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your Lord, so do not be among you had some knowledge. Must
the doubters. 61 And if anyone you now argue about things of
should argue with you about this which you have no knowledge?
[truth] after the knowledge you God knows, but you do not know.
have received, say to them, 67 Abraham was neither a Jew
‘Come! Let us gather our sons nor a Christian. He was an
and your sons, our women and upright man, one who had
your women, and ourselves and surrendered himself to God. He
yourselves; and then let us pray was not one of those who
earnestly and invoke the curse of associate partners with God.
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God upon the liars. This is the 68 Surely, the people who are
true account. There is no deity closest to Abraham are those
save Him. God is Mighty and who followed him and this
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Wise.’ And if they turn away, Prophet [Muhammad], and those
God knows well the evil-doers. who believe in him. God is the
64 Say, ‘People of the Book, guardian of the believers.
let us come to a word common to 69 Some of the People of the
us that we shall worship none Book wish to lead you astray but
but God and that we shall they only lead themselves astray,
associate no partner with Him though they do not realise it.
and that none of us shall take 70 People of the Book! Why
others, besides God, for lords.’ do you deny God’s signs,
And if they turn away, say, ‘Bear having been witnesses thereof?
witness that we have submitted 71 People of the Book! Why do
to God.’ 65 People of the Book, you mix truth with falsehood
why do you dispute about and knowingly conceal the truth?
Abraham when the Torah and 72 Some of the People of the
Gospel were only sent down Book say to one another, ‘Believe
after him. Do you not use your in what is revealed to the faithful
reason? 66 You are those who in the morning and deny it in the
disputed about things of which evening, so that they [the