Surah Az-Zumar Ayah 55

وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَحْسَنَ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 39:55 says: “And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord [i.e., the Qur’ān] before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 39:55 is in Surah Az-Zumar, chapter 39 of the Quran.

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