1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

needing nourishment and to relieve the call of
nature. Therefore, they are just servants like
other servants, not gods as ignorant Christian
sects claim, may Allah's continued curses cover
them until the Day of Resurrection.
Allah said next,
Look how We make the Ayat clear to them.
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making them unequivocal and plain,
انظُرْ‏ آَيْفَ‏ نُبَي ِّنُ‏ لَهُمُ‏ الآیَاتِ‏
ثُم َّ انظُرْ‏ أَن َّى یُؤْفَكُو ‏َن ﴿٧٥ ﴾
yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).
look at the opinions, misguided ideas, and claims
they cling to, even after Our clarification and
plain, unequivocal explanation.
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قُلْ‏ أَتَعْبُدُونَ‏ مِن دُونِ‏ الل َّهِ‏ مَا لاَ‏ یَمْلِكُ‏ لَكُمْ‏ ضَرّاً‏ وَلاَ‏ نَفْعًا
وَالل َّهُ‏ هُوَ‏ الس َّمِيعُ‏ الْعَلِيمُ‏
5:76 Say: "How do you worship besides Allah
something which has no power either to harm or to
benefit you! But it is Allah Who is the All-Hearer,
All-Knower.''
قُلْ‏ یَأَهْلَ‏ الْكِتَبِ‏ لاَ‏ تَغْلُواْ‏ فِى دِینِكُمْ‏ غَيْرَ‏ الْحَق ِّ وَ‏ ‏َلا
تَت َّبِعُواْ‏ أَهْوَآءَ‏ قَوْمٍ‏ قَدْ‏ ضَل ُّواْ‏ مِن قَبْلُ‏ وَأَضَل ُّواْ‏ آَثِيراً‏
وَضَل ُّواْ‏ عَن سَوَآءِ‏ الس َّبِيلِ‏
5:77 Say: "O People of the Scripture! Exceed not the
limits in your religion beyond the truth, and do not
follow the vain desires of people who went astray
before and who misled many, and strayed
(themselves) from the right path.''
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