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“persist”
in Edition Clear Qur'an by Talal Itani / Al-Israa (The Night Journey)
17:99Do they not consider that God, Who created the heavens and the earth, is Able to create the likes of them? He has assigned for them a term, in which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers persist in denying the truth.
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Those who spend their wealth by night and day, privately and publicly, will receive their reward from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.
The Holy Quran · Al-Baqara (The Cow) · 2:274