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for a great length of time. But do father and his people, ‘What are
they not see how We are these images to which you are so
shrinking their borders? Is it devoted?’ 53 They replied, ‘We
they who will prevail? found our fathers worshipping
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Say, ‘I warn you only them.’ Abraham said, ‘Indeed,
through the Revelation.’ But the you and your fathers have been
deaf can hear nothing when they clearly misguided.’
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are warned, yet if even a breath 55 They said, ‘Have you
of your Lord’s punishment brought us the truth or are you
touched them, they would say, jesting?’ 56 Abraham replied,
‘Woe to us! We were indeed ‘Your Lord is the Lord of the
wrongdoers.’ heavens and the earth, who
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We shall set up scales of created them, and I bear witness
justice on the Day of to that. 57 By the Lord, I will
Resurrection, so that no soul can devise a plan against your deities
be in the least wronged. Actions after you have gone away and
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as small as a grain of mustard turned your backs!’ He broke
seed shall be weighed. We are them all into pieces, except for
sufficient as a reckoner. the biggest one of them, so that
48 We gave Moses and Aaron they might return to it [for
the criterion of right and wrong enquiry].
and a light and reminder for the 59 ‘Who has done this to our
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righteous, those who fear their deities? He must be a wrongdoer.’
Lord in the unseen, also dread 60 Some said, ‘We heard a young
the Hour of Judgement. 50 This man, called Abraham, talking
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is a blessed reminder that We about them.’ They said, ‘Then
have revealed to you. Will you bring him here in the sight of all
then reject it? the people, so that they may act
51 Before this We gave as witnesses.’ 62 They said,
Abraham his guidance. We knew ‘Abraham, was it you who did
him well. 52 When he asked his this to our deities?’ 63 He