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O mankind! worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that ye may ward off (evil). — Al Baqara 2:21 Pin
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

O mankind! worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that ye may ward off (evil).

Al Baqara 2:21

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“O mankind! worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that ye may ward off (evil).”

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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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