَيِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقࣲ نُّعِيدُهُۥۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ

وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ

إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا لَبَلَٰغࣰا لِّقَوْمٍ عَٰبِدِينَ

It was only as a mercy that We sent you [Prophet] to all people.

Say, ‘What is revealed to me is that your God is one God- will you submit to Him?’

But if they turn away, say, ‘I have proclaimed the message fairly to you all. I do not know whether the judgement you are promised is near or far,

but He knows what you reveal and conceal.

I do not know: this [time] may well be a test for you, and enjoyment for a while.’

He said,‘My Lord, pass the true judgement.’ And, ‘Our Lord is the Lord of Mercy. We seek His assistance against what you [disbelievers] say.’

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةࣰ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهࣱ وَٰحِدࣱۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءࣲۖ وَإِنْ أَدْرِيٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدࣱ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ

وَإِنْ أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةࣱ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينࣲ

قَٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ