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believer, We shall assuredly give 104 God will not guide those who
a good life; and We will bestow will not believe in the signs of
upon them their reward according God; and theirs will be a painful
to the best of their works. punishment. 105 Only those
98 When you read the Quran, fabricate lies concerning God
seek God’s protection from who do not believe in the signs
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Satan, the rejected one. Surely, of God, and these are the liars.
he has no power over those who 106 As for one who denies God
believe and put their trust in after he has believed, with the
their Lord; 100 he has power only exception of one who is forced
over those who are willing to to do it, while his heart rests
follow him and associate others securely in faith, but one who
with God. opens his heart to a denial of
101 When We substitute one truth shall incur the wrath of
revelation for another—and God God; such as these will have a
knows best what He reveals— terrible punishment. 107 This is
they say, ‘You are but a because they prefer the life of
fabricator.’ Indeed, most of them this world to the Hereafter and
have no knowledge. 102 Say, ‘The because God does not guide those
Holy Spirit has brought it down who deny the truth. 108 These are
as truth from your Lord, so that the ones upon whose hearts and
He may strengthen those who hearing and sight God has set a
believe, and also as guidance seal. It is they who are heedless,
and as good tidings for those 109 and in the life to come, they
who submit.’ will surely be the losers.
103 110
Indeed, We know what they Surely, your Lord will be
say, ‘It is only a human being forgiving and merciful towards
who imparts [all] this to him!’ those who migrated after
But the tongue of him to whom persecution and strove hard for
they point is foreign, whereas the cause of God and remained
this is plain Arabic speech. steadfast. 111 On the Day each