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This surah is about the journey in darkness and how to get to absolute lightness

Reveled to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) night journey from Mecca to Medina.

His disciples composed of thy who were decedents of those with Noah.

Then ˹after your repentance˺ We would give you the upper hand over them and aid you with wealth and offspring, causing you to outnumber them.

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Perhaps your Lord will have mercy on you ˹if you repent˺, but if you return ˹to sin˺, We will return ˹to punishment˺. And We have made Hell a ˹permanent˺ confinement for the disbelievers.”

8 / [Asking God for forgiveness is at most super tool]

And humans ˹swiftly˺ pray for evil ( Some people are quick to pray against themselves or others in times of anger and frustration) as they pray for good. For humankind is ever hasty.

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The day is made to seek the bounty of your Lord.

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Whenever We intend to destroy a society, We command its elite ˹to obey Allah˺ but they act rebelliously in it. So the decree ˹of punishment˺ is justified, and We destroy it utterly.

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Know and follow the elite very closely.

Beware of striving of the immediate/worldly things doing so will make you desireless

But whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it accordingly, and is a ˹true˺ believer, it is they whose striving will be appreciated.

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Do not set up any other god with Allah, or you will end up condemned, abandoned.

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For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.

And be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”

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Remember to constantly turn to Him

Give to close relatives their due, as well as the poor and ˹needy˺ travellers. And do not spend wastefully.

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But if you must turn them down ˹because you lack the means to give˺—while hoping to receive your Lord’s bounty—then ˹at least˺ give them a kind word.

Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty.

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Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a heinous sin.

Do not go near adultery. It is truly a shameful deed and an evil way.

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Do not come near the wealth of the orphan—unless intending to enhance it—until they attain maturity. Honour ˹your˺ pledges, for you will surely be accountable for them.

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Do not follow what you have no knowledge of and the hearing sight intellect will be your remaining everpresent guides which you will have to account for if you disobey?

And do not walk on the earth arrogantly. Surely you can neither crack the earth nor stretch to the height of the mountains.

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The seven heavens, the earth, and all those in them glorify Him. There is not a single thing that does not glorify His praises—but you ˹simply˺ cannot comprehend their glorification. He is indeed Most Forbearing, All-Forgiving.

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When you ˹O Prophet˺ recite the Quran, We put a hidden barrier between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter.

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Only say what is best? (on the topic?) / speak kindlier?

Your Lord knows you best. He may have mercy on you if He wills, or punish you if He wills. We have not sent you ˹O Prophet˺ as a keeper / Guardian / lawyer/reformer over them.

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Nothing keeps Us from sending the ˹demanded˺ signs except that they had ˹already˺ been denied by earlier peoples. And We gave Thamûd the she-camel as a clear sign, but they wrongfully rejected it. We only send the signs as a warning.

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Alha isn't petty to get revenge.

Remember the promises and state of mind you had towards God when you were in danger.

Sometimes the more you do things for people the more they act in defiance

This message was not just for people to people but at a government and army level (but with voice / not violence)

When people are naturally scared they forget all their fake Gods and invoke the one God but once their at safety they forget Him.

And rise at ˹the last˺ part of the night, offering additional prayers, so your Lord may raise you to a station of praise.

And say, “My Lord! Grant me an honourable entrance and an honourable exit ( This verse was revealed when the Prophet (ﷺ) received the order to emigrate from Mecca to Medina. So here he (ﷺ) is praying to leave Mecca honourably and enter Medina honourably. It can also apply to any worldly activity that a person starts and finishes.) and give me a supporting authority from Yourself.”

And declare, “The truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood is bound to vanish.”

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When We grant people Our favours, they turn away, acting arrogantly. But when touched with evil, they lose all hope.

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Beware of using any evil ever!

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Everyone acts in their own way. But your Lord knows best whose way is rightly guided.”

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the spirit. Say, “Its nature is known only to my Lord, and you ˹O humanity˺ have been given but little knowledge.”

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Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Had there been angels walking the earth, well settled, We would have surely sent down for them an angel from heaven as a messenger.”

Say, “Sufficient is Allah as a Witness between me and you. He is certainly All-Knowing, All-Seeing of His servants.”

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Say ˹to them, O Prophet˺, “Even if you were to possess the ˹infinite˺ treasuries of my Lord’s mercy, then you would certainly withhold ˹them˺, fearing they would run out—for humankind is ever stingy!”

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The Lord can send downs insights / various signs such and related to as the staff, the shining hand (both mentioned in 20:17-22), famine, shortage of crops, floods, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood. (as proof for Pharaoh and the Egyptians)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Believe in this ˹Quran˺, or do not. Indeed, when it is recited to those who were gifted with knowledge1 before it ˹was revealed˺, they fall upon their faces in prostration,

and say, ‘Glory be to our Lord! Surely the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled.’

And they fall down upon their faces weeping, and it increases them in humility.”

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Compassionate—whichever you call, He has the Most Beautiful Names.” Do not recite your prayers too loudly or silently, but seek a way between.

And say, “All praise is for Allah, Who has never had ˹any˺ offspring;1 nor does He have a partner in ˹governing˺ the kingdom;2 nor is He pathetic, needing a protector.3 And revere Him immensely.”And say, “All praise is for Allah, Who has never had ˹any˺ offspring;1 nor does He have a partner in ˹governing˺ the kingdom;2 nor is He pathetic, needing a protector.3 And revere Him immensely.”

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