And among us are those who have submitted ˹to Allah˺ and those who are deviant. So ˹as for˺ those who submitted, it is they who have attained Right Guidance.
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And as for the deviant, they will be fuel for Hell.’”
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Had the deniers followed the Right Way, We would have certainly granted them abundant rain to drink—
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as a test for them.1 And whoever turns away from the remembrance of their Lord will be admitted by Him into an overwhelming punishment.
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The places of worship are ˹only˺ for Allah, so do not invoke anyone besides Him.
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Yet when the servant of Allah1 stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him.
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Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I call only upon my Lord, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺.”
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Say, “It is not in my power to harm or benefit you.”
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Say, “No one can protect me from Allah ˹if I were to disobey Him˺, nor can I find any refuge other than Him.
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˹My duty is˺ only to convey ˹the truth˺ from Allah and ˹deliver˺ His messages.” And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger will certainly be in the Fire of Hell, to stay there for ever and ever.
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Only when they see what they have been threatened with will they know who is weaker in helpers and inferior in manpower.
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Say, “I do not know if what you are promised is near or my Lord has set a distant time for it.
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˹He is the˺ Knower of the unseen, disclosing none of it to anyone,
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except messengers of His choice. Then He appoints angel-guards before and behind them
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to ensure that the messengers fully deliver the messages of their Lord—though He ˹already˺ knows all about them, and keeps account of everything.”
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