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Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 1–8The total clarity of the Quran is in itself proof of its being the Book of God, and this being so, its tidings and forecasts are also definitive.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 9–16The subject about which these addressees of the Quran were in doubt was not the existence of God but the oneness of God.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 17–21The call for Truth is, in fact, a manifestation of God’s power in the shape of reasoning.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 22–29After prolonged effort on the part of Moses to bring Pharaoh’s people to the right path, by preaching the word of God, his assignment to issue the call for the Truth came to an end.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 30–33In this world, the downfall of one nation and the rise of another do not happen accidentally.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 34–37In every period the root cause of a man’s going astray has been his loss of belief in the life after death.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 38–42If one ponders over the system of heaven and earth—indeed, of the entire universe, it will become clear that its creation was effected with a definite purpose.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 43–50The picture of Hell painted by the Quran here and at other places is sufficient to shake every man who is serious about his future; it will make him rush towards the path of Paradise and away from the path of Hell.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 51–57These words paint an idyllic picture of a world which man sees only in his dreams.Chapter 44, Smoke (Al-Dukhan) · verses 58–59The Quran is undoubtedly a great book.