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And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only. — Al Baqara 2:11 Pin
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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ

And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.

Al Baqara 2:11

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“And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.”

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Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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