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Whosoever flieth from his country for the sake of God’s true religion, shall find in the earth many forced to do the same, and plenty of provisions.

— George Sale The Koran (1734)

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Wheresoever ye be, death will overtake you, although ye be in lofty towers.

The Koran (1734)

As for him who voluntarily performeth a good work, verily God is grateful and knowing.

The Koran (1734)

If God should punish men according to what they deserve, he would not leave on the back of the earth so much as a beast.

The Koran (1734)

God obligeth no man to more than he hath given him ability to perform.

The Koran (1734)

Wherever ye be, God will bring you all back at the resurrection.

The Koran (1734)

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