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you (Muhammad) are truly one of the mes-sengers sent
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with a revelation from the Almighty, the Lord of Mercy,
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to warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, and so they are unaware.
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The verdict has been passed against most of them, for they refuse to believe.
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(It is as if) We had placed (iron) collars around their necks, right up to their chins so that their heads are forced up
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and set barriers before and behind them, blocking their vision: they cannot see.
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It is all the same to them whether you warn them or not: they will not believe.
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You can warn only those who will follow the Quran and hold the Merciful One in awe, though they cannot see Him: give such people the glad news of forgiveness and a noble reward.
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We shall certainly bring the dead back to life, and We record what they send ahead of them as well as what they leave behind: We keep an account of everything in a clear Record.
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Give them the example of the people to whose town messengers came.
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We sent two messengers but they rejected both. Then We reinforced them with a third.
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They said, 'Truly, we are messengers to you,'
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but they answered, 'You are only men like ourselves. The Lord of Mercy has sent nothing; you are just lying.' They said, 'Our Lord knows that we have been sent to you.
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Our duty is only to deliver the message to you,'
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but they answered, 'We think you are an evil omen. If you do not stop, we shall stone you, and inflict a painful torment on you.'
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The messengers said, 'The evil omen is within yourselves. Why do you take it as an evil omen when you are reminded of the Truth? You are going too far!'
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Then, from the furthest part of the city, a man came running. He said, 'My people, follow the messengers.
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Follow them: they are not asking you to reward them and they are rightly guided.
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Why should I not worship the One who created me? It is to Him that you will be returned.
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How could I take besides Him any other gods, whose intercession will not help me and who would not be able to save me if the Lord of Mercy wished to harm me?
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Then I would clearly be in the wrong.
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I believe in your Lord, so listen to me.'
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He was told, 'Enter the Garden,' so he said, 'If only my people knew
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how my Lord has forgiven me and set me among the highly honoured.'
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After him We did not send any army from heaven against his people, nor were We about to:
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there was just one blast, and they fell down lifeless.
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Alas for human beings! Whenever a messenger comes to them they ridicule him.
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