144 145 The Lord bless you. May he fill your feet with dance and your arms with strength. May he fill your heart with tenderness and your eyes with laughter. May he fill your ears with music and your nose with fragrances. May he fill your mouth with rejoicing and your heart with joy. May he always give you new strength, to give hope a face. May the Lord bless you. From Africa (From the Old Catholic tradition) It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child; then (He develops you) that you reach your (time of) maturity, then (further) that you become elders. And among you is he who is taken in death before (that), so that you reach a specified term; and perhaps you will use reason. He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is. Quran (40:67-68) (From Islam) Bismilla, Surah Ar-Rahman In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate, there is no deity except Allah, the One and Only. His are the dominion and the praise, and He is mighty over all things. Praise and glory be to Allah, who created us and all other creatures. Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth! The Most Merciful taught the Qur'an, created man, [and] taught him eloquence. The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation, and the stars and trees prostrate. And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance so that you not transgress within the balance. And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance. And the earth He laid out for the creatures. Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates] and grain having husks and scented plants. So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny? He created man from clay like [that of] pottery. And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire. So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny? [He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets. He released the two seas, meeting [side by side]; between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses. From both of them emerge pearl and coral. And to Him belong the ships [with sails],elevated in the sea like mountains. So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny? Everyone upon the earth will perish, and there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honour. Quran (55:1-27) (From Islam)
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