IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
By the fig!
And by the olive!
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And by Mount Sinai!
And by this safe land [1]!
We have indeed created man in the best of symmetry. [5] Then we will send him back the lowest of the low; save those who believe and act aright; for theirs is a hire that is not grudged.
But what shall make thee call the judgment after this a lie!
Is not God a most just of judges?
336:1 Alluding to the inviolable character of the sacred territory of Mecca. ↩︎