The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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right – they thought they would not be brought back to Us – 40 so We
seized him and his armies and threw them into the sea. See what
became of the wrongdoers! 41 We made them leaders calling [others]
only to the Fire: on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped.
42 We made Our rejection pursue them in this world, and on the Day
of Resurrection they will be among the despised. 43 After We had
destroyed the earlier generations, We gave Moses the Scripture to
provide insight, guidance, and mercy for people, so that they might
take heed.
44 You [Muhammad] were not present on the western side of the
mountain when We gave Our command to Moses: you were not
there – 45 We have brought into being many generations who lived
long lives – you did not live among the people of Midian or recite
Our Revelation to them – We have always sent messengers to
people – 46 nor were you present on the side of Mount Sinai when
We called out to Moses. But you too have been sent as an act of grace
from your Lord, to give warning to a people to whom no warner has
come before, so that they may take heed, 47 and may not say, if a
disaster should befall them as a result of what they have done with
their own hands, ‘Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, we
might have followed Your message and become believers.’ 48 Even
now that Our truth has come to them, they say, ‘Why has he not been
given signs like those given to Moses?’ Did they not also deny the
truth that was given to Moses before? They say, ‘Two kinds of sorcery,
helping each other,’ and, ‘We refuse to accept either of them.’
49 Say [Muhammad], ‘Then produce a book from God that gives
better guidance than these two and I will follow it, if you are telling
the truth.’ 50 If they do not respond to you, you will know that they
follow only their own desires. Who is further astray than the one
who follows his own desires with no guidance from God? Truly God
does not guide those who do wrong.
51 We have caused Our Word to come to them so that they may be
mindful. 52 Those to whom We gave the Scripture before believe in
it, a 53 and, when it is recited to them, say, ‘We believe in it, it is the
truth from our Lord. Before it came we had already devoted ourselves
to Him.’ 54 They will be given their rewards twice over because
they are steadfast, repel evil with good, give to others out of what
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