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by their religion.’ But he who sight of God are those who reject
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places his trust in God [knows Him and will not believe; those
that], God is Almighty and Wise. with whom you have made a
50 If you could see, when the covenant, and who break their
angels take the souls of those covenant on every occasion and
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who are bent on denying the have no fear [of God]. Should
truth [at death], how they strike you encounter them in war, then
their faces and backs: saying deal with them in such a manner
‘Taste the punishment of the that those that follow them
Burning! 51 This is the should abandon their designs
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punishment for what your hands and may take warning. And if
committed—for, God never does you learn of treachery on the part
the least wrong to His servants.’ of any people, throw their treaty
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Like Pharaoh’s people and back at them, so as to be on equal
those that have gone before them, terms, for God does not love the
they rejected God’s signs and treacherous.
God seized them for their sins. 59 Let not the deniers think
God is strong, and severe in that they will ever get away.
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punishment! God would never They cannot frustrate [God’s
withdraw a favour that He had purpose]. They have not the
conferred upon a people unless power to do so. 60 Prepare any
they change what is in their strength you can muster against
hearts. God is all hearing and all- them, and any cavalry with which
knowing. 54 Like Pharaoh’s you can overawe God’s enemy
people and those who went and your own enemy as well,
before them, they denied their and others besides them whom
Lord’s signs: We destroyed them you do not know, but who are
for their sins, and We drowned known to God. Anything you
Pharaoh’s people—they were all spend in the way of God will be
evil-doers. repaid to you in full. You will not
55 The worst creatures in the be wronged. 61 Then if they