Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

we believe in what it contains; he that believeth in God, will not fear any misery or injustice: there be of us that are good, and that trust in God? others there are, who are wicked and impious: such as obey the Commandments of God, follow the right way, and the wicked shall be precipitated into the fire of hell. Had the Infidels followed the right way, we had sent them from heaven abundance of rain, and given them our grace; I will try them, and such as shall despise the Alcoran shall be punished. The Temples belong to God, invoke one sole God in the Temples: when his servant riseth, he worshippeth his divine Majesty; it wanteth not much, but these devils had published the plurality of Deities: Say unto the people, worship God my Lord; I believe in one God, who hath no companion; I can neither guide nor seduce you, but through his Permission; If I disobey him, none shall be able to save me, and I shall want protection at the day of Judgment. I can do no more for you, than to preach to you his Law; this is the subject of my Embassie: He who shall disobey God and his Prophet, shall be damned, and shall remain eternally in the fire of hell. The wicked shall know such as shall be deprived of succour and protection, when they shall behold the pains prepared for them. Say unto them, I know not whether what is promised to you, shall incontinently happen, or whether God will defer it some time; none knoweth what is to come, but God, and those whom he hath elected to be Prophets and Messengers of his Will; he inspireth into them his Commandments, to preach to men; he upholdeth all the actions of men, and keepeth an exact accompt of every thing.

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Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities., London, Printed, Anno Dom., Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 15 Jan. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/alexander-ross/1649?page=387