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"Then gave We the Book to Moses--complete for
Him who should do right, and a decision for all
matters, and a guidance, and a mercy, that they
might believe in the Presence of their Lord." And
likewise he saith: "They are those who believe not
in the signs of the Lord, or that they shall ever attain
His Presence. Vain, therefore, are their works; and
no weight will We allow them on the Day of Resurrection.
This shall be their reward--Hell. Because
they were unbelievers, and treated My signs and My
Apostles with scorn." And likewise He saith: "Hath
the history of Moses reached thee? When He saw a
fire, and said to His family, `Tarry ye here, for I
perceive a fire; haply I may bring you a brand from
it, or find at the fire a guide.' And when He came
to it, He was called to, `O Moses! Verily, I am Thy
Lord; therefore pull off Thy shoes, for Thou art in
the holy vale of Towa. And I have chosen Thee;
hearken then to what shall be revealed. Verily, I am
God, there is no God but Me. Therefore, worship
Me.'" And likewise He saith: "Have they not considered
within themselves that God hath not created
the heavens and the earth and all that is between them
but for a serious end, and for a fixed term? But truly
most men believe not that they shall attain the Presence
of their Lord." And likewise He saith: "What!
Have they no thought that they shall be raised again
for the Great Day, the Day when mankind shall
stand before the Lord of the worlds?" And likewise
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