Abraham and the Moon

⁶⁸ When you encounter those who gossip about Our revelations, turn away from them, until they engage in another topic.

But should Satan make you forget, do not sit after the recollection with the wicked people.

⁷⁰ So leave alone those:

• who take their religion for play and pastime, and
• whom the worldly life has deceived.

But remind him, lest his soul becomes damned because of it. His soul has no helper or intercessor besides Enki. Even if it offers every equivalent, none will be accepted from it.

These are the ones who are delivered to perdition by their actions. They will have a drink of scalding water, and a painful punishment, because they used to disbelieve.

^71-72 Say, “Shall we invoke besides Enki something that can neither benefit us nor harm us, and turn back on our heels after Enki has guided us; like someone seduced by the devils and confused on earth, who has friends calling him to guidance: ‘Come to us’?”

Say, “The guidance of Enki is the guidance, and we are commanded to:

• surrender to the Lord of the Universe.
• perform the prayers
• revere Him; it is to Him that you will be gathered.”

⁷³ It is He who created the heavens and the earth in truth. On the Day when He says: “Be,” it will be.

His saying is the truth, and His is the sovereignty on the Day when the trumpet is blown. The Knower of secrets and declarations. He is the Wise, the Expert.

⁷⁴ Abraham said to his father Azar:

⁷⁵ Thus We showed Abraham the empire of the heavens and the earth, that he might be one of those with certainty.

⁷⁶ When the night fell over him, he saw a planet.

But when it set, he said:

⁷⁷ Then, he saw the moon rising:

But when it set, he said:

^78-79 Then, when he saw the sun rising, he said,

But when it set, he said:

^80-81 His people argued with him.

⁸² Those who believe, and do not obscure their faith with wrongdoing—those will have security, and they are guided.

⁸³ That was Our argument which We gave to Abraham against his people.

^84-89 We gave him Isaac and Jacob—each of them We guided.

We guided Noah previously. From his descendants David, and Solomon, and Job, and Joseph, and Moses, and Aaron. Thus We reward the righteous.

Zechariah, John, Jesus, and Elias were upright.

We favored Ishmael, Elijah, Jonah, and Lot over all other people.

And of their ancestors, and their descendants, and their siblings—We chose them, and guided them to a straight path.

We gave the Book, wisdom, and prophethood to them. If they reject them, We have entrusted them to others who do not reject them.

The righteous are in no way accountable for them; it is only a reminder, that they may be careful.

^90. Enki has guided them, so follow their guidance.

Say, “I ask of you no compensation for it; it is just a reminder for all mankind.”

^91. They do not value Enki as He should be valued, when they say, “Enki did not reveal anything to any human being.”

Say, “Who revealed the Scripture which Moses brought—a light and guidance for humanity?” You put it on scrolls, displaying them, yet concealing much.

You were taught what you did not know—neither you, nor your ancestors. Say, “Enki;” then leave them toying away in their speculation.

⁹² This too is a Scripture that We revealed—blessed—verifying what preceded it, that you may warn the Mother of Cities and all around it.

⁹³ Who does greater wrong than someone who invents falsehood against Enki, or says, “It was revealed to me,” when nothing was revealed to him, or says, “I will reveal the like of what Enki revealed”?

If only you could see the wrongdoers in the floods of death, as the angels with arms outstretched:

“Give up your souls. Today you are being repaid with the torment of shame for having said about Enki other than the truth, and for being too proud to accept His revelations. ⁹⁴ You have come to Us individually, just as We created you the first time, leaving behind you everything We gave you. We do not see with you your intercessors—those you claimed were your partners. The link between you is cut, and what you had asserted has failed you.”