وَلَئِن

سَأَلۡتَهُمۡ

لَيَقُولُنَّ

إِنَّمَا

كُنَّا

نَخُوضُ

وَنَلۡعَبُۚ

قُلۡ

أَبِٱللَّهِ

وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ

وَرَسُولِهِۦ

كُنتُمۡ

تَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

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If you question them, they will certainly say, “We were only talking idly and joking around.” Say, “Was it Allah, His revelations, and His Messenger that you ridiculed?”

Make no excuses! You have lost faith after your belief. If We pardon a group of you,¹ We will punish others for their wickedness.