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to you, hoping that you might honourable entrance and an
invent something else in Our name; honourable exit, and sustain me
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and then they would have accepted with Your power.’ Say, ‘Truth
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you as a close friend. If We had has come and falsehood has
not made you stand firm, you would disappeared. Falsehood is always
almost have inclined towards bound to wither away.’
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them a little. In that case, We 82 We send down in the Quran
should have inflicted a double that which is healing and a mercy
punishment in this life, and a to those who believe; as for the evil-
double punishment after death. doers, it only increases their loss.
Then you would have found no 83 When We bestow a favour
one to help you against Us. upon a person, he turns his back
76 Indeed they came near to and draws aside; and when evil
unsettling you, so that they might afflicts him he gives himself up
expel you from the land, but in to despair. 84 Say to them,
that case they themselves would ‘Everyone acts in his own way,
not have stayed on for very long and your Lord knows best who is
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after you. Such was Our way rightly guided.’
with the messengers We sent 85 They question you about the
before you, and you will find no Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is at my
change in Our ways. Lord’s command, and you have
78 Say your prayers from the been granted but little
decline of the sun, until nightfall; knowledge.’
and at dawn—the recitation at 86 If We pleased, We would
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dawn is indeed witnessed. And certainly take away that which
during the night wake up and We have revealed to you—then
pray, as an additional prayer: it you would find no guardian for
may well be that your Lord will you against Us— 87 except
raise you to a station of praise through the special mercy of
and glory.’ your Lord. His favours towards
80 Say, ‘Lord, grant me an you has been great indeed.