Quran — Page 440

Now if God were to take men [at once] to task for whatever [wrong] they commit [on earth], He would not leave a single living creature upon its surface. However, He grants them respite for a term set [by Him]: but when their term comes to an end - then, verily, [they come to know that] God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His servants.

O THOU human being!

Consider this Qur’an full of wisdom:

verily, thou art indeed one of God’s message-bearers,

pursuing a straight way

by [virtue of] what is being bestowed from on high by the Almighty, the Dispenser of Grace,

[bestowed upon thee] so that thou mayest warn people whose forefathers had not been warned, and who therefore are unaware [of the meaning of right and wrong].

Indeed, the word [of God’s condemnation] is bound to come true against most of them: for they will not believe.

Behold, around their necks We have put shack­les, reaching up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up;

and We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have enshrouded them in veils so that they cannot see:

thus, it is all one to them whether thou warnest them or dost not warn them: they will not believe.

Thou canst [truly] warn only him who is willing to take the reminder to heart, and who stands in awe of the Most Gracious although He is beyond the reach of human perception: unto such, then, give the glad tiding of [God’s] forgiveness and of a most excellent reward!

Verily, We shall indeed bring the dead back to life; and We shall record whatever [deeds] they have sent ahead, and the traces [of good and evil] which they have left behind: for of all things do We take account in a record clear.