The opening of Surat ar-Rahman, which is the only sura named for a divine attribute rather than a thing in the world. The word mizan, balance, carries at once the physical scales, the order of the cosmos and the justice of the judgment; the sura turns on holding all three together.
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TextThe Merciful taught the Qur'an; He created man, taught him plain speech. The sun and the moon have their appointed time; The herbs and the trees adore; And the heavens, He raised them and set the balance, that ye should not be outrageous in the balance; But weigh ye aright, and stint not the balance. And the earth He has set it for living creatures; 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Qur'an (Sacred Books of the East, vols. 6 and 9) 1 Connections
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Source The National Penal (Code) Act, 2017 (Muluki Aparadh Samhita, 2074)Parliament of Nepal
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1. The Quran, Sacred Books of the East, volumes 6 and 9
E. H. Palmer (translator), Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1880Quran 55:1-9View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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