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255. Allahu la ilaha illa huwa alhayyu alqayyoomu la ta/khuthuhu sinatun wala nawmun
lahu ma fee a
l
ssamawati wama fee al-ardi man tha allathee yashfaAAu AAindahu illa bi-
ithnihi yaAAlamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yuheetoona bishay-in min
AAilmihi illa bima shaa wasiAAa kursiyyuhu a
l
ssamawati wa
a
l-arda wala yaooduhu
hif
th
uhuma wahuwa alAAaliyyu alAAa
th
eem
u
255. Allah. There is no god but He,--the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber
can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can
intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His
creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His
knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth,
and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the
Supreme (in glory).
256. La ikraha fee a
l
ddeeni qad tabayyana a
l
rrushdu mina alghayyi faman yakfur
bi
al
ttaghooti wayu/min bi
A
llahi faqadi istamsaka bi
a
lAAurwati alwuthqa la infisama
laha wa
A
llahu sameeAAun AAaleem
un
256. Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever
rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never
breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
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