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produce clear evidence about turned your back and fled in
them? Who is more wicked than terror.
the man who invents a falsehood 19 In the course of time, We
against God? raised them up again so that they
16 ‘Now that you have might question one another. One
withdrawn from them and from of them asked, ‘How long have
all that they worship instead of you stayed [here]?’ They said,
God, take refuge in that cave; ‘We have stayed a day, or part of
your Lord will extend His mercy a day.’ But others said, ‘Your
to you and will make fitting Lord knows best how long you
provision for you in your have stayed here. Let one of you
situation.’ go then with these silver coins to
17 The sun could be observed the town, and let him find out
to incline away from their cave what food is purest there, and
on the right, as it rose, and to bring you back a supply of it. Let
turn away from them on the left, him conduct himself with
when it set, while they lay in the caution and not disclose your
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wide space inside the cave. This whereabouts to anyone: for if
is one of the signs of God. He they find you out, they will stone
whom God guides is rightly you to death, or force you back
guided; but for him whom He into their faith. In that case you
lets go astray, you will find no would never prosper.’
helper or guide. 21 Thus We disclosed things to
18 You would have thought them so that they might know
they were awake, though they that God’s promise was true and
lay asleep. We turned them over, there was no doubt about the
to the right and the left, while Hour [Judgement Day]. The
their dog lay at the cave’s people argued about them among
entrance with legs outstretched. themselves. They said, ‘Build a
Had you looked down and seen monument over them. Their Lord
them, you would have surely knows best concerning them.’