Saba
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[34:3]
And yet, they who are bent on denying the truth assert, "Never will the Last Hour come upon us!"
Say: "Nay, by my Sustainer! By Him who knows all that is beyond the reach of a created being’s perception: it will most certainly come upon you!"
Not an atom’s weight [of whatever there is] in the heavens or on earth escapes His knowledge; and neither is there anything smaller than that, or larger, but is recorded in [His] clear decree,

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* v.3 : This assertion of the godless has a twofold meaning: (1) “The universe is without beginning and without end; it can only change, but can never cease to exist” – which amounts to a denial of the fact that God alone is eternal; and (2) “There is no resurrection and divine judgment as symbolized by the Last Hour” – which amounts to a denial of life after death and, hence, of all significance and purpose attaching to human life as such.