(Muhammad), We have revealed the Quran to you in gradual steps. 23 So persevere with the command of your Lord and do not pay any heed to the wicked and the unbelieving, 24 And celebrate the name of thy Lord morning and evening, 25 and during the night prostrate ourself before Him, and extol His glory for a long part of the night. 26 Indeed, these [disbelievers] love the immediate and leave behind them a grave Day. 27 We have created them and have given them strength. Had We wanted, We could have replaced them with another people like them. 28 Verily this is an admonition; then whosoever will, may choose a way unto his Lord. 29 But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. 30 He maketh whomsoever He listeth to enter His mercy. And the wrong-doers! for them He hath gotten ready a torment afflective. 31