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it, shall certainly bear the guilt Whoever ascribes partners to
of a calumny and a manifest sin. God has strayed far indeed.
113 If it were not for the grace of 117 They [the polytheists] call
God and His mercy to you, some upon female deities, and they
of them had resolved to lead you invoke none but Satan, the
astray but they lead astray no rebellious one, 118 whom God
one but themselves. Nor can has rejected. He said [to God], ‘I
they do you any harm. God has will assuredly take a number of
sent down to you the Book and Your servants, 119 and shall lead
Wisdom and has taught you what them astray, and fill them with
you did not know. God’s favour vain desires and order them to
to you has been great indeed. slit the ears of cattle. I shall order
114 There is no good in most of them to tamper with God’s
their secret talk, except in the creation. Whoever chooses Satan
case of those who enjoin charity as a patron instead of God is
and kindness, or reconciliation utterly ruined: 120 he holds out
between people. If anyone does promises to them, and fills them
that, seeking the pleasure of God, with vain desires: but Satan’s
We will give him an immense promises are nothing but
reward. 115 But if anyone opposes delusion. 121 Hell shall be their
the Messenger after his guidance home: they shall find no refuge
has become clear to him, and from it. 122 As for those who
follows a path other than that of believe and do good works. We
the faithful, We shall let him shall admit them to Gardens
pursue his chosen path and shall through which rivers flow; wherein
cast him into Hell: an evil they will abide forever. This is a
destination. promise from God; and whose
116 Surely, God will not forgive word could be truer than God’s?
the ascribing of partners to Him. 123 It is not your desires, nor
He forgives whoever He will for the desires of the People of the
anything other than that. Book, that shall prevail. Anyone