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He is most forgiving and most many deaths!’ Say, ‘Which is
merciful.’ better, this or the Paradise of
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They say, ‘What kind of a immortality which the righteous
messenger is this who eats food have been promised? It is
and walks about in the market- their recompense and their
places? Why has no angel been destination.’ 16 Abiding there
sent down with him to warn us?’ forever, they shall find in it all
8 Or a treasure should have been that they desire. This is a binding
sent down to him, or he should promise which your Lord has
have had a garden from which to made.
eat.’ The wrongdoers say, ‘You 17 On the Day He gathers them
are surely following a man who all together with those they
is bewitched.’ 9 Observe what worship besides Him, He will
kind of things they attribute to say, ‘Was it you who misled My
you. They have surely gone astray servants, or did they stray away
and cannot find the right way by themselves?’ 18 They will
again. answer, ‘Hallowed be You! It
10 Blessed is He who, if He was not proper for us to choose
please, can give you better things any guardian other than You.
than that; gardens watered by But You gave them and their
flowing streams, and palaces too. fathers the comforts of this life,
11 They deny the Hour. For those so that they forgot Your reminder
who deny that Hour, We have and thus brought destruction
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prepared a blazing fire. When upon themselves.’ 19 [God will
it sees them from afar, they will say], ‘Now, they have given the
hear its raging and roaring. lie to all your assertions, and you
13 When they are thrown into a can neither ward off [your
narrow space, chained together, punishment] nor obtain any help.’
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they will plead for death. But For, whoever of you has
they will be told, ‘Do not call committed evil, shall be caused
today for one death, call for by Us to taste great suffering!’