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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of mankind,
The Merciful, the Compassionate,
Master of the Day of Judgement.
Thee do we worship, and to Thee do we turn for help.
Guide us in the straight path,
The path of those to whom Thou hast been gracious,
Not of those with whom Thou art angered, nor of those who go astray.
A.L.M. That is the Book. There is no doubt about it. It is a guidance to those who shew piety, Who believe in the Unseen,
and observe prayer, and give generously in charity of that which We have provided them, And who believe in what has been sent
down to thee, O Mohammed, and in what was sent down before thee, and concerning the Hereafter have sure conviction. Such have
guidance from their Lord, and those are they who prosper. As for those who disbelieve it is all the same to them whether thou
hast warned them or didst not wanr them, they will not believe. Allah has put a seal on their hearts, and on their hearing,
and over their seeing as a veil, so for them is a mighty punishment. Among the people are some who say: "We believe in Allah
and in the Last Day," but they are not believers. They would deceive Allah and those who believe, but they are deceiving no
one but themselves, though they perceive it not. In their hearts is a sickness, so Allah will increase the sickness, and for
them is a painful punishment because of what they have been treating as false. When it is said to them: "Cause no corruption
in the land," they say: "Why, we are only setting things right." Is it not that they are the ones causing corruption? but
they perceive it not. When it is said to them: "Believew as others of the people have believed," they say: "Shall we believe
as the foolish ones have believed?" Is it not that they are the foolish ones? But they know it not. When they meet those who
have believed they say: "We believe;" but when they are alone with their satans they say: "We are really with you, we are
only making jest." Allah will make jest of them and will extend their blind wandering in their wicked transgression. Those
are they who have purchased error at the price of guidance, so their trafficking has been no profit, and they have not been
guided.
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