Say, “I am commanded to worship Allah, being sincerely devoted to Him ˹alone˺.
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And I am commanded to be the first of those who submit ˹to His Will˺.”
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Say, “I truly fear—if I were to disobey my Lord—the torment of a tremendous Day.”
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Say, “It is ˹only˺ Allah that I worship, being sincere in my devotion to Him.
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Worship then whatever ˹gods˺ you want instead of Him.” Say, “The ˹true˺ losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on Judgment Day. That is indeed the clearest loss.”
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They will have layers of fire above and below them. That is what Allah warns His servants with. So fear Me, O My servants!
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And those who shun the worship of false gods, turning to Allah ˹alone˺, will have good news. So give good news to My servants ˹O Prophet˺—
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those who listen to what is said and follow the best of it.1 These are the ones ˹rightly˺ guided by Allah, and these are ˹truly˺ the people of reason.
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What about those against whom the decree of torment has been justified? Is it you ˹O Prophet˺ who will then save those bound for the Fire?
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But those mindful of their Lord will have ˹elevated˺ mansions, built one above the other, under which rivers flow. ˹That is˺ the promise of Allah. ˹And˺ Allah never fails in ˹His˺ promise.
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Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky—channelling it through streams in the earth—then produces with it crops of various colours, then they dry up and you see them wither, and then He reduces them to chaff? Surely in this is a reminder for people of reason.
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