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pleased, they would not have fought against one another. Allah does
what He will.
O believers, spend a part of what We have given you before that day
arrives when there shall be neither trading nor friendship nor
intercession. Truly, it is the unbelievers who are the wrongdoers.
Allah: there is no god but Him, the Living, the Eternal One. Neither
slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. His is what the heavens and the earth
contain. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He
knows all about the affairs of men at present and in the future. They can
grasp only that part of His knowledge which He wills. His throne is as
vast as the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of both does not
wearyHim. He is the Exalted, the Immense One.
There shall be no compulsion in religion. True guidance is now
distinct from error. He that renounces the idols and puts his faith in
Allah shall grasp the firmest handle that will never break. Allah is
Hearing, Knowing.
Allah is the Supporter of the faithful. He leads them from darkness to
the light. As for the unbelievers, their supporters are false gods, who
lead them from light to darkness. They are the heirs of Hell and shall
abide in it forever.
Have you not thought of himwho argued with Ibrahim about his Lord
because He had bestowed on him the Kingdom? Ibrahim said: 'My
Lord is He who has power to give life and to cause death.'
'I, too,' replied the other, 'have power to give life and to cause death.'
'Allah brings up the sun from the east,' said Ibrahim. 'Bring it up
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