God said, ‘Iblis, why did you not bow down like the others?’
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and he answered, ‘I will not bow to a mortal You created from dried clay, formed from dark mud.’
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‘Get out of here!’ said God. ‘You are an outcast
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rejected until the Day of Judgement.’
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Iblis said, ‘My Lord, give me respite until the Day when they are raised from the dead.’
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‘You have respite,’ said God
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‘until the Day of the Appointed Time.’
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Iblis then said to God, ‘Because You have put me in the wrong, I will lure mankind on earth and put them in the wrong
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all except Your devoted servants.’
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God said, ‘[Devotion] is a straight path to Me
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you will have no power over My servants, only over the ones who go astray and follow you
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Hell is the promised place for all these
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with seven gates, each gate having its allotted share of them
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But the righteous will be in Gardens with springs
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“Enter them in peace and safety!”––
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and We shall remove any bitterness from their hearts: [they will be like] brothers, sitting on couches, face to face
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No weariness will ever touch them there, nor will they ever be expelled.’
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[Prophet], tell My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful
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but My torment is the truly painful one
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Tell them too about Abraham’s guests
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