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029.002 Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe", and that they will not be tested?
029.003 We did test those before them, and God will certainly know those who are true from those who are false.
029.004 Do those who practise evil think that they will get the better of Us? Evil is their judgment!
029.005 For those whose hopes are in the meeting with God (in the Hereafter, let them strive); for the term
(appointed) by God is surely coming and He hears and knows (all things).
029.006 And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for their own souls: for God is free of all needs from all
creation.
029.007 Those who believe and work righteous deeds,- from them shall We blot out all evil (that may be) in them, and
We shall reward them according to the best of their deeds.
029.008 We have enjoined on man kindness to parents: but if they (either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with
Me (in worship) anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. Ye have (all) to return to me, and I will tell
you (the truth) of all that ye did.
029.009 And those who believe and work righteous deeds,- them shall We admit to the company of the Righteous.
029.010 Then there are among men such as say, "We believe in God"; but when they suffer affliction in (the cause of)
God, they treat men's oppression as if it were the Wrath of God! And if help comes (to thee) from thy Lord, they are
sure to say, "We have (always) been with you!" Does not God know best all that is in the hearts of all creation?
029.011 And God most certainly knows those who believe, and as certainly those who are Hypocrites.
029.012 And the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Follow our path, and we will bear (the consequences) of your
faults." Never in the least will they bear their faults: in fact they are liars!
029.013 They will bear their own burdens, and (other) burdens along with their own, and on the Day of Judgments they
will be called to account for their falsehoods.
029.014 We (once) sent Noah to his people, and he tarried among them a thousand years less fifty: but the Deluge
overwhelmed them while they (persisted in) sin.
029.015 But We saved him and the companions of the Ark, and We made the (Ark) a Sign for all peoples!
029.016 And (We also saved) Abraham: behold, he said to his people, "Serve God and fear Him: that will be best for
you- If ye understand!
029.017 "For ye do worship idols besides God, and ye invent falsehood. The things that ye worship besides God have
no power to give you sustenance: then seek ye sustenance from God, serve Him, and be grateful to Him: to Him will
be your return.
029.018 "And if ye reject (the Message), so did generations before you: and the duty of the apostle is only to preach
publicly (and clearly)."
029.019 See they not how God originates creation, then repeats it: truly that is easy for God.
029.020 Say: "Travel through the earth and see how God did originate creation; so will God produce a later creation:
for God has power over all things.
029.021 "He punishes whom He pleases, and He grants Mercy to whom He pleases, and towards Him are ye turned.
029.022 "Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides God, any
protector or helper."
029.023 Those who reject the Signs of God and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter),- it is they who shall despair
of My Mercy: it is they who will (suffer) a most grievous Penalty.
029.024 So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except that they said: "Slay him or burn him." But God did
save him from the Fire. Verily in this are Signs for people who believe.
029.025 And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idols besides God, out of mutual love and regard between
yourselves in this life; but on the Day of Judgment ye shall disown each other and curse each other: and your abode
will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help."
029.026 But Lut had faith in Him: He said: "I will leave home for the sake of my Lord: for He is Exalted in Might, and
Wise."
029.027 And We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny Prophethood and Revelation, and
We granted him his reward in this life; and he was in the Hereafter (of the company) of the Righteous.
029.028 And (remember) Lut: behold, he said to his people: "Ye do commit lewdness, such as no people in Creation