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have no one to honour him. natives and strangers alike, and
Surely, God does what He wills. all who seek to profane it by
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These two groups, [the evil-doing—We shall make them
believers and those who deny the taste a painful punishment.
truth], dispute concerning their 26 We assigned to Abraham
Lord. Those who deny the truth the site of the House, saying,
will have garments of fire cut out ‘Do not associate with Me
for them; and boiling water will anything and purify My House
be poured down over their heads, for those who circumambulate
20 anything in their stomachs as [the Kabah] and those who stand
well as their skins will be melted upright, and those who bow and
by it. 21 There will be maces of prostrate themselves.’
iron for them; 22 whenever, in 27 Call mankind to the
their anguish they seek to escape Pilgrimage. They will come to you,
from Hell, they will be driven on foot, and on every kind of lean
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back into it, and they will be told, camel, by every distant track so
‘Taste the punishment of Hell.’ that they may witness its benefit for
23 God will admit those who them and, on the appointed days
believe and do good deeds to may utter the name of God over the
Gardens watered by flowing cattle He has provided for them.
rivers; there they will be given Then eat their flesh, and feed the
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bracelets of gold and pearls to distressed and the needy— then
wear and their clothing will be let the pilgrims purify themselves
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of silk. For they were guided and fulfil their vows and perform
to purity of speech. And they the circumambulation of the
were guided to the path of the Ancient House.
Glorious Lord. 30 Such is God’s commandment.
25 As for those who deny the Whoever honours that which is
truth and debar others from God’s declared sacred by God may be
path and from the Sacred Mosque sure that it counts for good in the
which We set up for all people, sight of his Lord. Livestock is