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come to any of you and he should say, "O my Lord! why didst Thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then
have given (largely) in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good".
063.011 But to no soul will God grant respite when the time appointed (for it) has come; and God is well acquainted
with (all) that ye do.
MUTUAL DISILLUSION, HAGGLING, CHAPTER NO. 064
064.001 Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of God: to Him belongs dominion,
and to Him belongs praise: and He has power over all things.
064.002 It is He Who has created you; and of you are some that are Unbelievers, and some that are Believers: and God
sees well all that ye do.
064.003 He has created the heavens and the earth in just proportions, and has given you shape, and made your shapes
beautiful: and to Him is the final Goal.
064.004 He knows what is in the heavens and on earth; and He knows what ye conceal and what ye reveal: yea, God
knows well the (secrets) of (all) hearts.
064.005 Has not the story reached you, of those who rejected Faith aforetime? So they tasted the evil result of their
conduct; and they had a grievous Penalty.
064.006 That was because there came to them apostles with Clear Signs, but they said: "Shall (mere) human beings
direct us?" So they rejected (the Message) and turned away. But God can do without (them): and God is free of all
needs, worthy of all praise.
064.007 The Unbelievers think that they will not be raised up (for Judgment). Say: "Yea, By my Lord, Ye shall surely
be raised up: then shall ye be told (the truth) of all that ye did. And that is easy for God."
064.008 Believe, therefore, in God and His Apostle, and in the Light which we have sent down. And God is well
acquainted with all that ye do.
064.009 The Day that He assembles you (all) for a Day of Assembly,- that will be a Day of mutual loss and gain (among
you), and those who believe in God and work righteousness,- He will remove from them their ills, and He will admit
them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: that will be the Supreme Achievement.
064.010 But those who reject Faith and treat Our Signs as falsehoods, they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell
therein for aye: and evil is that Goal.
064.011 No kind of calamity can occur, except by the leave of God: and if any one believes in God, (God) guides his
heart (aright): for God knows all things.
064.012 So obey God, and obey His Apostle: but if ye turn back, the duty of Our Apostle is but to proclaim (the
Message) clearly and openly.
064.013 God! There is no god but He: and on God, therefore, let the Believers put their trust.
064.014 O ye who believe! Truly, among your wives and your children are (some that are) enemies to yourselves: so
beware of them! But if ye forgive and overlook, and cover up (their faults), verily God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
064.015 Your riches and your children may be but a trial: but in the Presence of God, is the highest, Reward.
064.016 So fear God as much as ye can; listen and obey and spend in charity for the benefit of your own soul and those
saved from the covetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity.
064.017 If ye loan to God, a beautiful loan, He will double it to your (credit), and He will grant you Forgiveness: for
God is most Ready to appreciate (service), Most Forbearing,-
064.018 Knower of what is open, Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom.
DIVORCE, CHAPTER NO. 065
065.001 O Prophet! When ye do divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count (accurately), their
prescribed periods: And fear God your Lord: and turn them not out of their houses, nor shall they (themselves) leave,
except in case they are guilty of some open lewdness, those are limits set by God: and any who transgresses the limits
of God, does verily wrong his (own) soul: thou knowest not if perchance God will bring about thereafter some new
situation.
065.002 Thus when they fulfil their term appointed, either take them back on equitable terms or part with them on