Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

shall never be converted; or as a cloud of Heaven, full of darkness, thunder, and lightning, they stop their ears with their fingers, by reason of the noise, and for fear of death; but God seeth the unbelievers, he caused lightning to approach, that ravished from them their sight; they have followed what appeared to them, and are detained in darkness: But if God had pleased, he had deprived them, both of hearing, and sight; for he is omnipotent. O People! worship your Lord, who created you, and all that were before you; it may be That you will fear him that hath extended the Earth, that raised the Heaven, and caused Rain to descend; that caused the production of Fruits to enrich you. Say not, that God hath a companion equal to him, because you know the contrary. If you doubt that I have sent my servant, come, and bring some Chapters like to the Alcoran, and call to witness the Idols that you adore; if you are good men, if you have not done it, or cannot perform it, Fear the fire of Hell prepared for Infidels, and Idolaters; and declare to true believers, who do good works, That they shall enjoy the immense pleasures of Paradise, wherein flow many Rivers; they shall there find all sorts of fair and savoury Fruits, which God hath prepared for them; they shall consider, if they be like to such as they had before in the world: They shall there have wives, fair, and delicate, and shall dwell in eternal felicity. God is not ashamed to compare a little * Puny to an extream Greatness: Now, so it is, that true believers know, that it proceedeth from their Lord. The wicked demand, what God doth mean by that comparison? He by this means mis-leadeth, and directeth many men; but mis-leadeth none, but the disobedient: Such as pervert his Testament, and his Promises; such as retrench his Commandments, and defile the Earth, are damned. Why will you be impious, seeing that God hath given you life after death? He will cause you to dye, he will raise you again, and you shall all return before him to be judged. He it is, that created whatever is upon Earth, and ascending to Heaven, hath ordained seven Heavens, knowing all things. Remember to instruct men, that thy Lord said to his Angels, I would create a Vicar upon Earth; and when they answered, Wilt thou there place him that shall defile