Praise be to Allah, to whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. And for Him is the praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the All-Aware.

He knows all that goes into the earth and all that comes out therefrom, and all that comes down from the sky and all that ascends thereto. And He is the Very-Merciful, the Most-Forgiving.

And said those who disbelieve, "The Hour (i.e. the Day of Judgment) will not come to us." Say, 'Why not? By my Lord, the knower of the Unseen, it will come to you. Nothing in the heavens and in the earth, even to the measure of a particle, can escape Him, nor is there anything smaller than that or bigger, that is not recorded in a manifest book.

(The Hour will come,) so that He rewards those who believed and did righteous deeds. For such people, there is forgiveness (from Allah) and a noble provision.

And those who strived against Our signs to defeat (the messenger), for such people there is a painful punishment of the divine wrath.

And those blessed with knowledge see that what is sent to you from your Lord is the truth and it guides (people) to the path of the All-Mighty, the All-Praised.

And the disbelievers said," Shall we point out to you a man who informs you that, when you are totally torn into pieces, you will certainly be (raised) in a new creation?

Has he forged a lie against Allah, or is there a madness in him?" No, but those who do not believe in the Hereafter are in torment and far astray from the right path.

Have they not, then, looked to the sky and the earth that lies before them and behind them? If We so will, We would make the earth swallow them up, or cause pieces of the sky fall upon them. Surely, in this there is a sign for a slave of Allah who turns to Him.

And surely We bestowed grace from Us on Dawud." 0 mountains, pronounce with him Allah's purity repeatedly -- and you too 0 birds!" And We made the iron soft for him