# Sura 103 - The Afternoon

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> SURA CIII (103) The Afternoon       (Mecca - 3 Verses)         (XXVII - 42)    
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>        In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
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>        I swear by the declining day!
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>        Verily, man's lot is cast amid destruction,
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>        Save those who believe and do the things which be right, and enjoin
> truth and enjoin stedfastness on each other.
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> — *Sura 103 - The Afternoon*