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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
- What they spend in the life of this (material) world may be likened to a wind which brings a nipping frost: it strikes and destroys the harvest of men who have wronged their own souls: it is not Allah that hath wronged them, but they wrong themselves.
- O ye who believe! take not into your intimacy those outside your ranks: they will not fail to corrupt you. They only desire your ruin: Rank hatred has already appeared from their mouths: What their hearts conceal is far worse. We have made plain to you the Signs, if ye have wisdom.
- Ah! ye are those who love them, but they love you not, though ye believe in the whole of the Book. When they meet you, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone, they bite off the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage. Say: "Perish in your rage; Allah knoweth well all the secrets of the heart."
- If aught that is good befalls you, it grieves them; but if some misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if ye are constant and do right, not the least harm will their cunning do to you, for Allah compasseth round about all that they do.
- Remember that morning thou didst leave the household (early) to post the faithful at their stations for battle: and Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
- Remember two of your parties meditated cowardice; but Allah was their Protector, and in Allah should the faithful (ever) put their trust.
- Allah had helped you at Badr, when ye were a contemptible little force; then fear Allah; thus may ye show your gratitude.
- Remember thou saidst to the faithful: is it not enough for you that Allah should help you with three thousand angels (specially) sent down?.
- "Yea," if ye remain firm, and act aright, even if the enemy should rush here on you in hot haste, your Lord would help you with five thousand angels making a terrific onslaught.
- Allah made it but a message of hope for you; and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah the Exalted, the Wise:
- That he might cut off a fringe of the unbelievers or expose them to infamy, and they should then be turned back, frustrated of their purpose.
- Not for thee, (but for Allah), is the decision: whether He turn in mercy to them, or punish them; for they are indeed wrong-doers.
- To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth and punisheth whom He pleaseth: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
- O ye who believe! devour not usury, doubled and multiplied; but fear Allah; that ye may (really) prosper.
- Fear the Fire, which is prepared for those who reject Faith.
- And obey Allah and the Apostle; that ye may obtain mercy.
- Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous,
- Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men; for Allah loves those who do good;
- And those who, having done something to be ashamed of, or wronged their own souls, earnestly bring Allah to mind, and ask for forgiveness for their sins, and who can forgive sins except Allah? And are never obstinate in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done.
- For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens with rivers flowing underneath, an eternal dwelling: how excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)!.
- Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you: travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected truth.
- Here is a plain statement to men, a guidance and instruction to those who fear Allah!.
- So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: for ye must gain mastery if ye are true in faith.
- If a wound hath touched you, be sure a similar wound hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) We give to men and men by turns: that Allah may know those that believe, and that He may take to Himself from your ranks martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And Allah loveth not those that do wrong.
- Allah's object also is to purge those that are true in faith and to deprive of blessing those that resist faith.
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