unbelievers might have doubted. But in the hearts of those who are
endowed with knowledge it is clear revelations. Only the wrongdoers
denyOur signs.
They ask: 'Why has no sign been given him by his Lord?' Say:
'Signs are in the hands of Allah. My mission is only to give plain
warning.'
Is it not enough for them that we have revealed to you the Book
which is recited to them? Surely in this there is a blessing and an
admonition to true believers.
Say: 'Allah is an All-sufficient witness between me and you. He
knows all that the heavens and the earth contain. Those who believe in
falsehood and denyAllah shall surely be lost.'
They challenge you to hasten Our scourge. But had it not been for
the appointed term, they would have been overtaken by punishment;
it will overtake them all of a sudden without their knowledge. They
challenge you to hasten the punishment, but Hell will encompass the
unbelievers; when Our scourge will assail them from above and from
beneath, and Allah will say to them: 'Taste the reward of your own
deeds.’
You who are true believers among My servants, My earth is vast.
Therefore, serve Me. Every soul shall taste death, and in the end you
shall return toUs.
Those that embrace the true faith and do good works shall be for
ever lodged in the mansions of Paradise, where rivers will roll at their
feet. Blessed is the reward of those who labour patiently and put their
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