The English Reference Qur’an

Al-Nahl

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14A3 In the name of Allah, the most gracious and merciful. Allah’s command will come, so do not hasten it. May he be glorified and exalted above the gods they worship.
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He sends the angels down with the spirit from his command to those servants he wills, “WarnMP [people] that I am the only god, so fearMP me.”
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He truly created the heavens and the earth. May he be exalted above the gods they worship.
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He created humans from a sperm, and he is clear opponent.
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[He created] cattle for youMP, to give warmth, benefits, and food.
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YouMP have beauty from them when youMP bring [them] home and sendMP [them] to pasture.
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They carry yourMP loads to places youMP could not reach except by great effort. YourMP Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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[He created] horses, mules, and donkeys to ride and as decoration. He creates things youMP do not know about.
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Allah’s path is right and [some] turn away from it. If he had willed it, he would have guided all of youMP.
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He sent youMP rain from the sky, some to drink, some for trees among which youMP can send flocks to pasture.
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He sprouts crops, olives, palm trees, grapes, and all fruits. That is a sign for people who consider.
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He made night and day, the sun, moon, and stars subject to youMP by his command. Those are signs for people who comprehend.
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What he created on earth is of differing colors. That is a sign for people who remember.
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He subjected the sea to youMP, so youMP could eat fresh meat from it and getMP ornaments to wear from it. YouMS see the ships plow through its waves, so youMP would desire his grace, and so youMP would give thanks.
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He put mountains on the earth, lest it should move with youMP; rivers and paths, so that youMP may be guided;
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and signals. They are guided by the stars.
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Is one who creates like one who does not? Do youMP not remember?
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If youMP tried to count Allah’s blessings, youMP would not be able to. Allah is forgiving and merciful.
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Allah knows what youMP conceal and what youMP announce.
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Those they pray to besides Allah do not create anything. In fact, they are created
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dead, not alive, and they do not realize when they will be resurrected.
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YourMP god is one god, and those who do not believe in the hereafter have hearts that deny, and they are proud.
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No doubt Allah knows what they conceal and what they announce. He does not love the proud.
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When they are asked, “What did yourMP Lord reveal?” they say, “Ancient legends.”
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Thus they will fully bear their burdens on the day of resurrection, and some burdens of those who unknowingly lead them astray. Is that not an evil burden?
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Those before them were deceitful, and Allah came against their building from the foundations and the ceiling fell upon them from above. Torment came upon them from places they did realize.
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Then, on the day of resurrection, he will shame them and say, “Where are my partner gods about which youMP contended?” Those who were given knowledge will say, “Shame and evil will come today upon the disbelievers
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whom the angels cause to die while they were wronging themselves.” They will ask for a amnesty, “We were not doing evil.” “Yes, [you were]. Allah knows yourMP deeds.
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Enter the doors of hell and remain there forever.” The place of the proud is dreadful."
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14A4 The godly will be asked, “What did yourMP Lord reveal?” They will say, “Good; good for those who do good deeds in this world, and the hereafter is better. How wonderful is the abode of the godly.
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They will enter heavenly gardens of Eden with flowing rivers underneath. They will have whatever they want in them. This is how Allah rewards the godly
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whom the angels cause to die when they are good. They will say, “Peace be upon youMP. EnterMP the heavenly garden for yourMP deeds.”
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What do they expect, besides the angels coming to them, or their Lord’s command coming? Those before them did that. Allah did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
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Then their evil deeds overtook them and what they mocked surrounded them.
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The idolaters said, “If Allah had willed, we and our ancestors would not have worshiped anything besides him, nor would we have sanctified anything besides him. Those before them did that. Are messengers responsible for anything beyond clear proclamation?
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We sent every nation a messenger, “Worship Allah, and avoid false gods.” Allah guided some of them, and some of them deserved to go astray. WalkMP through the land and seeMP the punishment of the rejectors.
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If youMS desire to guide them, Allah does not guide those he leads astray. They will have no savior.
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They sworeM by Allah with their most-binding oaths, “Allah will not resurrect those who die.” Oh yes, he will! It is his true promise, which most people do not know,
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so that he may clarify to them what they differed about, and so that disbelievers may know that they were liars.
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When we want something, we merely say to it, “Be!” and it is.
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We will give a good dwelling in this world to those who emigrated for Allah’s sake after being wronged. The reward of the hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
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Those who endure and trust in their Lord.
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Those we sent before youMS were men we inspired, so askMP the people of the reminder if youMP do not know
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about the miracles and psalms. We reveal the reminder to youMS so youMS could show people clearly what has been revealed to them, and so that they may consider.
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Are those who schemed bad deeds safe from Allah making the earth swallow them, from torment coming to them from places they do not realize
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or overtaking them unstoppably in their going to and fro,
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or from overtaking them in fear? YourMP Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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Have they not seen that Allah has created things whose shadows turn to the right and left, bowing down humbly to Allah?
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All the living creatures and angels in the heavens and the earth will bow down to Allah. They will not be proud.
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They fear their Lord above them and they do as they are commanded.
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14B1 Allah said, “Do not choose two gods. He is one god, so be in awe of me.”
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Everything in the heavens and the earth is his. The day of judgment is his forever. Will youMP fear anyone besides Allah?
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Any blessing youMP have is from Allah. Then if any harm comes to youMP, youMP supplicate him with groans.
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Then, if he removes the harm from youMP, a group of youMP worship gods other than their Lord,
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thereby disbelieving in what came to them. So enjoy yourselvesMP. YouMP will know.
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They give a portion of what we provided them to what they do not know. By Allah, youMP will be questioned about yourMP invention.
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They claim Allah has daughters! May he be glorified. They will get what they lust for.
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If one of them is given good news of a daughter, his face will be dark as he grieves.
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He will hide from his people because of the evil news he received. Should he keep it in shame or bury it in the ground? Is their judgment not evil?
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Those who do not believe in the hereafter have a bad example, and Allah has the highest example. He is mighty and wise.
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If Allah were to punish men for their wickedness, he would not leave any living creature on it, but he gives them a specified lifespan. When their lifespan is up, they cannot postpone or advance it even one hour.
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They ascribe what they hate to Allah, and their tongues describe a lie, that they have the best reward. No doubt they will hasten to hellfire.
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By Allah, we have sent messengers to nations before youMS, and Satan made their deeds seem fair to them. He is their helper today. They will have painful torment.
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We only revealed the book to youMS to clarify to them what they differed about, and as guidance and mercy to believing people.
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Allah sent rain down from the sky, and with it revived the earth after it had died. That is a sign for people who hear.
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There is a lesson for youMP in the cattle. We quench yourMP thirst with what is in their bellies, between the feces and the blood: pure milk, delicious to those who drink.
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From the fruit of the palm tree and grapes, youMP get intoxicants and good provision. That is a sign for people who comprehend.
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YourMS Lord inspired the beesFS, “MakeFS houses in the mountains, trees and what they build.
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EatFS from all the fruits, and walkFS in the easy paths of yourFS Lord.” He will make drinks of differing kinds come from their bellies which heal people. That is a sign for people who consider.
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*** Allah created youMP, then will make youMP die. Some of youMP will be returned to the worst part of life, so that they do not know anything any more. Allah is all-knowing and all-powerful.
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*** Allah prefers some of youMP over others in provision. Those he prefers do return their provision to the slaves theyMP own and thus make them equal. Do they deny Allah’s blessings?
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Allah made spouses from yourselvesMP, and made children and grandchildren for youMP from yourMP spouses. He gave youMP good things. Will they believe in what is vain, and be ungrateful for Allah’s blessings?
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They worship other gods besides Allah, which cannot give any provision from the heavens or the earth. They are unable.
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Do not make proverbs about Allah. Allah knows and youMP do not know.
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14B2 Allah makes a proverb of a slave who is owned and cannot do anything. Another person we provided for well, and he donates from it in secret and in public. Are they the same? Praise be to Allah. Most of them do not know.
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Allah gives a proverb of two men. One of them is dumb and can do nothing; he is totally dependant on his master; wherever he sends him, he gets nothing. Is he equal to one who promotes justice and is on the straight path?
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*** The unseen things of the heavens and the earth are Allah's, and the hour is a twinkling of an eye or less. Allah can do anything.
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*** Allah brought youMP forth from yourMP mothers’ wombs, knowing nothing. He gave youMP hearing, sight, and hearts, so that youMP may give thanks.
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Do they not see the birds, whose domain is the air of the sky. Only Allah can catch them. Those are signs for people who believe.
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Allah made yourMP houses dwellings, and made animal skins houses that youMP carry lightly the day youMP emigrate and the day youMP dwell, and of their wool, camel fur, and animal hair, furniture and household goods for a while.
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Out of what Allah created for youMP, he made shade, shelters in the mountains, garments to protect youMP from the heat, garments to protect youMP in battle. Thus he completes his blessings on youMP, so that youMP may submit.
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If they turn away, yourMS [only] responsibility is to proclaim clearly.
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They know Allah’s blessings, yet deny them. Most of them are disbelievers.
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On the day we send a witness from every nation, disbelievers will not be given permission or received favorably.
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When the wicked see the torment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be given more time.
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When the idolaters see the gods they worshiped, they will say, “Our Lord, these are the ones we used to pray to besides youMS.” They countered, “YouMP are liars.”
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They will ask for amnesty with Allah on that day, and what they invented will go astray from them.
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We will greatly increase the torment of disbelievers who blocked Allah’s path for their corruption.
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On that day, we’ll send a witness against every nation from among them. We brought youMS as a witness against these. We revealed the book to youMS as an explanation for everything, guidance, mercy, and good news for those who submit.
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14B3 Allah commands justice, good deeds, and giving to relatives. He forbids promiscuity, vice, and prostitution. He warns youMP so that youMP may remember.
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Keep Allah’s covenant when youMP make it and do not break your oaths after, youMP confirm them. YouMP make Allah yourMP guarantor. Allah knows yourMP deeds.
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Do not be like the woman who breaks her thread into fibers after it has been strongly spun. YouMP take yourMP oaths falsely among yourselvesMP,because one nation is more numerous than another nation. Allah tests youMP with this, and will clarify yourMP differences for youMP on the day of resurrection.
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If Allah had willed, he would have made youMP one nation, but he leads astray those he wills and guides those he wills. YouMP will be questioned about yourMP deeds.
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Do not swear falsely among yourselvesMP, or a foot may slip after being firm, and youMP would taste evil for blocking Allah’s path, and get great torment.
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Do not sellMP Allah’s covenant for a small price. What Allah has is better for youMP, if youMP only knew.
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YourMP possessions will vanish, and what Allah has is eternal. We will reward those who endure for the best of what they did.
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We will revive every male or female believer who does righteous deeds to a good life and reward them for the best of what they did.
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When youMS read the Qur’an, askMS Allah’s protection from damned Satan.
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He has no authority over believers who trust in their Lord.
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His authority is over those who have turned to him as a helper, and the idolaters.
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If we replace one sign instead of another sign, Allah knows what he reveals. They said, “YouMS are an inventor.” Most of them do not know.
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SayMS, “The Holy Spirit truly revealed it from yourMS Lord to establish the believers, and as guidance and good news to those who submit.
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We know that they say, “A human being taught him.” The language of the one they wickedly refer to is foreign, and this is a clear Arabic language.
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Allah does not guide those who do not believe in Allah’s signs. They will have painful torment.
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Those who do not believe in Allah’s signs invent lies. They are liars.
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Those who disbelieve in Allah after believing in him, except those whose hearts are at peace in faith but are compelled, and freely proclaim disbelief will have Allah’s wrath and great torment.
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That is because they loved this world more than the hereafter. Allah does not guide disbelieving people.
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Allah has sealed their hearts, their hearing, and their sight. They are unaware.
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No doubt in the hereafter, they will be lost.
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And then yourMS Lord, to those who emigrated after they were tested, then struggled and endured, yourMS Lord will be forgiving and merciful.
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14B4 On that day, every soul will dispute on its own behalf. Every soul will be repaid for its deeds. They will not be wronged.
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Allah gives a parable. There was a village that was safe and at peace, and it had bountiful provision from everywhere. They were ungrateful for Allah’s blessings, so Allah made it taste a garment of hunger and fear for their deeds.
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A messenger from among themselves came to them, and they rejected him, so torment overtook them for their wickedness.
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So eatMP what we provided youMP that is permitted and delicious. GiveMP thanks for Allah’s blessings if youMP worship him.
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Animal carcasses, blood, pork, and food offered to idols are forbidden to youMP. If anyone is compelled unwillingly and not maliciously, Allah is forgiving and merciful.
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Do not lie in yourMP tongues' description by saying, “This is permitted, and this is forbidden,” in order to invent lies about Allah. Those who invent lies about Allah do not prosper.
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They get a little enjoyment, but will have painful torment.
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We forbade what we told you to the Jews beforehand. We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
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And then yourMS Lord, to those who did evil in ignorance and later repented and made amends, yourMS Lord will be forgiving and merciful.
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Ibrahim was a nation devout to Allah and monotheistic. He was not a polytheist.
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He gave thanks for his blessings. He chose him and guided him to the straight path.
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We gave him good deeds in this world. He will be righteous in the hereafter.
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Then we inspired youMS, “FollowMS Ibrahim’s spiritual path as a monotheist. He was  not a polytheist.
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The sabbath was made for those who differed about it. YourMS Lord will judge among them on the day of resurrection regarding their differences.
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InviteMS [people] to yourMS Lord’s path with wisdom, good admonition, and argue politely with them. YourMS Lord knows well who has gone astray from his path, and who is guided.
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If youMP punish, punishMP as youMP were punished. But if youMP endure it, that is better.
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EndureMS. YourMS endurance is only from Allah. Do not grieveMS over them, and do not beMS troubled about their scheming.
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Allah is with the godly and those who do good.
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