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them, but they shall get no answer. They shall see Our punishment and
wish that theywere rightly guided.
On that day (Allah) will call to them saying: 'What answer did you
give Our apostles?' And on that day such will their confusion be that
they will ask no questions. But those who repent and embrace the faith
and dowhat is right may hope for salvation.
Your Lord creates what He will and chooses freely, but they have no
power to choose. Glorified and exalted be He above all that they
associate withHim.
Your Lord knows what their bosoms hide and what they reveal. He
is Allah: there is no god but Him. Praise is His in this world and in the
next. His is the power supreme. ToHimyou shall be recalled.
Say: 'Think! IfAllah should enshroud you in perpetual night till the
Day of Resurrection, what other god could give you light! Will you
not hear?'
Say: 'Think! If Allah should give you perpetual day until the
Resurrection, what other god could bring you the night to sleep in?
Will you not see?'
In His mercy He has given you the night that you may rest in it, and
the day that youmay seekHis bounty and render thanks.
On that day He will call out to them saying: 'Where are those whom
you alleged to be My partners?' From every nation We will bring a
witness, and We shall say to them: 'Show Us your proof.' Then they
shall know that the truth is Allah's, and their own inventions will
forsake them.
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