Allah's crouching assembly of devils
19:68-73
68
And, by thy Lord, verily We shall assemble them and the devils, then We shall bring
them, crouching, around hell.
69
Then We shall pluck out from every sect whichever of them was
most stubborn in rebellion to the Beneficent.
70
And surely We are Best Aware of those most worthy to be burned therein.
71
There is not one of you but shall approach it. That is a fixed ordinance of thy Lord.
72
Then We shall rescue those who kept from evil, and leave the evil-doers crouching there.
73
And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe:
Which of the two parties (yours or ours) is better in position, and more imposing as an army?
We will assemble the devils,
and bring them, crouching, around hell.
Then we'll pluck out of every sect those who have most rebelled against us.
We know best who should be burned.
How many generations have we destroyed!
19:74-98
74
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing
in respect of gear and outward seeming!
How many generations have we destroyed! [1]
75
Say: As for him who is in error, the Beneficent will verily prolong his span of life
until, when they behold that which they were promised, whether it be
punishment (in the world), or the Hour (of doom), they will know who is worse in position and
who is weaker as an army.
76
Allah increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright, and the good deeds which endure are better in thy
Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort.
We may allow those who are in error to live long lives so their punishment will seem even worse in their hour of doom.
77
Hast thou seen him who disbelieveth in Our revelations and saith: Assuredly I shall be
given wealth and children?
78
Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent?
79
Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.
80
And We shall inherit from him that whereof he spake, and he will come unto Us, alone (without his wealth and children).
81
And they have chosen (other) gods beside Allah that they may be a power for them.
82
Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents unto them.
We will prolong the torment of those who disbelieve our revelations.
83
Seest thou not that We have set the devils on the disbelievers to
confound them with confusion?
84
So make no haste against them (O Muhammad). We do but number unto them a sum (of days).
85
On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a goodly company.
We will set the devils on disbelievers to confound them with confusion.
86 And drive the guilty unto hell, a weary herd,
87
They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.
And drive the guilty into hell, like a weary herd of animals.
88
And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son.
89
Assuredly ye utter a disastrous thing
90
Whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins,
91
That ye ascribe unto the Beneficent a son,
92
When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son.
93
There is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave.
94
Verily He knoweth them and numbereth them with (right) numbering.
95
And each one of them will come unto Him on the Day of Resurrection, alone.
96
Lo! those who believe and do good works, the Beneficent will appoint for them love.
97
And We make (this Scripture) easy in thy tongue, (O Muhammad) only that thou mayst bear good tidings therewith
unto those who ward off (evil), and warn therewith the froward folk.
Those who say that Allah has taken a son have uttered a disastrous thing.
98
And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Canst thou (Muhammad) see a single
man of them, or hear from them the slightest sound?
How many generations have we destroyed!
Notes
- How many a generation have We destroyed! (v.74, 98)
Allah is proud of slaughtering entire generations of people.
I suppose he's referring to God's killings in the Bible
