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which he himself has ascribed to better guidance than what you
the All Merciful, his face darkens found your forefathers had?’
and he is filled with grief— They replied, ‘We reject any
18 [‘Do you ascribe to God] one message you have been sent
who is brought up among with!’ 25 So We wreaked Our
ornaments and who cannot vengeance on them: now see
produce a cogent argument?’ what was the end of those who
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They consider the angels— rejected [the Truth]!
God’s servants—to be female. 26 Call to mind when Abraham
Did they witness their creation? said to his father and his people,
Their claim will be put on record ‘I disown utterly that which you
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and they will be questioned about it. worship. [I worship] only Him
20 They say, ‘If the All Merciful who created me, and He will
had so willed, we would not certainly guide me,’ 28 and he
have worshipped them.’ They left these words to endure among
have no knowledge of that. They his descendants, so that they
are only conjecturing. 21 Have might return [to God]. 29 Yes, I
We given them a Book before gave the good things of this life
this, to which they are holding to these [men] and their fathers,
fast? 22 No indeed! They say, until the truth came to them, and
‘We have found our fathers a messenger expounding things
following a certain course, and clearly, 30 but when the truth
we are guided by their footsteps.’ came to them, they said, ‘This is
23 Whenever We sent a messenger sorcery, and we reject it.’
before you to warn a township, 31 They said, ‘Why was this
the affluent among them said, in Quran not sent down to one of
the same way, ‘We saw our the great men of the two cities?’
fathers following this tradition; 32 Is it they who apportion the
we are only following in their mercy of your Lord? It is We
footsteps.’ 24 Each messenger who distribute among them their
said, ‘What if I should bring you livelihood in the life of this