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When We made the mountain loom high above them like a shadow, and they thought it would fall on them, We said, ‘Hold fast to what We have given you, and remember what it contains, so that you may remain conscious of God.’

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[Prophet], when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not your Lord?’ and they replied, ‘Yes, we bear witness.’ So you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘We were not aware of this,’

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or, ‘It was our forefathers who, before us, ascribed partners to God, and we are only the descendants who came after them: will you destroy us because of falsehoods they invented?’

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In this way We explain the messages, so that they may turn [to the right path]

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[Prophet], tell them the story of the man to whom We gave Our messages: he sloughed them off, so Satan took him as his follower and he went astray

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if it had been Our will, We could have used these signs to raise him high, but instead he clung to the earth and followed his own desires- he was like a dog that pants with a lolling tongue whether you drive it away or leave it alone. Such is the image of those who reject Our signs. Tell them the story so that they may reflect

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How foul is the image of those who reject Our signs! It is themselves they wrong

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whoever God guides is truly guided, and whoever God allows to stray is a loser

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We have created many jinn and people who are destined for Hell, with hearts they do not use for comprehension, eyes they do not use for sight, ears they do not use for hearing. They are like cattle, no, even further astray: these are the ones who are entirely heedless

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The Most Excellent Names belong to God: use them to call on Him, and keep away from those who abuse them- they will be requited for what they do

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Among those We created are a group of people who guide with truth and act justly according to it

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But We lead on those who reject Our messages, step by step, without them realizing it

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I will give them respite, but My plan is sure

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Has it not occurred to them that their companion is not mad but is giving clear warning

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Have they not contemplated the realm of the heavens and earth and all that God created, and that the end of their time might be near? What [other revelation] will they believe in if they do not believe in this

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No one can guide those God allows to stray: He leaves them blundering about in their insolence

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They ask you [Prophet] about the Hour, ‘When will it happen?’ Say, ‘My Lord alone has knowledge of it: He alone will reveal when its time will come, a time that is momentous in both the heavens and earth. All too suddenly it will come upon you.’ They ask you about it as if you were eager [to find out]. Say, ‘God alone has knowledge of [when it will come], though most people do not realize it.’

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Say [Prophet], ‘I have no control over benefit or harm, [even] to myself, except as God may please: if I had knowledge of what is hidden, I would have abundant good things and no harm could touch me. I am no more than a bearer of warning, and good news to those who believe.’

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It is He who created you all from one soul, and from it made its mate so that he might find comfort in her: when one [of them] lies with his wife and she conceives a light burden, going about freely, then grows heavy, they both pray to God, their Lord, ‘If You give us a good child we shall certainly be grateful,’

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and yet when He gives them a good child they ascribe some of what He has granted them to others

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God is far above the partners they set up alongside Him! How can they set up with Him these partners that create nothing and are themselves created

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that cannot help them at all, or even help themselves

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If you [believers] call such people to guidance, they do not fol-low you: it makes no difference whether you call them or remain silent

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Those you [idolaters] call upon instead of God are created beings like you. Call upon them, then, and let them respond to you if what you say is true

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Do they have feet to walk, hands to strike, eyes to see, or ears to hear? Say [Prophet], ‘Call on your “partners”! Scheme against me! Do not spare me

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My protector is God: He has revealed the Scripture, and it is He who protects the righteous

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but those you call on instead of Him cannot help you or even help themselves.’

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If you [believers] call such people to guidance, they do not hear. You [Prophet] may observe them looking at you, but they can-not see

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Be tolerant and command what is right: pay no attention to foolish people

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If Satan should prompt you to do something, seek refuge with God- He is all hearing, all knowing

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those who are aware of God think of Him when Satan prompts them to do something and immediately they can see [straight]

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the followers of devils are led relentlessly into error by them and cannot stop

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When you do not bring them a fresh revelation, they say, ‘But can you not just ask for one?’ Say, ‘I merely repeat what is revealed to me from my Lord: this revelation brings you insights from your Lord, and guidance and mercy for those who believe

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so pay attention and listen quietly when the Quran is recited, so that you may be given mercy.’

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[Prophet], remember your Lord inwardly, in all humility and awe, without raising your voice, in the mornings and in the evenings- do not be one of the heedless

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[even] those who live in the presence of your Lord are not too proud to worship Him: they glorify Him and bow down before Him

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They ask you [Prophet] about [distributing] the battle gains. Say, ‘That is a matter for God and His Messenger, so be mindful of God and make things right between you. Obey God and His Messenger if you are true believers

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true believers are those whose hearts tremble with awe when God is mentioned, whose faith increases when His revelations are recited to them, who put their trust in their Lord

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who keep up the prayer and give to others out of what We provide for them

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Those are the ones who truly believe. They have high standing with their Lord, forgiveness, and generous provision.’

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For it was your Lord who made you [Prophet] venture from your home for a true purpose––though a group of the believers disliked it

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and argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards a death they could see with their own eyes

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Remember how God promised you [believers] that one of the two enemy groups would fall to you: you wanted the unarmed group to be yours, but it was God’s will to establish the truth according to His Word and to finish off the disbelievers––

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to prove the Truth to be true, and the false to be false, much as the guilty might dislike it

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When you begged your Lord for help, He answered you, ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels in succession.’

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God made this a message of hope to reassure your hearts: help comes only from God, He is mighty and wise

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Remember when He gave you sleep as a reassurance from Him, and sent down water from the sky to cleanse you, to remove Satan’s pollution from you, to make your hearts strong and your feet firm

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Your Lord revealed to the angels: ‘I am with you: give the believers firmness; I shall put terror into the hearts of the disbelievers- strike above their necks and strike all their fingertips.’

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That was because they opposed God and His Messenger, and if anyone opposes God and His Messenger, God punishes them severely

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‘That is what you get! Taste that!’––and the torment of the Fire awaits the disbelievers

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Believers, when you meet the disbelievers in battle, never turn your backs on them

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if anyone does so on such a day- unless maneuvring to fight or to join a fighting group- he incurs the wrath of God, and Hell will be his home, a wretched destination

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It was not you who killed them but God, and when you [Prophet] threw [sand at them] it was not your throw [that defeated them] but God’s, to do the believers a favour: God is all seeing and all knowing

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‘That is what you get!’––and God will weaken the disbelievers’ designs

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[Disbelievers], if you were seeking a decision, now you have witnessed one: if you stop here, it will be better for you. If you return, so shall We, and your forces, though greater in number, will be of no use to you. God is with the believers

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Believers, obey God and His Messenger: do not turn away when you are listening to him

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do not be like those who say, ‘We heard,’ though in fact they were not listening

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