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Sad By the Quran, full of admonition!
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Those who deny the truth are steeped in arrogance and hostility.
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How many generations We have destroyed before them! And they cried out when it was too late to escape.
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They are surprised that a warner should come to them from among themselves. They say, 'This is a magician, a great liar.
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Does he make all the deities out to be one God? This is indeed a strange thing.'
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Their leaders departed, saying, 'Walk away! Hold fast to your deities. This is clearly a conspiracy.
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We have not heard of any such thing in the old religion. This is nothing but a fabrication.
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Was the message sent only to him out of all of us?' In fact, they doubt My warning; in fact, they have not yet tasted My punishment.
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Do they possess the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the Great Bestower?
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Have they control over heavens and earth and whatever (lies) between them? Then let them climb up to heaven by ropes:
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this host too, among other hosts, is bound to suffer defeat.
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Before them the people of Noah denied the truth, as did the 'Ad and Pharaoh of the Stakes,
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and the tribe of Thamud, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Woodthese were the confederates.
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There was not one of them but treated their messengers as liars, so My punishment rightly overtook them:
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they have only to wait for one single blast (of punishment): it shall not be delayed by one whit.
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They say: 'Our Lord! Hasten on for us our fate before the Day of Reckoning.'
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Bear with their words patiently. Remember Our servant David, a man of strength who always turned to Us:
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We made the mountains join him in glorifying Us at sunset and sunrise;
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and the birds, too, in flocks, all turned to Him.
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We made his kingdom strong, and bestowed upon him wisdom and sagacity in judgement.
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Have you heard the story of the disputants who entered his chamber by climbing over the wall?
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When they reached David, he took fright, but they said, 'Do not be afraid. We are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other: judge between us fairlydo not be unjustand guide us to the right path.
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'This brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes and I have only one. He said, “Let me have charge of it,” and got the better of me with his words.'
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David said, 'He has certainly wronged you by demanding that your ewe be added to his ewes! Thus many partners wrong one another (all) save those who believe (in God) and do righteous deeds: but how few are they!' And (suddenly) David understood that We were only putting him to the test, and so he asked his Lord to forgive him his sins; he fell to his knees, and turned to Him in repentance.
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We forgave him his sins. His reward will be nearness to Us, a good place to return to.
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We said, 'David, We have given you mastery over the land. Judge fairly between people. Do not follow your desires, lest they divert you from God's path: those who wander from His path will have a severe punishment, because they ignore the Day of Reckoning.'
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We did not create heaven and earth and all that is between them in vain. That is the opinion of those who deny the truth. Woe betide those who deny the truth, when they are cast into the Fire
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shall We treat those who believe and do good works the same as those who spread corruption in the land; shall We treat the pious the same as the wicked?
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This is a blessed Book which We sent down to you (Muhammad), for people to ponder over its messages, and for those with understanding to take heed.
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We gave David Solomon. He was an excellent servant who always turned to God.
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