We have created you: why then do you not accept the truth?
Have you thought about [the semen] that you discharge—
did you create it or did We?
It is We who have ordained death for all of you; and We cannot be prevented
from replacing you by others like yourselves or changing your forms and re-creating you in forms that you know nothing of.
You have certainly known the first creation. Why, then, do you not take heed?
Have you thought about what crops you plant? Is it you who cause them to grow or do We?
If We so pleased, We could turn your harvest into chaff. Then you would start lamenting,
‘We are ruined, nay, we are deprived [altogether].’
Have you considered the water that you drink?
Is it you who cause it to descend from the clouds, or do We?
If We so pleased, We certainly could make it salty.Why, then, are you not grateful?
Have you thought about the fire that you kindle.
Did you produce the tree that serves as fuel or do We?
We have made it to be a reminder and a benefit for the wayfarers.
So glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme.
Nay, I swear by the setting of the stars— and, indeed, that is a most mighty oath, if you only knew—
that this is indeed a noble Quran, in a wellguarded preserved Book,[57-78]
56. THE INEVITABLE EVENT
Re: 56. THE INEVITABLE EVENT
Why, then, when the soul of the dying man reaches the throat,
and you are [at that moment]looking on [helplessly]—
and We are nearer to him than you,
although you cannot see Us—
why, then, if you are not subject to Our command,
do you not cause the soul to return to him
if you are truthful in your claim?[83-87]
and you are [at that moment]looking on [helplessly]—
and We are nearer to him than you,
although you cannot see Us—
why, then, if you are not subject to Our command,
do you not cause the soul to return to him
if you are truthful in your claim?[83-87]