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O People of the Scripture, there has verily come to you Our Messenger (rasūl), Muhammad "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" , making clear to you, the laws of religion, after an interval between the messengers (rusul), for there was no Messenger (rasūl) between him and Jesus, an interval of 569 years; lest you should say, if you are punished: 'There has not come to us any bearer of good tidings (min bashīr, the min is extra) nor any warner.' Indeed, there has come to you a bearer of good tidings and a warner, and so you shall have no excuse. Allahu ta’ālā has power over all things, including punishing you for not following him [the Messenger (rasūl)].