Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:21
سُورَةُ المَائـِدَةِ · Medinan · Verse 21 of 120
يَٰقَوْمِ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ ٱلَّتِى كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ
Translation
My people, go into the holy land which God has ordained for you––do not turn back or you will be the losers.’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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