and by ten [important] nights [in Islam ( the first ten nights of Zul- Hadj or the last ten nights of Ramadan). ]
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and by even and the odd [it may refer to the exactness of mathematics or to the he contrast]
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and by the night when it turns into the day.
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Indeed in all these oaths there are subjects of thought for the thinkers.
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Do you know how your Lord dealt with the nation of Ad [an ancient tribe who refused to submit themselves to the will of God and were accordingly dealt with].
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The residents of the city of Eram…
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… who were living in such beautiful houses that nobody had built anything like it before.
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And the nation of Thamud whose people had built their houses inside the rocky mountain.
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And the mighty Pharaoh who…
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…. was such a tyrant in governing his land.
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They were merciless tyrants.
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So your Lord punished them in earth with a portion of punishment which they will receive in the Hell.
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Your Lord did that in order to remind mankind that He is watching.
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When man is being tried in wealth [to see how he behaves], he considers it as a God’s reward.
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When man is being tried in poverty [to see how he handles the situation], he considers it as a God’s punishment!
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How awful of you people who…
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… treat the orphan badly, …
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… do not care about the hungry one, cheat each other from the inheritance and…
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… love the wealth exceedingly.
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Be mindful of a day that earth explodes with a quake and you will meet your Lord…
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… being accompanied by the angles.
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You will then be mindful when you see the Hell being shown to you.
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Then man will be sorry that he has not sent any good deed as a preparation for his life after death.
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God’s punishment (passed to the guilty one) on that day, is not comparable with any punishment that man has ever suffered with.
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Man is never taken to account as he will be taken to account by God on that day.
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The righteous one, on the contrary, will be offered a heavenly peace.
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He will be said: "Come back to your Lord; He is pleased with you and you will be pleased with Him. "