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Al-Baqarah 2:126

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وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنًا وَٱرْزُقْ أَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ مِنْهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allāh and the Last Day." [Allāh] said, "And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination."

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Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

واذكر -أيها النبي- حين قال إبراهيم داعيًا: ربِّ اجعل «مكة» بلدًا آمنًا من الخوف، وارزق أهله من أنواع الثمرات، وخُصَّ بهذا الرزق مَن آمن منهم بالله واليوم الآخر. قال الله: ومن كفر منهم فأرزقه في الدنيا وأُمتعه متاعًا قليلا ثم أُلجئُه مرغمًا إلى عذاب النار. وبئس المرجع والمقام هذا المصير.

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