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148 verses revealed from the Heaven of the Divine Will read unto him, then disputeth as though he heard them not. Announce thou a painful punishment unto him.

The references in this verse suffice for all in the heavens and earth, were people to look attentively into the verses of their Lord. So thou hearest in the present day, that when the Divine verses are read, no one taketh heed thereof, as though they were of the least importance, whereas nothing hath been nor will be greater than the verses. Say unto them, O imprudent people, ye are saying that which your fathers said in former times! If they saw any fruit from the tree of their contradiction, ye will see likewise! Before long ye will dwell in the fire with your fathers; fire is their station; evil is the abode of the unjust!

In another place it is said: "And when he who cometh to the knowledge of any of our verses and receiveth the same with scorn, for him (is prepared) a shameful punishment" (K. S. 45). For instance, they scoffed, saying: "Produce another miracle and bring forth another argument!" One said: "Cause thou a part of the heaven to fall upon us" (K. S. 26); and another: "O God, if this be truth from Thee, rain down stones upon us from heaven" (K. S. 8). As the Jews in the time of Moses exchanged the heavenly Table for such foul things as garlic and onions, likewise these people sought to exchange the revealed verses for impure and unclean imaginations. Similarly it is seen in this day that although the Ideal Table