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112 And God has not ordained any Ba′hîrah or Sâïbah, nor Wazîlah nor ′Hâmî, but those who misbelieve invent a lie against God, for most of them do not understand.

And when it is said to them, ‘ Come round to what God has revealed unto His Apostle,’ they say, ‘ Enough for us is what we found our fathers agreed upon.’ What ! though their fathers knew nothing and were not guided.

O ye who believe ! mind yourselves ; he who errs can do you no hurt when ye are guided : unto God is your return altogether, and He will declare to you that which ye do not know.

O ye who believe! let there be a testimony between you when any one of you is on the point of death — at the time he makes his will — two equitable persons from amongst you ; or two others from some other folk, if ye be knocking about in the land, and the calamity of death befall you ; ye shall shut them both up after prayer, and they shall both swear by