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“And when your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will give you more; but if ye are thankless, lo! My punishment is dire.
— Quran 14:7 (Surah Ibrahim) – tr. Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)
Quran 14:7 (Surah Ibrahim) – tr. Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)
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