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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
- "Our Lord! any whom thou dost admit to the fire, truly thou coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers find any helpers!
- "Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (us) to faith, `Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord! forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to thyself our souls in the company of the righteous.
- "Our Lord! grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through thine Apostles, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: for thou never breakest Thy promise."
- And their Lord hath accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female: ye are members, one of another: those who have left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My cause, or fought or been slain, verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit them into gardens with rivers flowing beneath; a reward from the presence of Allah, and from His presence is the best of rewards."
- Let not the strutting about of the unbelievers through the land deceive thee:
- Little is it for enjoyment: their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (to lie on)!.
- On the other hand, for those who fear their Lord, are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath, therein are they to dwell (for ever), a gift from the presence of Allah, and that which is in the presence of Allah is the best (bliss) for the righteous.
- And there are, certainly, among the people of the Book, those who believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to Allah: they will not sell the signs of Allah for a miserable gain! for them is a reward with their Lord, and Allah is swift in account.
- O ye who believe! persevere in patience and constancy: vie in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah; that ye may prosper.
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