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guided to the straight path. the truth!’ 107 But as for those
102 Believers, fear God as is His with shining faces, they shall
due, and when death comes, be abide forever in God’s grace.
in a state of complete submission 108 These are God’s revelations;
to Him. 103 Hold fast to the cord We recite them to you in all
of God and let nothing divide truth. God desires no injustice to
you. Remember the blessings He mankind. 109 His is all that the
has bestowed upon you; you heavens and the earth contain.
were enemies and then He united To God shall all things return.
your hearts and by His grace you 110 You are indeed the best
became brothers; you were on community that has ever been
the brink of an abyss of Fire and brought forth for [the good of]
He rescued you from it. Thus mankind. You enjoin what is
God makes His signs clear to you, good, and forbid what is evil,
so that you may find guidance. and you believe in God. If the
104 Let there be a group among People of the Book had also
you who call others to good, and believed, it would have surely
enjoin what is right, and forbid been better for them. Some of
what is wrong: those who do this them are true believers, but most
shall be successful. 105 Do not be of them are disobedient. 111 They
like those who, after they had can do you very little harm; if
been given clear evidence, split they come out to fight you, they
into factions and differed among will show you their backs; then
themselves: a terrible punishment they shall not be helped—
awaits such people. 106 On the 112 abasement shall attend them
Day when some faces are bright wherever they are found, unless
and some faces are dark, it will they make a covenant with God
be said to those with darkened or with man. They have incurred
faces, ‘Did you reject faith after God’s wrath and have been
accepting it? Taste, then, this utterly humbled, because they
punishment for having denied have persistently disbelieved in