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who had surrendered himself toAllah. He was no polytheist. Surely the
men who are nearest to Ibrahim are those who follow him; this
Prophet, and the true believers. Allah is the guardian of the faithful.
Some of the People of the Book wish to mislead you; but they mislead
none but themselves, though theymay not perceive it.
People of the Book! Why do you deny Allah's revelations when you
know that they are true?
People of the Book! Why do you confound the true with the false,
and knowingly hide the truth?
Some of the People of the Book say to one another: 'Believe in that
which is revealed to the faithful in the morning and deny it in the
evening, so that they may themselves abandon their faith. Believe in
none except those that follow your own religion.' Say: 'The only
guidance is the guidance of Allah.' (Do not believe) that any one will
get the like of that which you have been given or that they will ever
dispute with you in your Lord's presence.
Say: 'Grace is in the hands of Allah: He bestows it on whom He will.
He is Munificent and All-knowing. He is Merciful to whom He will.
His grace is infinite.'
Among the People of the Book there are some who, if you trust them
with a heap of gold, will return it to you intact; and there are others
who, if you trust them with one dinar will not hand it back unless you
demand it with importunity, for they say: 'We are not bound to keep
faith with the non-Jewish Arabs.' Thus, they deliberately say of Allah
what is untrue. Indeed, those that keep faith and guard themselves
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