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164. Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than God, when He is the Cherisher of
all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer
of burdens can bear of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is
towards God: He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed."
165. Wahuwa allathee jaAAalakum khala-ifa al-ardi warafaAAa baAAdakum fawqa
baAAdin darajatin liyabluwakum fee ma atakum inna rabbaka sareeAAu alAAiqabi wa-
innahu laghafoorun raheem
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165. It is He Who hath made you (His) agents, inheritors of the earth: He hath raised you
in ranks, some above others: that He may try you in the gifts He hath given you: for thy
Lord is quick in punishment: yet He is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
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