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| 98. Why was there no town, which believed so that their belief should have profited them, save the people of Jonah ? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in the present life, and WE gave them provision for a while. 99. And if thy Lord had enforced HIS Will, surely, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wilt thou, then, force men to become believers ? 100. And no soul can believe except by the permission of ALLAH. And HE causes HIS wrath to descend on those who would not use their judgment. 101. Say, `Ponder over what is happening in the heavens and the earth.' But the Signs and warning avail not a people who will not believe. 102. What, then, do they wait for, save the like of the days of punishment suffered by those who passed away before them ? Say, `Wait, then, I am with you among those who wait.' 103. Then shall WE save Our Messengers and those who believe. Thus have WE made it incumbent on US to save the believers. 104. Say, `O ye men, if you are in doubt concerning my religion, then know that I worship not those whom you worship instead of ALLAH, but I worship ALLAH alone who causes you to die and I have been commanded to be of the believers; 105. `And I have also been commanded to convey to you God's command: `Set thy face toward religion as one ever inclined to ALLAH, and be not of those who ascribe partners to Him. 106. `And call not, besides ALLAH, on any other that can neither profit thee nor harm thee. And if thou didst so, thou wouldst then certainly be of the wrongdoers.' |
