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Do the people think that they will be left to say, We believe, without being put to the test?
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We have tested those before them, for GOD must distinguish those who are truthful, and He must expose the liars.
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Do those who commit sins think that they can ever fool us? Wrong indeed is their judgment.
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Anyone hoping to meet GOD, (should know that) such a meeting with GOD will most assuredly come to pass. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.
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Those who strive, strive for their own good. GOD is in no need for anyone.
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Those who believe and lead a righteous life, we will certainly remit their sins, and will certainly reward them generously for their righteous works.
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We enjoined the human being to honor his parents. But if they try to force you to set up idols beside Me, do not obey them. To Me is your ultimate return, then I will inform you of everything you had done.
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Those who believe and lead a righteous life, we will certainly admit them with the righteous.
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Among the people there are those who say, We believe in GOD, but as soon as they suffer any hardship because of GOD, they equate the people's persecution with GOD's retribution. But if blessings from your Lord come your way, they say, We were with you. Is GOD not fully aware of the people's innermost thoughts?
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GOD will most certainly distinguish those who believe, and He will most certainly expose the hypocrites.
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Those who disbelieved said to those who believed, If you follow our way, we will be responsible for your sins. Not true; they cannot bear any of their sins. They are liars.
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In fact, they will carry their own sins, in addition to loads of other people's sins for which they were responsible. Most certainly, they will be asked on the Day of Resurrection about their false claims.
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We sent Noah to his people, and he stayed with them one thousand years, less fifty. Subsequently, they incurred the flood because of their transgressions.
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We saved him and those who accompanied him in the ark, and we set it up as a lesson for all the people.
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Abraham said to his people, You shall worship GOD, and reverence Him. This is better for you, if you only knew.
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What you worship instead of GOD are powerless idols; you have invented a lie. God: The Only Source of Provisions The idols you worship beside GOD do not possess any provisions for you. Therefore, you shall seek provisions only from GOD. You shall worship Him alone, and be appreciative of Him; to Him is your ultimate return.
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If you disbelieve, generations before you have also disbelieved. The sole function of the messenger is to deliver (the message).
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Have they not seen how GOD initiates the creation, then repeats it? This is easy for GOD to do.
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Say, Roam the earth and find out the origin of life. For GOD will thus initiate the creation in the Hereafter. GOD is Omnipotent.
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He condemns to retribution whomever He wills, and showers His mercy upon whomever He wills. Ultimately, to Him you will be turned over.
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None of you can escape from these facts, on earth or in the heaven, and you have none beside GOD as a Lord and Master.
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Those who disbelieve in GOD's revelations, and in meeting Him, have despaired from My mercy. They have incurred a painful retribution.
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The only response from his people was their saying, Kill him, or burn him. But GOD saved him from the fire. This should provide lessons for people who believe.
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He said, You worship beside GOD powerless idols due to peer pressure, just to preserve some friendship among you in this worldly life. But then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will disown one another, and curse one another. Your destiny is Hell, wherein you cannot help one another.
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Lot believed with him and said, I am emigrating to my Lord. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise.
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We granted him Isaac and Jacob, we assigned to his descendants prophethood and the scriptures, we endowed him with his due recompense in this life, and in the Hereafter he will surely be with the righteous.
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Lot said to his people, You commit such an abomination, no one in the world has ever done it before you.
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You practice sex with the men, you commit highway robbery, and you allow all kinds of vice in your society. The only response from his people was to say, Bring to us GOD's retribution, if you are truthful.
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He said, My Lord, grant me victory over these wicked people.
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