Allah praises His noble Book, the Qur'an, which He revealed to His Messenger Muhammad . It directs people to the best and clearest of ways.

[وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ]

(gives good news to those who believe,) in it a

[الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّـلِحَاتِ]

(those who do righteous deeds,) in accordance with it, telling them

[أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا]

(that they will have a great reward,) i.e., on the Day of Resurrection. And He tells

[وأَنَّ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ]

(those who do not believe in the Hereafter,) that

[لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً]

(for them is a painful torment,) i.e. on the Day of Resurrection. As Allah says:

[فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ]

(... then announce to them a painful torment.) [84:24]

[وَيَدْعُ الإِنْسَـنُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ وَكَانَ الإِنْسَـنُ عَجُولاً ]

(11. And man invokes (Allah) for evil as he invokes (Allah) for good and man is ever hasty.)