Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed? — Al Mulk 67:16

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ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ

Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed?

Al Mulk 67:16

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed?”

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Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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KEEP READING THE QURANHereafterAl Baqara 2:24And if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves against the Fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and stones.