Surah Ash-Shura 42:17

سُورَةُ الشُّورَىٰ · Meccan · Verse 17 of 53

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ ۗ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌۭ

Translation

It is God who has sent down the Scripture with Truth and the Balance. How can you tell? The Last Hour may well be near:

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.

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