Children of Adam, We have given you clothing to cover your nakedness and as adornment, but the clothing of mindfulness of Allah is best. That is among Allah’s signs, so that they may take heed.
Children of Adam, do not let Satan tempt you as he caused your parents to leave the Garden, stripping away their clothing to expose their nakedness to them. He and his kind see you from where you do not see them. We have made the devils allies of those who do not believe.
When they commit a shameful act, they say, “We found our forefathers doing it, and Allah commanded us to do it.” Say, “Allah never commands shameful acts. Do you say about Allah what you do not know?”
Say, “My Lord has commanded justice. Direct yourselves to Him at every place of worship, and call upon Him with sincere devotion to Him alone. Just as He brought you into being the first time, you will return.”
He guided one group, while another group deserved to go astray. They took the devils as allies instead of Allah, yet they think they are rightly guided.
Say, “Who has forbidden the adornment Allah has brought forth for His servants and the good things of provision?” Say, “They are for those who believe during the life of this world, and exclusively theirs on the Day of Resurrection.” In this way We explain the signs in detail for people who know.
Say, “My Lord has only forbidden shameful acts, whether open or hidden, sin, unjust aggression, associating with Allah what He has given no authority for, and saying about Allah what you do not know.”
Children of Adam, if messengers from among you come to you reciting My signs, then whoever is mindful of Allah and makes things right will have no fear, nor will they grieve.
Who does greater wrong than someone who invents a lie about Allah or denies His signs? Such people will receive their allotted share until, when Our messengers come to take their souls, they say, “Where are those you used to call upon besides Allah?” They will say, “They have deserted us,” and they will testify against themselves that they had rejected faith.
He will say, “Enter the Fire among communities of jinn and humans who passed away before you.” Every time a community enters, it will curse the one before it, until, when they have all caught up with one another there, the later ones will say about the earlier ones, “Our Lord, these are the ones who led us astray, so give them double punishment in the Fire.” He will say, “For each is double, but you do not know.”
Those who deny Our signs and arrogantly reject them will not have the gates of heaven opened for them, nor will they enter the Garden until a camel passes through the eye of a needle. This is how We repay the guilty.
We will remove whatever resentment is in their hearts. Rivers will flow beneath them, and they will say, “All praise belongs to Allah, who guided us to this. We would never have found guidance had Allah not guided us. Our Lord’s messengers certainly came with the truth.” They will be called, “This is the Garden you have inherited because of what you used to do.”
The people of the Garden will call to the people of the Fire, “We have found what our Lord promised us to be true. Have you found what your Lord promised to be true?” They will say, “Yes.” Then a caller among them will announce, “Allah’s curse is upon the wrongdoers,”
Between them will be a barrier, and on the Heights will be people who recognize everyone by their marks. They will call to the people of the Garden, “Peace be upon you!” They have not yet entered it, though they hope to.
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