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creatures: He provides tidings which God gives to His
sustenance for whoever He servants who believe and do
wills—for He alone is the righteous deeds. Say, ‘I do not
Powerful One, the Almighty. ask of you any reward for it,
20 To him who desires a harvest except [that I am inviting you to
in the life to come, We shall God because of] love of kinship.’
grant an increase in his harvest; Whoever earns a good deed, We
whereas to him who desires [but] shall increase its good for him;
a harvest in this world, We [may] God is most forgiving, most
give something thereof—but he appreciative.
will have no share in [the 24 Do they say, ‘He has
blessings of] the life to come. invented a lie about God’? If
21 Do they have associate gods God so willed, He could seal
who have laid down for them a your heart. God wipes out
religion without the permission falsehood and vindicates the truth
of God? Had it not been for by His words. He has full
God’s decree on the final knowledge of what is in men’s
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Judgement, the matter would hearts— He accepts repentance
have been decided between them. from His servants and pardons
Surely the wrongdoers shall have their sins. He knows everything
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a painful punishment. You will you do. He responds to those
see the wrongdoers fearful of the who believe and do good deeds,
consequences of their deeds, and gives them more of His
which will be inescapable. bounty; agonizing torment awaits
Whereas, those who have the deniers of the truth.
believed and done righteous 27 If God were to grant His
deeds, will be in the meadows of abundant provision to [all] His
the Garden and shall have creatures, they would act
whatever they desire from their insolently on earth, but He sends
Lord. That will be the supreme down in due measure whatever
favour. 23 These are the glad He will, for He is well aware of