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angels to come to them, or the messengers. 37 Though you
fulfillment of your Lord’s will? [Prophet] may be eager to guide
Those who went before them did them, God does not guide those
the same. God did not whom He lets go astray, [because
wrong them; rather they of their refusal to give a positive
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wronged themselves. The evil response to the truth]. They will
results of their deeds overtook have no supporters.
them, and that which they 38 They swear their strongest
used to mock at encompassed oaths by God that God will never
them. raise the dead to life—
35 Those who associate [others nonetheless, it is a promise truly
with God] say, ‘If God had so binding on Him, even though
willed we would not have most people do not realize it—
worshipped anything besides 39 this is so that He may make
Him, neither we nor our fathers, clear to them what they have
nor would we have forbidden differed about and so that those
anything without His sanction.’ who are bent on denying the
So did those who went before truth may realize that they were
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them. The duty of the messengers lying. When We will something
is only to convey the message to happen, all that We say is,
clearly. ‘Be!’ and it is.
36 We raised among every 41 As for those who, after
people a messenger who persecution, migrated from their
enjoined, ‘Worship God alone homes for the cause of God, We
and shun the evil one.’ Then will provide them with a goodly
among them were some whom abode in this life: but truly the
God guided and among them reward of the Hereafter will be
were others who became greater, if they only knew it.
deserving of ruin. So travel across 42 They are the ones who are
the earth and observe what was steadfast and put their trust in
the end of those who rejected the their Lord.