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anew?’ These are the ones who before him and behind him, who
deny their Lord: around their watch him at God’s command.
necks there shall be fetters. They God does not change the
are the inheritors of the Fire, and condition of a people’s lot, unless
shall abide therein forever. they change what is in their
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They demand that you hasten hearts. But when God decrees
on the evil rather than the good, punishment for a people, none
although there have been many can ward it off. Besides Him,
examples of punishment before they have no protector.
them—your Lord is full of 12 It is He who shows you the
forgiveness for mankind, despite lightning, inspiring fear and
their wrongdoings, but He is hope, and gathers up the heavy
truly severe in punishment. clouds; 13 and the thunder
7 Those who deny the truth glorifies Him with His praise
ask, ‘Why has no sign been sent and the angels do so too in awe
down to him by His Lord?’ But of Him, and He sends His
you are only a warner; every thunderbolts to strike anyone He
people has its guide. pleases, yet they dispute about
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God knows what every God, who is inexorable in His
female bears. He knows of every power.
change within the womb. For 14 The only true appeal is to
everything He has a proper God alone; those they appeal to
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measure; He is the knower of instead of Him will never respond
the unseen and the visible, the to them in any way. They are like
Great, the Most-Exalted. 10 It a man who stretches forth his
makes no difference whether you hands toward the water, so that it
converse in secret or aloud, may reach his mouth, but it
whether you hide under the cloak never does. The calls of those
of night or walk about freely in who deny the truth are all in
the light of day. vain.
11 Each has guardian angels 15 All who dwell in heavens