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Praise be to GOD, who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light. Yet, those who disbelieve in their Lord continue to deviate.
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He is the One who created you from mud, then predetermined your life span, a life span that is known only to Him. Yet, you continue to doubt.
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He is the one GOD in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secrets and your declarations, and He knows everything you earn.
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No matter what kind of proof comes to them from their Lord, they turn away from it, in aversion.
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Since they rejected the truth when it came to them, they have incurred the consequences of their heedlessness.
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Have they not seen how many generations before them we have annihilated? We established them on earth more than we did for you, and we showered them with blessings, generously, and we provided them with flowing streams. We then annihilated them because of their sins, and we substituted another generation in their place.
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Even if we sent down to them a physical book, written on paper, and they touched it with their hands, those who disbelieved would have said, This is no more than clever magic.
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They also said, If only an angel could come down with him! Had we sent an angel, the whole matter would have been terminated, and they would no longer be respited.
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Had we sent an angel, we would have sent him in the form of a man, and we would have kept them just as confused as they are confused now.
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Messengers before you have been ridiculed. It is those who mocked them who suffered the consequences of their ridiculing.
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Say, Roam the earth and note the consequences for the rejectors.
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Say, To whom belongs everything in the heavens and the earth? Say, To GOD. He has decreed that mercy is His attribute. He will surely summon you all on the Day of Resurrection, which is inevitable. The ones who lose their souls are those who disbelieve.
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To Him belongs everything that dwells in the night and the day. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
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Say, Shall I accept other than GOD as a Lord and Master, when He is the Initiator of the heavens and the earth, and He feeds but is not fed? Say, I am commanded to be the most devoted submitter, and, 'Do not be an idol worshiper.'
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Say, I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of an awesome day.
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Whoever is spared (the retribution), on that day, has attained His mercy. And this is the greatest triumph.
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If GOD touches you with adversity, none can relieve it except He. And if He touches you with a blessing, He is Omnipotent.
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He is Supreme over His creatures. He is the Most Wise, the Cognizant.
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Say, Whose testimony is the greatest? Say, GOD's. He is the witness between me and you that this Quran has been inspired to me, to preach it to you and whomever it reaches. Indeed, you bear witness that there are other gods beside GOD. Say, I do not testify as you do; there is only one god, and I disown your idolatry.
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Those to whom we have given the scripture recognize this as they recognize their own children. The ones who lose their souls are those who do not believe.
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Who is more evil than one who lies about GOD, or rejects His revelations? The transgressors never succeed.
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On the day when we summon them all, we will ask the idol worshipers, Where are the idols you set up?
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Their disastrous response will be, By GOD our Lord, we never were idol worshipers.
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Note how they lied to themselves, and how the idols they had invented have abandoned them.
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Some of them listen to you, but we place veils on their hearts to prevent them from understanding, and deafness in their ears. Thus, no matter what kind of proof they see, they cannot believe. Thus, when they come to argue with you, the disbelievers say, These are tales from the past.
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They repel others from this (Quran), as they themselves stay away from it, and thus, they only destroy themselves without perceiving.
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If only you could see them when they face the hellfire! They would say then, Woe to us. Oh, we wish if we could go back, and never reject our Lord's revelations, and join the believers.
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As a matter of fact, (they only say this because) their secrets have been exposed. If they go back, they will commit exactly the same crimes. They are liars.
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They say (subconsciously), We live only this life; we will not be resurrected.
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If you could only see them when they stand before their Lord! He would say, Is this not the truth? They would say, Yes, by our Lord. He would say, You have incurred the retribution by your disbelief.
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