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We know very well that they say, ‘It is a man who teaches him,’ but the language of the person they allude to is foreign, while this revelation is in clear Arabic.

If people do not believe in God’s revelation, God does not guide them, and a painful punishment awaits them.

Falsehood is fabricated only by those who do not believe in God’s revelation: they are the liars.

With the exception of those who are forced to say they do not believe, although their hearts remain firm in faith, those who reject God after believing in Him and open their hearts to disbelief will have the wrath of God upon them and a grievous punishment awaiting them.

This is because they love the life of this world more than the one to come, and God does not guide those who reject Him.

These are people whose hearts, hearing, and sight have been closed off by God: they are heedless,

and there is no doubt that they will be the losers in the Hereafter.

But your Lord will be most forgiving and most merciful to those who leave their homes after persecution, then strive and remain steadfast.