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not invoke anything before [that and some for your food: 80 you
had real existence].’ Thus God have other benefits in them too.
leaves the deniers of the truth to You can reach any destination
stray; 75 that is because you you wish on them: they carry you
exulted in the land without by land, as ships carry you on the
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justification and because you sea. He shows you His signs;
behaved insolently. 76 Enter the which then of the signs of God
gates of Hell to stay therein will you deny?
forever. The abode of the arrogant 82 Have they not travelled in
is evil. the land to see the fate of those
77 So be patient [Prophet], for who went before them? They
God’s promise is true: whether were more numerous and
We show you part of what We mightier and left greater traces
have promised them in this life, of their power on the earth; yet
or cause you to die first, it is to all that they accomplished was
Us that they will be recalled. of no avail to them. 83 When
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Before your time We sent messengers came to them with
other messengers: of them there clear signs, they revelled in
are some whose story We have whatever knowledge they had,
related to you, and some whose and so they were engulfed by the
story We have not related to you. very punishment they mocked:
It was not [possible] for any 84 but when they saw Our
messenger to bring a sign except punishment, they said, ‘We
by the leave of God: but when believe in God—the One God—
the command of God was issued, and we reject the partners we
the matter was decided in truth used to associate with Him,’
and justice. There and then, those 85 but believing after seeing Our
who stood on falsehoods punishment did not benefit them
perished. at all: this is the law of God to
79 It is God who provides deal with His creatures, and thus
livestock for you, some for riding the disbelievers were the losers.