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39 He said, ‘My Lord, since 51 Tell them about Abraham’s
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You have let me go astray. I shall guests: when they came to him
make the path of error seem they greeted him with: ‘Peace.’
alluring to them on the earth and He said,‘We feel afraid of you.’
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shall mislead them all, except 53 They said, ‘Do not be afraid.
for Your chosen servants.’ We come to you with good news.
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God said, ‘This is the path You shall have a son who shall
which leads straight to Me. be endowed with great
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42 Surely, you shall have no power knowledge.’ He said, ‘Do you
over My true servants, except bring me such news despite my
those misguided ones who old age? What kind of good
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choose to follow you. Surely, news are you bringing me?’
Hell is the place to which they 55 They said, ‘We have, indeed,
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are destined, it has seven gates: given you glad tidings in truth;
and each gate has a portion of do not therefore despair.’ 56 He
them allotted to it. said, ‘Who but the misguided
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Truly, the God-fearing shall despair of the mercy of
dwell amid gardens and their Lord?’
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fountains— “Enter therein in 57 Then he asked, ‘What then
peace and security!”— 47 We is your business, O messengers?’
shall cleanse their hearts of all 58 They said, ‘We have been sent
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traces of ill-will; they will be forth to a guilty people.’ Except
like brethren seated on couches for Lot’s household, all of whom
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facing one another. They will we shall rescue, 60 except his
not be affected by any weariness wife. We have decreed that she
there, and they will never be will be among those who remain
made to leave.’ 49 Tell My behind [and will be lost].
servants that I alone am the 61 When the messengers came
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Forgiving, the Merciful One, to Lot and his family, he said,
50 and that My punishment is a ‘You are strangers [to me].’
painful punishment. 63 They said, ‘No, but we bring