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The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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<strong>The</strong> Quran 4: 166<br />

the messengers had been sent: God is almighty and all wise. 166 But<br />

God Himself bears witness to what He has sent down to you –He<br />

sent it down with His full knowledge – the angels too bear witness,<br />

though God is sufficient witness. 167 Those who have disbelieved and<br />

barred others from God’s path have gone far astray; 168 God will not<br />

forgive those who have disbelieved and do evil, nor will He guide<br />

them to any path 169 except that of Hell, where they will remain for<br />

ever – this is easy for God.<br />

170 <strong>The</strong> Messenger has come to you [people] with the truth from<br />

your Lord, so believe – that is best for you – for even if you disbelieve,<br />

all that is in the heavens and the earth still belongs to God,<br />

and He is all knowing and all wise. 171 People of the Book, do not go<br />

to excess in your religion, and do not say anything about God except<br />

the truth: the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was nothing more than a<br />

messenger of God, His word, directed to Mary, a spirit from Him.<br />

So believe in God and His messengers and do not speak of a<br />

‘Trinity’– stop [this], that is better for you – God is only one God,<br />

He is far above having a son, everything in the heavens and earth<br />

belongs to Him and He is the best one to trust. 172 <strong>The</strong> Messiah would<br />

never disdain to be a servant of God, nor would the angels who are<br />

close to Him. He will gather before Him all those who disdain His<br />

worship and are arrogant: 173 to those who believe and do good works<br />

He will give due rewards and more of His bounty; to those who are<br />

disdainful and arrogant He will give an agonizing torment, and they<br />

will find no one besides God to protect or help them.<br />

174 People, convincing proof has come to you from your Lord and<br />

We have sent a clear light down to you. 175 God will admit those who<br />

believe in Him and hold fast to Him into His mercy and favour; He<br />

will guide them towards Him on a straight path.<br />

176 <strong>The</strong>y ask you [Prophet] for a ruling. Say, ‘God gives you a<br />

ruling a about inheritance from someone who dies childless with no<br />

surviving parents. If a man leaves a sister, she is entitled to half of the<br />

inheritance; if she has no child her brother is her sole heir; if there<br />

are two sisters, they are entitled to two-thirds of the inheritance<br />

between them, but if there are surviving brothers and sisters, the<br />

male is entitled to twice the share of the female. God makes this clear<br />

to you so that you do not make mistakes: He has full knowledge of<br />

everything.’<br />

a See also verse 12.

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