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Surely God has full power over if they turn away, you are
everything. responsible only for conveying
78 God brought you forth from the message clearly. 83 They
the wombs of your mothers while recognize the favour of God, yet
you knew nothing, and gave you they deny it; and most of them
hearing and sight and hearts, so are ungrateful.
that you might be grateful. 84 On the Day when We raise
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Do they not see the birds up a witness from every people,
held poised in the vault of those who were bent on denying
heaven? Nothing holds them up the truth will not be permitted to
except God. Truly, there are signs put forward excuses, or to make
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in this for those who believe. amends. When the wrongdoers
80 God has made your houses face their punishment, it shall
places of rest for you and made not be lightened for them, nor
tents for you out of cattle hides, shall they be granted any
which are light for you to carry, reprieve.
both when you are travelling and 86 When those who associate
when you are staying in one partners with God see their
place. He provides for you from associate gods, they will say,
the wool and fur and hair of ‘Our Lord, these are our associate
cattle, household goods and gods whom we used to call upon
articles for use for a time. instead of You.’ But they will
81 God has granted you shade throw back their words at them,
out of what He has created, [saying], ‘Indeed you are liars,’
places of shelter in the 87 and on that Day they will offer
mountains, garments with which total submission to God: and all
to protect yourselves from the that they used to devise will fail
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heat and coats of mail to shield them. Upon all who were bent
you in battle. Thus He completes on denying the truth and who
His favour to you, so that you turned others away from the path
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may submit wholly to Him. But of God, We will heap punishment