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                                  the   contemptible  ones!’ what We have provided you
                                  [referring to poor Muslims]. with before death comes to
                                  However, all honour belongs to one of you and he says,
                                  God, and to His Messenger and ‘My Lord! If only You
                                  those who believe [in God]: but would grant me respite for a
                                  of this the hypocrites are little while, then I would give
                                  not aware.                 alms and be among the
                                    9  O believers! Do not let your righteous.’  11  But God will not
                                  wealth or your children distract grant a reprieve to a soul
                                  you from remembrance of God. when its appointed time has
                                  Those who do so will be the come; God is well-aware of what
                                  losers.  10  And spend out of you do.

                                    64.  LOSS    AND   GAIN    (AL-TAGHABUN)

                                      In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

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                                   All that is in the heavens and all return.  He knows whatever
                                  on the earth extols the glory of is in the heavens and the earth.
                                  God. To Him belongs the He knows all that you conceal
                                  Kingdom and to Him all praise is and all that you reveal. God is
                                  due. He has power over all things. aware of what is in your hearts.
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                                   It was He who created you; and  Have you not heard about
                                  some of you are those who deny those who denied the truth before
                                  this truth, and some who believe you and tasted the evil
                                  [in it]. God sees everything you consequences of their conduct?
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                                  do.  He created the heavens and They will have a painful
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                                  the earth for a purpose. He punishment.  That was because
                                  formed you and gave you the their messengers came to them
                                  best of forms. To Him you shall with clear signs, but they replied,
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