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Pickthall, Marmaduke
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Sarwar, Muhammad
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Wahiduddin Khan
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Jawadi, Zeeshan
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النور
The Light
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ٱللَّهُ
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نُورُ
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ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
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وَٱلْأَرْضِ
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ۚ
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مَثَلُ
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نُورِهِۦ
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كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ
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فِيهَا
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مِصْبَاحٌ
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ۖ
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ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ
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فِى
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زُجَاجَةٍ
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ۖ
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ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ
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كَأَنَّهَا
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كَوْكَبٌۭ
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دُرِّىٌّۭ
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يُوقَدُ
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مِن
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شَجَرَةٍۢ
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مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۢ
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زَيْتُونَةٍۢ
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لَّا
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شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ
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وَلَا
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غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ
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يَكَادُ
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زَيْتُهَا
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يُضِىٓءُ
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وَلَوْ
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لَمْ
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تَمْسَسْهُ
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نَارٌۭ
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ۚ
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نُّورٌ
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عَلَىٰ
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نُورٍۢ
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ۗ
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يَهْدِى
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ٱللَّهُ
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لِنُورِهِۦ
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مَن
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يَشَآءُ
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ۚ
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وَيَضْرِبُ
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ٱللَّهُ
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ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ
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لِلنَّاسِ
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ۗ
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وَٱللَّهُ
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بِكُلِّ
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شَىْءٍ
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عَلِيمٌۭ
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ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌۭ دُرِّىٌّۭ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍۢ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۢ زَيْتُونَةٍۢ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۭ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍۢ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۭ
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Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things.
- Pickthall, Marmaduke
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Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is a niche wherein is a lamp—the lamp is in a glass, the glass as it were a glittering star—lit from a blessed olive tree, neither eastern nor western, whose oil almost lights up, though fire should not touch it. Light upon light. Allah guides to His Light whomever He wishes. Allah draws parables for mankind, and Allah has knowledge of all things.
- Qarai, Ali Quli
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God is the light of the heavens and the earth. A metaphor for His light is a niche in which there is a lamp placed in a glass. The glass is like a shining star which is lit from a blessed olive tree that is neither eastern nor western. Its oil almost lights up even though it has not been touched by the fire. It is light upon light. God guides to His light whomever He wants. God uses various metaphors. He has the knowledge of all things.
- Sarwar, Muhammad
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Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; a likeness of His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a brightly shining star, lit from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof almost gives light though fire touch it not-- light upon light-- Allah guides to His light whom He pleases, and Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah is Cognizant of all things.
- Shakir, Habib
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God is the light of the heavens and the earth. His light may be compared to a niche containing a lamp, the lamp inside a crystal of star-like brilliance lit from a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west. The [luminous] oil is as if ready to burn without even touching it. Light upon light; God guides to His light whom He will. God draws such comparisons for mankind; God has full knowledge of everything.
- Wahiduddin Khan
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اللرُ آسمانوں اور زمین کا نور ہے .اس کے نور کی مثال اس طاق کی ہے جس میں چراغ ہو اور چراغ شیشہ کی قندیل میں ہو اور قندیل ایک جگمگاتے ستارے کے مانند ہو جو زیتون کے بابرکت درخت سے روشن کیا جائے جو نہ مشرق والا ہو نہ مغرب والا اور قریب ہے کہ اس کا روغن بھڑک اٹھے چاہے اسے آگ مس بھی نہ کرے یہ نور بالائے نور ہے اور اللہ اپنے نور کے لئے جسے چاہتا ہے ہدایت دے دیتا ہے اور اسی طرح مثالیں بیان کرتا ہے اور وہ ہر شے کا جاننے والا ہے
- Jawadi, Zeeshan
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اللہ آسمانوں اور زمین کا نور ہے (کائنات میں) اس کے نور کی مثال ایسی ہے جیسے ایک طاق میں چراغ رکھا ہوا ہو، چراغ ایک فانوس میں ہو، فانوس کا حال یہ ہو کہ جیسے موتی کی طرح چمکتا ہوا تارا، اور وہ چراغ زیتون کے ایک ایسے مبارک درخت کے تیل سے روشن کیا جاتا ہو جو شرقی ہو نہ غربی، جس کا تیل آپ ہی آپ بھڑکا پڑتا ہو چاہے آگ اس کو نہ لگے، (اِس طرح) روشنی پر روشنی (بڑھنے کے تمام اسباب جمع ہو گئے ہوں) اللہ اپنے نور کی طرف جس کی چاہتا ہے رہنمائی فرماتا ہے، وہ لوگوں کو مثالوں سے بات سمجھاتا ہے، وہ ہر چیز سے خوب واقف ہے
- Maududi, Abul A'ala
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اللہ نور ہے آسمانوں اور زمینوں کا، اس کے نور کی مثال ایسی جیسے ایک طاق کہ اس میں چراغ ہے وہ چراغ ایک فانوس میں ہے وہ فانوس گویا ایک ستارہ ہے موتی سا چمکتا روشن ہوتا ہے برکت والے پیڑ زیتون سے جو نہ پورب کا نہ پچھم کا قریب ہے کہ اس کا تیل بھڑک اٹھے اگرچہ اسے آگ نہ چھوئے نور پر نور ہے اللہ اپنے نور کی راہ بتاتا ہے جسے چاہتا ہے، اور اللہ مثالیں بیان فرماتا ہے لوگوں کے لیے، اور اللہ سب کچھ جانتا ہے،
- Ahmed Raza
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اللہ آسمانوں اور زمین کا نور ہے۔ اس کے نور کی مثال یہ ہے جیسے ایک طاق میں چراغ رکھا ہوا ہو (اور) چراغ شیشہ کی قندیل میں ہو۔ اور (وہ) قندیل گویا موتی کی طرح چمکتا ہوا ایک ستارہ ہے (اور وہ چراغ) زیتون کے بابرکت درخت (کے تیل) سے روشن کیا جاتا ہے۔ جو نہ شرقی ہے نہ غربی قریب ہے کہ اس کا تیل خود بخود بھڑک اٹھے اگرچہ آگ نے اسے چھوا بھی نہ ہو۔ یہ نور بالائے نور ہے۔ اللہ جس کو چاہتا ہے اپنے نور کی طرف ہدایت فرماتا ہے۔ اور اللہ لوگوں کیلئے مثالیں بیان کرتا ہے۔ اور اللہ ہر چیز کا بڑا جاننے والا ہے۔
- Najafi, Muhammad
علم | knowledge | find out | know | that which becomes known | information | data
شئ | thing | matter | item | substance | want | will a matter | decide a thing
كل | all | every | each | fatigue | either
انس | feel | able to apply logic | sense | perceive | able to comprehend | people | populace | civic humans | vibrate | oscillate
ضرب | strike | move | tailor | sort | type | category | buffet | cite (by way of example) | cuff | exemplify | forge | hammer | instance | percuss | pound
شيأ | will | desire | wish
هد ⇐ هدى | to coerce / instruct / lead / convince / threat / guide / take step by step towards | to moderate | tranquil | calm | a set portion | part of bigger thing | the thing that is sent somewhere in a specific direction | old man's crouched back hump due to hunching over and moving at a slow steady pace (as if weighed by years of knowledge or experiences) | a smaller than usual hump of a camel (due to being regularly laden by weight) | something that which is being carried to somewhere
عل ⇐ على | on | upon | over | elevate | raise | eminence | at | in | to | onto
مس | feel | grasp | understand | touch | sense
لم | not | did not | negation of past actions
لو | if | had it been | as long as | in case of | if that then
ضوء | illuminate | lighting | light | day | sparkles | shines
كود | hard | affirm | confirm | emphasis | extremely bright | close | plot | scheme
غر ⇐ غرب | to go or pass away | become distant | absent | go out of view | going far away | become hidden by way of dark | infection of eye which diminishes vision | foreign | banished | strangeness | violent | crow
و | and | while | additionally
شرق | rising | east | coming in to | running | Sun shine | fruit starting to show its colour | become bright | to become visible
لا | not | negate the following
برك | to be firm on ground | to apply self perseveringly | be facilitated | to come to possess | blessing | favour
شجر | tree | branching out | argument | disagreement | quarrel | confusion | intricate | contention | difference
من | of | from | belonging to | than | who | whom | favour | blessing | peace | certification | obliging towards
وقد | sought | ignited | lead | stoke | kindle | combust | strong fierce light | especially sunshine | inflammation | burning | a glowing state | fuel for fire
در | accomplishment | to evoke | profit | abundance | shining | bright | flow |
كوكب | bright | star | twinkling | planet
ان | if | had it been | as long as | in case of | if that then | that | time | surely | is it not | at that time
صبح | to shine light | morning | to put in a form | to unbecome from previous state | to turn into | to become | to appear | become evident | surface | pass into a specified state
فى | in | within | inside
مثل | example | instance | epitomize | saying | represent | portray
ارض | Earth | land | matter | low | spread | territory | ground | soil | floor | terrain | site | amphitheatre
سمو ⇐ سماء | firmament | heaven | atmosphere | space | sky | sublime | elevation | transcendence | altitude | pride | arrogance | lofty | exalted | noble | rise | sprang | rushed
نار | fire | burning | lit | flare | glow | illumination | gleam | day | flare | clear | edify
له | him | it | that | his
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CONSTITUTION OF THE ONE WHO IS
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1
The Opener
الفاتحة
Al Fatiha
2
The Segregating Myths
البقرة
Al Baqarah
3
House of Imran
آل عمران
Al 'Imran
4
The Weak
النساء
Al Nisa
5
The Table
المائدة
Al Maida
6
The Bounties
الأنعام
Al An'aam
7
The Customs
الأعراف
Al 'Araaf
8
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الأنفال
An Anfaal
9
The Return
التوبة
Al Touba
10
Younus
يونس
Yunus
11
Hood
هود
Hood
12
Yousuf
يوسف
Yusuf
13
The Thunder
الرعد
Al Ra'aad
14
Abraham
ابراهيم
Ibrahim
15
The Stone
الحجر
Al Hijr
16
The Bee
النحل
Al Nahal
17
The Journey towards Liberation
الإسراء
Al Israa
18
The Cave
الكهف
Al Kahaf
19
Maryam
مريم
Maryam
20
Taa-Haa
طه
Taa Haa
21
The Revolutionaries
الأنبياء
Al Anbia
22
The Defence
الحج
Al Hajj
23
The Peace Providers
المؤمنون
24
The Light
النور
Al Noor
25
The Differentiator
الفرقان
Al Furqan
26
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الشعراء
Al Shu'ra
27
Ants
النمل
Al Namal
28
The Parables
القصص
Al Qisas
29
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العنكبوت
Al 'Ankaboot
30
Rome
الروم
Al Rome
31
Luqman
لقمان
Luqman
32
The Execution of Service
السجدة
Al Sajadah
33
The Factions
الأحزاب
Al Ahzab
34
Sheba
سبإ
Saba
35
The Engineer
فاطر
Fatir
36
Ya-Seen
يس
Yaa Seen
37
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الصافات
Al Saafaat
38
Suaad
ص
Suaad
39
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الزمر
Al Zumr
40
The Forgiver
غافر
Ghafir
41
Fully Explained
فصلت
Fuslat
42
Consultation
الشورى
Al Shoora
43
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الزخرف
Al Zukhruf
44
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الدخان
Al Dukhan
45
The Kneeling
الجاثية
Al Jathiya
46
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الأحقاف
Al Ahqaaf
47
Muhammed
محمد
Muhammad
48
Victory
الفتح
Al Fatah
49
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الحجرات
Al Hujraat
50
Qaaf
ق
Qaaf
51
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الذاريات
Al Dhariyat
52
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الطور
Al Toor
53
The Star
النجم
Al Najam
54
The Moon
القمر
Al Qamar
55
The Provisioner
الرحمن
Al Rahman
56
The Incident
الواقعة
Al Waqiyah
57
The Iron
الحديد
Al Hadeed
58
The Disputer
المجادلة
Al Mujadilah
59
Assemblage
الحشر
Al Hashr
60
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الممتحنة
Al Mumtahanah
61
The Rank
الصف
Al Saff
62
The Collection
الجمعة
Al Jumu'ah
63
The Hypocrites
المنافقون
Al Munafiqoon
64
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التغابن
Taghabun
65
The Seperation
الطلاق
Al Talaaq
66
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التحريم
Al Tahreem
67
Kingship
الملك
Al Mulk
68
The Pen
القلم
Al Qalam
69
Incontestable
الحاقة
Al Haaqqa
70
Ascending Stairways
المعارج
Al Ma'arij
71
Noah
نوح
Nooh
72
The Jinn
الجن
Al Jinn
73
The Companionship Maker
المزمل
Al Muzammil
74
The Bringer of Spring
المدثر
Al Mudathir
75
The Establishment
القيامة
Al Qiyamah
76
The Human Being
الانسان
Al Insaan
77
The Transmissions
المرسلات
Al Mursalaat
78
The Great Announcement
النبإ
Al Naba
79
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النازعات
Al Nazi'at
80
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عبس
'Absa
81
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التكوير
Al Takveer
82
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الإنفطار
Al Infitar
83
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المطففين
84
The Rupture
الإنشقاق
85
The Towers
البروج
86
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الطارق
87
The Most High
الأعلى
88
The Overwhelming
الغاشية
89
The Day-Break
الفجر
90
The Abode
البلد
91
The Sun
الشمس
92
The Night
الليل
93
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الضحى
94
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الشرح
95
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التين
96
The Clot
العلق
97
The Value
القدر
98
The Clarity
البينة
99
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الزلزلة
100
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العاديات
101
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القارعة
102
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التكاثر
103
The Time
العصر
104
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الهمزة
105
The Pompous
الفيل
106
Scattered
قريش
107
The Support
الماعون
108
The Abundance
الكوثر
109
The Disbelievers
الكافرون
Al Kafiroon
110
The Final Triumph
النصر
111
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المسد
112
The Allegiance
الإخلاص
Al Ikhlaas
113
The Cause
الفلق
Al Falaq
114
The Populace
الناس
Al Naas



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