Be mindful of God who created you and former generations,’

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but they replied, ‘You are bewitched

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You are nothing but a man like us. In fact we think you are a liar

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Make bits of the heavens fall down on us, if you are telling the truth.’

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He said, ‘My Lord knows best what you do.’

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They called him a liar, and so the torment of the Day of Shadow came upon them- it was the torment of a terrible day

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There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe

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your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful

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Truly, this Quran has been sent down by the Lord of the Worlds

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the Trustworthy Spirit brought it down

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to your heart [Prophet], so that you could bring warning

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in a clear Arabic tongue

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This was foretold in the scriptures of earlier religions

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Is it not proof enough for them that the learned men of the Children of Israel have recognized it

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If We had sent it down to someone who was not an Arab

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and he had recited it to them, they still would not have believed in it

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So We make it pass straight through the hearts of the guilty

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they will not believe in it until they see the grievous torment

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which will suddenly hit them when they are not expecting it

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and then they will say, ‘Can we have more time?’

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How can they ask that Our punishment be brought to them sooner

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Think, if we let them enjoy this life for some years

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and then the promised torment came upon them

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