guidance and a mercy; haply in the meeting of their Lord they will believe.
This is the book which we have sent down; it is a blessing;; follow it then and fear; haply ye may obtain mercy. Lest ye say, "The Book was only sent down to two sects before us; verily we care naught for what they read." Or, lest ye should say, "Had we had a book revealed to us, we should surely have been more guided than they"; but there is come to them a manifest sign from their Lord and a guidance and a mercy; who then is more unjust than he who calls God's signs lies, and turns from them? We will reward those who turn from our signs with an evil punishment for that they turned away.
What do they expect, but that the angels should come for them, or that thy Lord should come, or that some signs[1] of thy Lord should come? On the day when some signs do come, its faith shall profit no soul which did not believe before, unless it has earned some good by its faith. Say, "Wait ye expectant, then we wait expectant, too."
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Oh thou prophet! Strive strenuously against the misbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern against them; for their resort is hell, and an ill journey shall it be.
Ask forgiveness for them or ask not forgiveness for them seventy times, yet would not God forgive them; that is because they disbelieved in God and His Apostle, for God guides not a people who work abomination.
- ↑ Signs of the coming Judgment Day.
