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And Abraham enjoined (wassā; may also be read awsā) upon his sons this, creed, and [so did] Jacob, upon his sons, saying: 'My sons, Allahu ta’ālā has chosen for you the [true] religion, the religion of submission [to Allahu ta’ālā] (islām), see that you die not save in submission: he forbad them from abandoning this submission [to Allahu ta’ālā], and enjoined them to adhere firmly to it until death overtook them.