SURA 57. Hadid, or Iron

1. Whatever is in the heavens and on earth,- let it declare the Praises and

Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

2. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: It is He Who gives

Life and Death; and He has Power over all things.

3. He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full

knowledge of all things.

4. He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is moreover

firmly established on the Throne [of Authority]. He knows what enters within the

earth and what comes forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what

mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well

all that ye do.

5. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all affairs are

referred back to Allah.

6. He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and He has full

knowledge of the secrets of [all] hearts.

7. Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend [in charity] out of the

[substance] whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you who believe and

spend [in charity],- for them is a great Reward.

8. What cause have ye why ye should not believe in Allah?- and the Messenger

invites you to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken your Covenant, if ye

are men of Faith.

9. He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that He may lead you

from the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily Allah is to you most kind

and Merciful.

10. And what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the cause of Allah?- For

to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. Not equal among you

are those who spent [freely] and fought, before the Victory, [with those who did

so later]. Those are higher in rank than those who spent [freely] and fought

afterwards. But to all has Allah promised a goodly [reward]. And Allah is well

acquainted with all that ye do.