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sustenance from the sky. Yet none takes heed except he who turns to
Him. Pray, then, to Allah with sincere devotion, however much the
unbelievers dislike it.
Exalted is the Lord of the Throne. He lets the Spirit descend at His
behest on those of His servants whom He chooses, that He may warn
(them) of the day of meeting; the day when they shall rise up (from
their graves) with nothing hidden from Allah. And to whom is the
sovereignty on that day? ToAllah, the One, theMighty.
On that day every soul shall be paid back what it has earned. On
that day none shall be wronged. Swift isAllah's reckoning.
Forewarn them of the approaching day, when men's hearts will
leap up to their throats and choke them; when the wrongdoers will
have no friend, no intercessor who will be heard. Allah knows the
furtive looks of the eyes and what the hearts conceal. He will judge
menwith fairness, but those whom they invoke besides Himcan judge
nothing at all. Allah hears and observes all men.
Have they never journeyed through the land and seenwhat was the
end of those who have gone before them, nations far greater in
prowess and in splendour? Allah scourged them for their sins, and
they had none to protect them from Allah. That was because their
apostles had come to them with clear revelations and they denied
them. So Allah punished them. Mighty is Allah, and stem His
retribution.
We sent forth Musa with Our signs and with clear authority to
Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun. But they said: 'This man is a magician, a
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