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Muslims] may themselves covenants and fear Him. God
abandon their faith [in loves the righteous.
confusion]. 73 Believe only in 77 Those who sell out God’s
those who follow your own covenant and their oaths for a
religion.’ Say to them, ‘Surely, paltry price will have no share in
the true guidance is the guidance the life to come on the Day of
from God.’ [But you think it is Resurrection. God will neither
impossible that] someone else speak to them nor cast a look
may be granted [revelation] such upon them on the Day of
as you were granted—or else
Judgement, nor will He purify
that they should contend against
them. For them there shall be a
you before your Lord. Say, ‘All 78
grievous punishment. There
grace is in God’s hand; He grants are some among them who distort
it to whom He wills: for God is the Book by the way they speak
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boundless, and all knowing, He to make you think that what they
singles out for His mercy say is from the Book, whereas it
whoever He pleases. God is the is not. They say it is from God
Lord of exceeding bounty.’
75 whereas it is not. Thus they tell
Among the people of the Book a lie about God and they know it.
there are some who, if you entrust 79 No one to whom God has
them with a heap of gold, will
given the Scriptures and on
return it to you. But there are
whom He has bestowed wisdom
others of them who, if you entrust
them with a single dinar, will and prophethood would say to
not return it to you, unless you men, ‘Worship me instead of
keep demanding it from them. God.’ [He would say rather], ‘Be
That is because they say, ‘We are devoted servants of God, for you
under no obligation towards the have taught and studied the
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gentiles.’ They deliberately tell Scriptures.’ Nor would he
lies about God. 76 Indeed God enjoin you to take the angels and
loves those who honour their the prophets as your lords; how