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They said: "We have heard and disobeyed";

and they said: "We have heard and we have deferred.

How then, when We will have brought them together for a day about which there is no doubt, and every Self will have been faithfully repaid for what it has earned, without being wronged?

You will surely be tested in your goods and in your Selves, and you will surely hear, from those to whom the Scripture was given before you, and from those who have associated, much nuisance.

Our Guardian, we have heard a herald calling to faith: Believe in your Guardian — and we have believed.

Among the Reoriented, there are some who garble words, away from their context, and say: "We have heard and disobeyed", and: "Listen, without being made to hear", and: "Disdain us", twisting their tongues and attacking the Law.

And had they said: "We have heard and we have deferred", and: "Listen", and: "Look at us", it would have been better for them, and more upright;

He will surely bring you together on the Day of Appearance, about which there is no doubt.

And remember God's blessing upon you, and His solemn engagement, by which He bound you, when you said: "We have heard and we have deferred."

He will surely bring you together on the Day of Appearance, about which there is no doubt.

And do not be like those who say: "We have heard", while they do not hear.

And when Our signs are recited to them, they say: "We have indeed heard; if we wanted, we would say the same;

If you do not help him, God has already helped him, when those who disowned expelled him, the second of two, when they were both in the cave, when he said to his companion: "Do not grieve, God is indeed with us."

And Nuh called his son, who stood apart: "O my little one, embark with us, and do not be with those who disown."

Send him with us tomorrow, that he may enjoy himself and play; we will surely be his preservers."

When they returned to their father, they said: "O our father, we have been prevented from getting measure; so send our brother with us, we shall obtain measure, and we will surely be his preservers."

and the Horn will be blown, and We shall bring them together in a single reunion.

So go to him and say: 'We are indeed two messengers of your Guardian; let the Sons of Israel go with us, and do not punish them; we have brought you a sign from your Guardian.

They said: "We heard a young man mention them; he is called Ibrahim."

The court of his people, those who disowned, then said: "This is nothing but a human like you, who wants to gain superiority over you; had God willed, He would have sent down Agents; we have not heard this among our first ancestors. He is nothing but a man afflicted with derangement — so bide your time concerning him, for a time."

The only saying of the believers, when they are called to God and His messenger so that he may judge between them, is to say: "We have heard and we have deferred."

Go then to Fir'awn and say: 'We are indeed the messengers of the Guardian of all beings; let the Sons of Israel go with us.'"

When Moussa brought them Our clear signs, they said: "This is nothing but an invented illusion; we never heard of this among our earliest forefathers."

And if you could see when the severed have their heads bowed before their Guardian: "Our Guardian, we have seen clearly and heard, so return us; we will do sound deeds — we are now indeed certain."

And the court, among them, set out, saying: "Go, and remain firm toward your deities! This is surely something intended. We have not heard of this in the last doctrine; this is nothing but a creation out of whole cloth. Was the Reminder sent down upon him, out of all of us?"

They said: "O our people, we have heard a Scripture sent down after Moussa, confirming what came before it, guiding to the truth and to a straight road.

In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Say, "It has been revealed to me that a group of the Occulted listened, and they said: We have heard an astonishing recitation, that guides to rectitude, so we have believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Guardian.

And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it,

This is the Day of Separation; We have brought together you and the former peoples. So if you have a scheme, then scheme against Me!