The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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The Quran
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74 and He singles out for His mercy whoever He will. His grace is
infinite.’
75 There are People of the Book who, if you [Prophet] entrust
them with a heap of gold, will return it to you intact, but there are
others of them who, if you entrust them with a single dinar, will not
return it to you unless you keep standing over them, because they
say, ‘We are under no obligation towards the gentiles.’ They tell a lie
against God and they know it. 76 No indeed! God loves those who
keep their pledges and are mindful of Him, 77 but those who sell out
God’s covenant and their own oaths for a small price will have no
share in the life to come. God will neither speak to them nor look at
them on the Day of Resurrection – He will not cleanse them [of
their sins] – agonizing torment awaits them. 78 There are some who
twist the Scripture with their tongues to make you [people] think
that what they say is part of the Scripture when it is not; they say it
is from God when it is not; they attribute lies to God and they
know it.
79 No person to whom God had given the Scripture, wisdom, and
prophethood would ever say to people, ‘Be my servants, not God’s.’
[He would say], ‘You should be devoted to God because you have
taught the Scripture and studied it closely.’ 80 He would never
command you to take angels and prophets as lords. How could
he command you to be disbelievers after you had devoted yourselves
to God?
81 God took a pledge from the prophets, saying, ‘If, after I have
bestowed Scripture and wisdom upon you, a messenger comes confirming
what you have been given, you must believe in him and
support him. Do you affirm this and accept My pledge as binding on
you?’ They said, ‘We do.’ He said, ‘Then bear witness and I too will
bear witness.’ 82 Those who turn away after this are the ones who
break pledges.83 Do they seek anything other than submission to
God? Everyone in the heavens and earth submits to Him, willingly
or unwillingly; they will all be returned to Him.
84 Say [Muhammad], ‘We [Muslims] believe in God and in what
has been sent down to us and to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and
the Tribes. We believe in what has been given to Moses, Jesus,
and the prophets from their Lord. We do not make a distinction
between any of the [prophets]. It is to Him that we devote ourselves.’
85 If anyone seeks a religion other than [islam] complete devotion to