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unaware of their teachings,’ 157 or repaid with its equivalent and
you may say, ‘If the Book had they shall not be wronged. 161 Say,
been sent down to us, we would ‘My Lord has guided me to a
surely have followed its guidance straight path, and to an upright
better than they did.’ There has religion, the religion of Abraham
now come to you clear evidence the upright, who was not of those
from your Lord, and guidance who associate partners with God.’
and mercy. Who, then, is more 162 Say, ‘My prayer and my
unjust than one who rejects the sacrifice and my life and my
signs of God and turns away from death are all for God, the Lord of
them? We shall requite those who the worlds; 163 He has no partner.
turn away from Our signs with a So am I commanded, and I am the
painful punishment, for their first of those who submit.’ 164 Say,
turning away. 158 Are they waiting ‘Shall I seek a lord other than
for the angels or your Lord to God, while He is the Lord of all
come down to them, or for some things?’ Everyone must bear the
of your Lord’s signs to come? consequence of what he does,
The day when some of the signs and no bearer of a burden can
of your Lord shall come, it shall bear the burden of another. Then
not profit any human being who to your Lord you will return, and
did not believe before, or who did He will inform you of what you
not do any good by his faith. Say used to dispute about. 165 It is
to them, ‘Wait then, we too are He who has made you
waiting.’ 159 Have nothing to do successors [of others] on the
with those who have split up their earth and has exalted some of
religion into sects. Their case you over the others in degrees
rests with God; He will tell them of rank, so that He may test
about what they used to do. you by that which He has given
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Whoever does a good deed you. Your Lord is swift in
will be repaid tenfold, but those punishment; yet surely He is
who do a bad deed will only be forgiving, and merciful.