Qaf

Qaf. By the glorious Qur'an.

Nay; they wondered that a warner should have come to them from among themselves. The unbelievers said: “This indeed is a strange thing.

What! When we are dead and reduced to mere dust, (shall we be raised to life)? Such a return is far-fetched.”

(Thus do they imagine, although) We know well what the earth takes away from them. With Us is a Record that preserves everything.

They gave the lie to the Truth when it came to them. So they are now in a state of great perplexity.

Did they never observe the sky above them: how We built it and beautified it; and it has no cracks;

and We have spread out the earth, and have set upon it firm mountains, and have caused it to bring out plants of all beauteous kinds?

All these are to serve as eye openers and as a lesson to every being who is prone to turn (to the Truth).

We also sent down blessed water from the heaven, wherewith We caused gardens and harvest-grain to grow,

and tall palm-trees with their thickly-clustered spathes;