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The time of reckoning has drawn near for mankind, yet they are heedless and turn away.
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Whenever any fresh admonition comes to them from their Lord, they listen to it, but do not take it seriously;
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their hearts are distracted and forgetful. The wrongdoers confer together secretly, saying, 'Is not this man a mortal like you? Will you succumb to magic with your eyes open?'
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Say, 'My Lord knows every word spoken in the heavens and on the earth. He is All Hearing, All Knowing.'
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Some say, 'These are his confused dreams.' Others say, 'He has invented it himself,' and yet others say, 'He is a poet. Let him bring us a sign as previous messengers did.'
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Before them, not one of the communities which We destroyed believed either. Will these believe?
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The messengers We sent before you were but men whom We had sent revelations. Ask the People of the Book if you do not know this
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We did not give them bodies that needed no food, nor were they to live forever.
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Then We fulfilled Our promise to them and We saved them and those with them whom We pleased, and We destroyed those who exceeded all bounds.
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We have revealed a Book to you which is admonition for you. Will you not then understand?
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How many communities of evil-doers We have destroyed, raising up other people after them.
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When they felt Our punishment coming upon them, they began to flee from it.
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They were told, 'Do not try to flee, but return to the comfort and luxuries in which you exulted and to the places where you lived, so that you may be questioned.'
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They said, 'Woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers,'
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and this they kept repeating until We caused them to become like a field mowed down, and reduced to ashes.
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It was not in play that We created the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them.
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Had We wished to find a pastime, We would surely have found it in that which is with Us, if such had been Our will.
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We will hurl the truth at falsehood, the falsehood shall be crushed and will disappear. Woe to you for what you utter.
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To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and on the earth and those that are with Him are never too proud to worship Him, nor do they grow weary;
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they glorify Him night and day without tiring.
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Have they taken deities from the earth who can bring the dead to life?
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If there had been in the heavens and on the earth, other deities besides God, both the heavens and earth would be ruined. God, Lord of the throne, is far above that which they ascribe to Him.
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None shall question Him about His works, but they shall be questioned.
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Have they taken other deities besides Him? Say to them, 'Bring your proofs. This is the reminder of those who are with me and the reminder of those who were before me.' But most of them do not know the truth, and so they turn away from it.
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We sent all messengers before you with this revelation: 'There is no deity save Me, so worship Me alone.'
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They say, 'The All Merciful has taken a son!' Glory be to Him! They are only His honoured servants:
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they do not try to speak ahead of Him, and they act at His command.
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He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede without His permission. Indeed they themselves stand in awe of Him.
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Whoever of them should say, 'I am a deity besides Him,' shall be requited with Hell. Thus do We reward the wrongdoers.
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Do not those who deny the truth see that the heavens and the earth were joined together and that We then split them asunder? And that We have made every living thing out of water? Will they still not believe?
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