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Or do they say, 'He has invented it'? Say: 'If I have invented it the
            crime will be laid at my door, but I am innocent of the crimes
            which you commit.' (Qur'an, 11:35)


            ABOUT THE DAY OF RESURRECTION
            They say, 'When will this promise be kept if you are telling the
            truth? Say: 'I possess no power to harm or help myself except as
            Allah wills. Every nation has an appointed time. When their
            appointed time comes, they cannot delay it a single hour or bring
            it forward.' (Qur'an, 10:48-49)
            They say, 'When will this promise be fulfilled if you are telling the
            truth?' Say: 'It may well be that some of what you are anxious to
            hasten is right on your heels.' (Qur'an, 27:71-72)
            Asking, 'When is the Day of Judgement?' On the Day they are
            tormented by the Fire: 'Taste your torment! This is what you were
            trying to hasten.' (Qur'an, 51:12-14)
            They say, 'When will this promise come about if you are telling
            the truth. Say: 'The knowledge is with Allah alone and I am only
            a clear warner.'When they see it right up close, the faces of those
            who do not believe will be appalled and they will be told, 'This is
            what you were calling for.' (Qur'an, 67:25-27)
            They say, 'When will this promise come about if you are telling
            the truth?' Say: 'You have a promised appointment on a Day which
            you cannot delay or advance a single hour.' (Qur'an, 34:29-30)
            People will ask you about the Last Hour. Say: 'Only Allah has
            knowledge of it. What will make you understand? It may be that
            the Last Hour is very near.' (Qur'an, 33:63)










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