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lawful for you, except that which 36 We have appointed for you
has already been explicitly the sacrificial camels as one of
forbidden. Then shun the the symbols set up by God, in
abomination of the deities and which there is much good for
shun all falsehood. you. So invoke God’s name over
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Devote yourselves to God, them as you line them up for
not associating any partners slaughter, and when they
with Him. Whoever associates have fallen down dead, feed
anything with God is like one yourselves and feed the needy—
who falls from heaven and is those who do not ask as well as
snatched by the birds or carried those who do. We have thus
away by the wind to a distant place. subjected them to you so that
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Thus it is. He who honours you may be grateful. Their
the symbols set up by God shows flesh and blood do not reach
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the piety of his heart. You may God: it is your piety that reaches
benefit from the animals for an Him. Thus God has subjected
appointed time. Then they must them to you, so that you may
be sacrificed at the Ancient House. glorify Him for the guidance He
34 For every people We have has given you. Give glad tidings
appointed rites of sacrifice, so to those who do good.
that they may pronounce the 38 God will surely defend the
name of God over the cattle believers. God does not love the
which He has provided for them. perfidious and the ungrateful.
Your God is One God; surrender 39 Permission to fight is granted
yourselves to Him; and give good to those who are attacked,
news to the humble 35 whose because they have been
hearts are filled with awe at the wronged—God indeed has the
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mention of God; who endure power to help them— they are
adversity with fortitude, say their those who have been driven out
prayers regularly and spend out of their homes unjustly, only
of what We have given them. because they said, ‘Our Lord is