DAY 305: Anam 154-165

• Then We gave Mūsā the Book, perfect for the one who does good, and explaining everything in detail, and a guidance and mercy, so that they may believe in meeting their Lord. And this (Qur’ān) is a blessed Book We have sent down. So follow it and fear Allah, so that you may be favored with mercy. (Had We not sent this book,) you would (have an excuse to) say, “The Book was sent down only upon two groups before us, (i.e. the Jews and the Christians) and we were unaware of what they read.” Or you would say, “If the Book had been sent down to us, we would have been more adhering to the right path than they are.” Now there has come to you a clear sign from your Lord, and a guidance and mercy. So, who is more unjust than the one who gives the lie to the verses of Allah and turns away from them? We will recompense those who turn away from Our verses with an evil punishment, because of their turning away. They are waiting for nothing less than that the angels should come to them, or your Lord or some signs of your Lord should come. The day some signs of your Lord will come, the believing of a person shall be of no use to him who had never believed before, or had not earned some good through his faith. Say, “Keep waiting! We too are waiting.” Surely, those who have made divisions in their religion and turned into factions, you have nothing to do with them. Their case rests with Allah alone; then He will tell them what they have been doing. Whoever comes with a good deed will be rewarded tenfold. But whoever comes with a bad deed will be punished for only one. None will be wronged. Say, “As for me, my Lord has guided me to a straight path, the straight religion, the faith of Ibrāhīm who was upright and was not of those who associate partners with Allah. ” Say, “Surely my prayer, my sacrifice, my life, and my death are all for Allah—Lord of all worlds. He has no partner. So I am commanded, and so I am the first to submit.” Say, “Should I seek a lord other than Allah while He is the Lord of everything? And nobody does anything but to his own account, and no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return. Then He will let you know what you were disputing about.” He is the One Who has placed you as successors on earth and elevated some of you in rank over others, so He may test you with what He has given you. Surely your Lord is swift in punishment, but He is certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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      --The Quran is the final, excuse-preempting revelation.
      --Faith must be declared before it is too late.
      --Divine justice is perfect and weighted with mercy.
      --The correct response is total submission to the One God.
      --Life is a test of this submission, for which we are individually accountable.
  
  The surah ends as it began: with praise for Allah, the Creator and Lord of the worlds, now understood through a comprehensive proof of His Oneness, His law, and the ultimate return to Him.
  
  The surah concludes by establishing the Quran as the final, universal revelation that demands a personal commitment to pure monotheism and righteous conduct, promising perfect divine justice where each soul is accountable for its own choices in this life of trial.
  
  
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