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prayers.’ But those who are too my Lord; and I have been
arrogant to worship Me will commanded to submit to the
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certainly enter Hell, in disgrace. Lord of the Universe.’ It is He
61 It is God who has given you who created you from dust, then
the night in which to rest and the from a drop of fluid, then from
day in which to see. God is truly a tiny, clinging form, then He
bountiful to people, but most brought you forth as infants,
people do not give thanks. then He allowed you to reach
62 Such is God, your Lord, the maturity, then He let you grow
Creator of all things. There is no old—though some of you die
god but He. How then are you sooner—and reach your
being turned away [from Him]? appointed term so that you may
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Thus, indeed, those who deny reflect. It is He who gives life
the signs of God turn away and death, and when He ordains
from Him. a thing, He says only, ‘Be!’ and
64 It is God who has given you it is.
the earth for a resting place and 69 Do you not see how those
the heavens for a canopy. He who dispute God’s signs, are
shaped you, formed you well, turned away from the right
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and provided you with good path— those who reject the
things. Such is God, your Lord, Book and that with which We
so glory be to Him, the Lord of sent Our messengers shall soon
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the Universe. He is the Living know— when, with iron collars
One. There is no deity save Him. and chains around their necks,
So pray to Him, making religion they are dragged 72 into the
pure for Him [only]. Praise be to boiling water and then are thrown
God, the Lord of the Universe! into the Fire, 73 and then they
66 Say, ‘I have been forbidden will be asked, ‘Where are those
to invoke those whom you invoke whom you associated [with
besides God—seeing that clear God]?’ 74 They will say, ‘They
signs have come to me from have been lost to us; nay, we did