| 1 | O People! There is no other deity but Allah! |
| 2 | The Compassionate, the Beneficent, the Gracious; |
| 3 | All glory and honor be to Allah and no other! |
| 4 | Pray not then for the coming of the Day of Judgment; |
| 5 | And a time and place of which you know not. |
| 6 | Do not be like the Christians and the Maniacs who now cry out for doom; |
| 7 | Who call out for the Day of Judgment; |
| 8 | Yet know not what it is or what it means. |
| 9 | Verily, a prayer to the Almighty out of ignorance or fear; |
| 10 | Is like a broken vessel that has lost its value. |
| 11 | It is the false cry of the animals at dusk; |
| 12 | It does not honor one who seeks to live the Way of Islam. |
| 13 | Behold! The Day of Judgment is upon the day of your death; |
| 14 | Not the death of your neighbor, nor your enemy; |
| 15 | Do not then call out for your own death; |
| 16 | Out of ignorance or hatred for the gifts given unto you; |
| 17 | As a child that does not respect the love of a father. |
| 18 | Your death and your judgment shall come soon enough; |
| 19 | Do not temp the angels nor fate lest you be found wanting. |
| 20 | And when that day of fate shall come; |
| 21 | When the Day of Judgment presents itself; |
| 22 | Upon your death and arrival before the judgment of Allah; |
| 23 | It shall be your actions and your intentions that shall be judged; |
| 24 | Nor shall any excuse or complaint diminish your culpability. |
| 25 | The greatest sadness then be the death of those who were not prepared; |
| 26 | Who celebrated their ignorance; |
| 27 | Who stomped and called out like roosters; |
| 28 | But without true knowledge of Allah or their own purpose. |
| 29 | Woe to those who face the Day of Judgment with illness of the mind; |
| 30 | Lest such a choice of curse cause them to roam as ghosts for generations. |
| 31 | Therefore, any who say the path of Islam is to call for the hastening and coming Day of Judgment is false. |
| 32 | Allah gives men and women the ability to think, to reason and to choose. |
| 33 | Therefore you yourself do not need to be told what is wicked and that which is true. |
| 34 | If a person tells you to fear Allah first before respect; |
| 35 | If they tell you Allah hates and demands blood atonement; |
| 36 | If they tell you that ignorance is a blessing; |
| 37 | Then the gifts given to you by Allah should be enough to see through such evil and lies. |
| 38 | Allah loves all his family. |
| 39 | Reward for a deed is in the deed itself. |
| 40 | In honorable deeds a person may find great things. |
| 41 | In wicked deeds a person may bring ill upon themselves. |
| 42 | You shall be judged soon enough as to what truly is in your heart. |
| 43 | Did you respect knowledge, or did you worship ignorance? |
| 44 | Did you live in honor of your family and your community? |
| 45 | Or did you live life like the moneylenders and traders who consume all and contribute none? |
| 46 | Verily, even the wealthiest man is powerless to prevent his Day of Judgment. |
| 47 | Do not confuse the meaning of the Day of Judgment and the judging of disbelievers and those that harm you. |
| 48 | Wish no ill judgment upon others, even unto your enemy; |
| 49 | Lest you be judged by Allah in the same manner. |
| 50 | Verily, every day is a test. |
| 51 | All people have the capacity for divine inspiration. |
| 52 | But some who claim it and then raise themselves up as prophets and leaders only deceive. |
| 53 | Therefore Allah has taken from them a way they might make mischief. |
| 54 | Question deeply the source of things. |
| 55 | Even crocodiles can smile sweetly. |
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Sufa 62 - Day of Judgment (Yawm al-Din)