Al-Ma'idah 5:40 الم تعلم ان الله له ملك السماوات والارض يعذب من يشاء ويغفر لمن يشاء والله على كل شيء قدير ٤٠
أَلَمۡ
تَعۡلَمۡ
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَهُۥ
مُلۡكُ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
يُعَذِّبُ
مَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَغۡفِرُ
لِمَن
يَشَآءُۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
قَدِيرٞ
٤٠
Know you not that to Allâh (Alone) belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! He punishes whom He wills and He forgives whom He wills. And Allâh is Able to do all things.
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