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did) lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: 'We had no
knowledge of that,' or: 'Our forefathers set up partners with Allah; but
will You destroy us, their descendants, on account of what the
followers of falsehood did? '
Thus We make plain Our revelations so that they may return to the
right path.
Tell them of the man to whom We vouchsafed Our signs and who
turned away from them: how the devil overlook him as he was led
astray. Had it been Our will, We would have exalted him through (Our
signs), but he clung to this earthly life and succumbed to his fancies. He
was like the dog which pants whether you chase it away or let it alone.
Such are those that deny Our revelations. Recount to them these
narratives, so that theymay take thought.
Dismal is the example of those that denied Our revelations; they
were unjust to themselves.
He whomAllah guides is rightly guided, but he whomAllah leaves
in error shall surely be lost.
We have predestined for Hell many jinn and many men. They have
hearts, yet they cannot understand; eyes, yet they do not see; and ears,
yet they do not hear. They are like cattle-indeed, they are the more
misguided. Such are the heedless.
Allah has the Most Excellent Names. Call on Him by His names and
keep away from those that pervert them. They shall be punished for
their misdeeds.
Among those whom We created there are some who give true
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