Take heed; the unbelievers shall be sternly punished.
The unbelievers among the People of the Book, and the polytheists,
resent that any blessings should have been sent down to you from your
Lord. But Allah chooses whom He will for His mercy. And Allah's
grace is infinite.
IfWe abrogate any verse or cause it to be forgotten,We will replace it
by a better one or one similar. Do you not know that Allah has power
over all things? Do you not know that it is toAllah that the control over
the heavens and the earth belongs, and that there is none besides Him to
protect or help you?
Would you rather demand of your Apostle that which was once
demanded of Musa? He that barters faith for unbelief has surely
strayed from the right path.
Many of the People of the Book wish, through envy, to lead you back
to unbelief, now that you have embraced the faith and the truth has
been made plain to them. Forgive them and bear with them until Allah
makes knownHis will. He has power over all things.
Attend to your prayers and pay the alms-tax. Whatever good you do
shall be rewarded byAllah. He is watching over all your actions.
They declare: 'None but Jews and Christians shall be admitted to
Paradise.' Such are their wishful fancies. Say: 'Let us have your proof,
if what you say be true.' Indeed, those that surrender themselves to
Allah and do good works shall be rewarded by their Lord: they shall
have nothing to fear or to regret.
The Jews say the Christians follow nothing that is good, and the
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