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prophets unjustly. We shall say: 'Taste now the torment of the Fire.
Here is the reward of your deeds. Allah is not unjust toHis servants.'
To those that declare: 'Allah has commanded us to believe in no
apostle unless he brings an offering to be consumed by the fire,' say:
'Other apostles before me have come to you with clear signs and with
what you asked for.Why did you slay them, if what you say be true? '
If they reject you, know that other apostles have been rejected before
you, although they worked miracles and brought down scriptures and
the clear Book.
Every soul shall taste death. You shall receive your rewards only on
the Day of Resurrection. Whoever is spared Hell and is admitted to
Paradise shall surely gain (his end); for the life of this world is nothing
but a fleeting vanity.
You shall be tried in your possessions and your persons, and be
subjected to the insults of those to whom the Scriptures were given
before you and of the polytheists. But if you endure with fortitude and
guard yourselves against evil, you shall prove your mettle.
When Allah made a covenant with those to whom the Book was
given, He said: 'Proclaim these to mankind and do not suppress them.'
But they cast the Scriptures behind their backs and sold them for a
paltry price. Evil was their bargain.
Do not think that those who rejoice in what they have done and wish
to be praised for what they have not done-do not think they will escape
from torture.Awoeful punishment awaits them.
To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He has
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