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THE QUR'ÂN.
XXXIX, 54-65.
mercy of God; verily, God forgives sins, all of them; verily, He is forgiving, merciful.
[55] But turn repentant unto your Lord, and resign yourselves to Him, before there comes on you torment! then ye shall not be helped: and follow the best of what has been sent down to you from your Lord, before there come on you the torment suddenly, ere ye can perceive!
Lest a soul should say, 'O my sighing! for what I have neglected towards God! for, verily, I was amongst those who did jest!' or lest it should say, 'If God had but guided me, I should surely have been of those who fear!' or lest it should say, when it sees the torment,' Had I another turn I should be of those who do well!'
[60] Yea! there came to thee my signs and thou didst call them lies, and wert too big with pride, and wert of those who misbelieved!'
And on the resurrection day thou shalt see those who lied against God, with their faces blackened. Is there not in hell a resort for those who are too big with pride?
And God shall rescue those who fear Him, into their safe place; no evil shall touch them, nor shall they be grieved.]
God is the creator of everything, and He is guardian over everything; His are the keys of the heavens and the earth; and those who misbelieve in the signs of God, they it is who lose!
Say, 'What! other than God would you bid me serve, O ye ignorant ones? [65] When He has inspired thee and those before thee that, "If thou dost associate aught with Him, thy work will surely be in vain, and thou shalt surely be of those who
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