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they kept repeating until We question Him about His works,
caused them to become like a but they shall be questioned.
field mowed down, and reduced 24 Have they taken other deities
to ashes. besides Him? Say to them, ‘Bring
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It was not in play that We your proofs. This is the reminder
created the heavens and the earth of those who are with me and the
and all that lies between them. reminder of those who were
17 Had We wished to find a before me.’ But most of them do
pastime, We would surely have not know the truth, and so they
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found it in that which is with Us, turn away from it. We sent all
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if such had been Our will. We messengers before you with this
will hurl the truth at falsehood, revelation: ‘There is no deity
the falsehood shall be crushed save Me, so worship Me alone.’
and will disappear. Woe to you 26 They say, ‘The All Merciful
for what you utter. has taken a son!’ Glory be to
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To Him belongs whosoever Him! They are only His honoured
is in the heavens and on the earth servants: 27 they do not try to
and those that are with Him are speak ahead of Him, and they act
never too proud to worship Him, at His command. 28 He knows
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nor do they grow weary; they what is before them and what
glorify Him night and day is behind them, and they
without tiring. cannot intercede without His
21 Have they taken deities from permission. Indeed they
the earth who can bring the dead themselves stand in awe of Him.
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to life? If there had been in the 29 Whoever of them should say,
heavens and on the earth, other ‘I am a deity besides Him,’ shall
deities besides God, both the be requited with Hell. Thus do
heavens and earth would be We reward the wrongdoers.
ruined. God, Lord of the throne, 30 Do not those who deny the
is far above that which they truth see that the heavens and the
ascribe to Him. 23 None shall earth were joined together and