The Qur’an For All Humanity
Period of Respite
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PERIOD OF RESPITE
By the heaven, and by the nightly visitant!
Would that you knew what the nightly visitant is!
It is the star of piercing brightness.
For every soul there is a guardian watching over
it. Let man reflect from what he is created. He is
created from an ejaculated fluid that issues from
between the loins and the ribs
Surely He has power to bring him back to life, on
the day when men’s consciences are searched.
Helpless shall he be, with no supporter.
By the heaven with its recurring cycles, and by the
earth, ever bursting with new growth; this is a
conclusive utterance, no flippant jest.
They scheme and scheme, and I, too, scheme and
scheme. Therefore bear with the unbelievers, and
let them be alone for a while.
(The Qur’an 86:1-17)
