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Such are the revelations ofAllah. We recite them to you in all truth.
But in what revelation will they believe, after (they deny) Allah
Himself (and all His signs)?
Woe to the lying sinner! He hears the revelations ofAllah recited to
him and then, as though he never heard them, persists in scorn.
Forewarn him of a woeful scourge. For those that deride our
revelations when they have scarcely heard them is a shameful
punishment.
Hell is behind them. Their gains shall not avail them, nor shall
those protectors they take besidesAllah.Adreadful punishment awaits
them.
Such is (Our) guidance. Those who deny the revelations of their
Lord shall suffer the torment of a hideous scourge.
It isAllah who has subdued to you the ocean so that ships may sail
upon it at His bidding, so that you may seek His bounty and render
thanks toHim.
He has subjected to you what the heavens and the earth contain; all
is fromHim. Surely there are signs in this for thinkingmen.
Tell the believers to pardon those who do not look forward to the
days of Allah, so that He may reward men according to their deeds. He
that does what is right does it to his own advantage; and he that
commits evil does so at his own peril. To your Lord you shall all return.
We gave to the Children of Israel the Book wisdom and
prophethood. We provided them with good things and exalted them
above the nations. We gave then plain commandments: yet it was not
till knowledge had been vouchsafed them that they disagreed among
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