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disguised, sin and wrongful oppression; He has forbidden you to
associate with Him that which is not sanctioned by Him, or to tell of
Allahwhat you do not know.'
A space of time is fixed for every nation; when their hour has come,
not for onemoment shall they hold it back, nor can they go before it.
Children of Adam, when apostles of your own come to proclaim to
you My revelations, those that take warning and mend their ways will
have nothing to fear or to regret; but those that deny and scorn Our
revelations shall be the people of the Fire, and there they shall remain
for ever.
Who is more wicked than the man who invents a falsehood about
Allah or denies His revelations? Such men shall have their share of
(punishment prescribed in) the Book, and when Our messengers
(angels) come to carry off their souls they shall say to them: 'Where
now are those whom you invoked besides Allah?' 'They have forsaken
us,' theywill answer, andwill admit that theywere unbelievers.
Allah will say: 'Enter the fire (of Hell) and join the nations of jinn and
men that have gone before you.'
As it enters, every nation will curse the one that went before it, and
when all are gathered there, the last of themwill say of the first: 'These,
Lord, are the men who led us astray. Let their punishment be doubled in
the Fire.'
He will answer: 'You shall all be doubly punished, although you may
not know it.'
Then the first will say to the last: 'You were no better than we. Taste
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