S.6 A.132-135
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132. To all are degrees (or ranks)954 According to their deeds: For thy Lord Is not unmindful Of anything that they do.
133. Thy Lord is Self-sufficient.9Ss Full of Mercy: if it were His Will. He could destroy You. and in your place Appoint whom He will As your successors. even as He raised you up From the posterity Of other people. All that hath been9s6 Promised unto you Will come to pass: Nor can ye frustrate it (In the least bit).
135. Say: "0 my people! Do whatever ye can: 9S7 I will do (my pan): Soon will ye know Who it is whose end
954. On good and evil there are infinite degrees. in our deeds and motives; so will there be degrees in our spiritual position. For everything is known to Allah. better than it is to ourselves. 955. Allah is not dependent on our prayer or service. It is out of His Mercy that He desires our own good. Any race or people to whom He gives chances should understand and that its failure does not affect Allah. He could create others in their place. as He did in times past, and is doing in our own day, if only we had the wit to see it. 956. Both the good news and the warning which Allah's messengers c"me to give will be fulfilled. Nothing can stop Allah's Will. See n. 947 to vi. 125. 957. In so far as this is addressed to the Unbelievers it is II challenge: "Do your utmost; nothing will deter me from my duty: we shall see who wins in the end. "Passing from the panicullir occasion, we Clln understand it in a more generul sense, which is true for all time. Let the evil ones do their worst. Let those who believe do all they can, according to their opponunities and abilities. The individual must do the straight duty that lies before him. In the end Allah will judge, and His iudgment is always true and just.
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