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taken from them, written in the associated others with God
Scripture, that they would not before our time, and we are only
say anything but the truth about the descendants who came after
God? And they have studied them. So are You going to destroy
whatever is in it. Surely the us for what those inventors of
Home of the Hereafter is better falsehood did?’ 174 We explain
for those who fear Him. Will you Our signs in detail thus, so that
not understand? 170 As for those perhaps they may return to Us.
who hold fast to the Book and 175 Recite to them the tale of
are steadfast in prayer, We shall the man to whom We gave Our
not deny the righteous their signs, but who then cast them to
reward. 171 When We suspended one side and Satan overtook
the mountain over them as if it him. And he became one of
were a canopy, and they thought those who went astray— 176 if it
it was going to fall down on had been Our will, We could
them, We said, ‘Hold on firmly have used these signs to exalt
to what We have given you and him, but instead he clung to the
remember what is in it, so that earth and followed his own
you may remain conscious of desires—he was like a dog that
God.’ pants whether you chase it away
172 When your Lord brought or leave it alone. Such are those
forth offspring from the loins of who reject Our signs. Tell them
the Children of Adam and made this story so that they may reflect.
them bear witness about 177 How evil is the case of those
themselves, He said, ‘Am I not who deny Our signs. They only
your Lord?’ They replied, ‘We wrong themselves: 178 anyone
bear witness that You are.’ This whom God guides has been
He did, lest you should say on rightly guided; while those He
the Day of Resurrection, ‘We lets go astray will surely be the
had no knowledge of that.’ 173 Or losers.
lest you say, ‘Our forefathers 179 We created many of the