Surah An Noor Ayat 40
The Light · English translation · Edition God
Or like utter darkness in a vast ocean, covered by waves, above which are waves, above which is fog. Darkness upon darkness. If he brings out his hand, he will hardly see it. He to whom God has not granted a light has no light.
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Surah An Noor Ayat 38
God will reward them according to the best of what they did, and He will increase them from His bounty. God provides for whomever He wills without reckoning.
Surah An Noor Ayat 39
As for those who disbelieve, their works are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty assumes it is to be water. Until, when he has reached it, he finds it to be nothing, but there he finds God, Who settles his account in full. God is swift in reckoning.
Surah An Noor Ayat 41
Do you not realize that God is glorified by whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and even by the birds in formation? Each knows its prayer and its manner of praise. God knows well what they do.
Surah An Noor Ayat 42
To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to God is the ultimate return.
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This is ayat 40 of Surah An Noor (The Light), surah 24 of the Quran. This surah contains 64 ayats. The English translation is by Talal Itani, ClearQuran, Edition God.
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