ALI 'IMRAN
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
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A. L. M.
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God! There is no god but He,-the Living, the
Self-Subsisting, Eternal.
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It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the
Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and
the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the
criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).
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Then those who reject Faith in the Signs of God will suffer
the severest penalty, and God is Exalted in Might,
Lord of Retribution.
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From God, verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the
heavens.
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He it is Who shapes you in the
wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He, the
Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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He it is Who has sent down to thee
the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they
are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts
is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and
searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except
God. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in
the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the
Message except men of understanding.
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"Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts
deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own
Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure.
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"Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind Together
against a day about which there is no doubt; for God never fails in His
promise."
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Those who reject Faith,- neither
their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against
God: They are themselves but fuel for the Fire.
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(Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of
Pharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our Signs, and God called them to
account for their sins. For God is strict in punishment.
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Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye be
vanquished and gathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed (to lie on)!
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"There has already been for you a Sign in the two
armies that met (in combat): One was fighting in the cause of God, the other
resisting God; these saw with their own eyes Twice
their number. But God doth support with His aid whom
He pleaseth. In this is a warning for such as have eyes to see."
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Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet:
Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood
and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the
possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to God is the best of the
goals (To return to).
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Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things Far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens in
nearness to their Lord, with rivers flowing beneath; therein is their eternal
home; with companions pure (and holy); and the good pleasure of God. For in
God's sight are (all) His servants,-
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(Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! we
have indeed believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of
the Fire;"-
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Those who show patience, Firmness and self-control; who are true
(in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of God); and
who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning.
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There is no god but He: That is the witness of God, His
angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no
god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
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The Religion before God is Islam (submission to His Will):
Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each
other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of God, God
is swift in calling to account.
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So if they dispute with thee, say: "I have submitted My whole self to God and so have those who follow me."
And say to the People of the Book and to those who are unlearned: "Do ye
(also) submit yourselves?" If they do, they are in right
guidance, but if they turn back, Thy duty is to convey the Message; and in
God's sight are (all) His servants.
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As to those who deny the Signs of God and in defiance of
right, slay the prophets, and slay those who teach just dealing with mankind,
announce to them a grievous penalty.
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They are those whose works will
bear no fruit in this world and in the Hereafter nor will they have anyone to
help.
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Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who have been given
a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of God, to settle their
dispute, but a party of them Turn back and decline (The arbitration).
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This because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but
for a few numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them as to their own
religion.
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But how (will they fare) when we gather them together
against a day about which there is no doubt, and each soul will be paid out
just what it has earned, without (favour or) injustice?
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Say: "O God! Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest
power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off
power from whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and
Thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all
things Thou hast power.
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"Thou causest the night to gain on the day, and thou
causest the day to gain on the night; Thou bringest the Living out of the dead,
and Thou bringest the dead out of the Living; and Thou givest sustenance to
whom Thou pleasest, without measure."
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Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers
Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be
help from God: except by way of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from
them. But God cautions you (To remember) Himself; for the final goal is to God.
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Say: "Whether ye hide what is in your hearts or reveal
it, God knows it all: He knows what is in the heavens, and what is on earth.
And God has power over all things.
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"On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all
the good it has done, and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were a
great distance between it and its evil. But God cautions you (To remember)
Himself. And God is full of kindness to those that serve Him."
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Say: "If ye do love God, Follow me: God will love you
and forgive you your sins: For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
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Say: "Obey God and His Apostle": But if they turn
back, God loveth not those who reject Faith.
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God did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the
family of 'Imran above all people,-
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Offspring, one of the other: And God heareth and knoweth all
things.
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Behold! a woman of 'Imran said:
"O my Lord! I do dedicate unto Thee what is in my womb for Thy special
service: So accept this of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things."
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When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I
am delivered of a female child!"- and God knew
best what she brought forth- "And no wise is the male Like the female. I
have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from
the Evil One, the Rejected."
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Right graciously did her Lord accept her: He made her grow
in purity and beauty: To the care of Zakariya was she assigned. Every time that
he entered (Her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied with sustenance. He
said: "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?"
She said: "From God: for God Provides sustenance to whom He pleases
without measure."
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There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying: "O my
Lord! Grant unto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that
heareth prayer!
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While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels
called unto him: "God doth give thee glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing the
truth of a Word from God, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a prophet,- of the (goodly) company of the righteous."
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He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have son, seeing I am
very old, and my wife is barren?" "Thus," was the answer,
"Doth God accomplish what He willeth."
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He said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign!" "Thy
Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou
shalt speak to no man for three days but with signals. Then celebrate the
praises of thy Lord again and again, and glorify Him in the evening and in the
morning."
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Behold! the angels said: "O
Mary! God hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of
all nations.
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"O Mary! worship Thy Lord
devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow
down."
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This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We
reveal unto thee (O Apostle!) by inspiration: Thou wast not with them when they
cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with the care of
Mary: Nor wast thou with them when they disputed (the point).
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Behold! the angels said: "O
Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ
Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of
(the company of) those nearest to God;
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"He shall speak to the people in childhood and in
maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous."
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She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no
man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: God createth what He willeth:
When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!
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"And God will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law
and the Gospel,
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"And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of
Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your
Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and
breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God's leave: And I heal those born
blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by God's leave; and I declare to
you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for
you if ye did believe;
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"'(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was
before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to
you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear God, and obey me.
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"'It is God Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship
Him. This is a Way that is straight.'"
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When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who
will be My helpers to (the work of) God?" Said
the disciples: "We are God's helpers: We believe in God, and do thou bear
witness that we are Muslims.
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"Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed,
and we follow the Apostle; then write us down among those who bear
witness."
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And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and God too
planned, and the best of planners is God.
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Behold! God said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise
thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of
those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who
reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and
I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.
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"As to those who reject faith, I will
punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor
will they have anyone to help."
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"As to those who believe and work righteousness, God
will pay them (in full) their reward; but God loveth not those who do
wrong."
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"This is what we rehearse unto thee of the Signs and
the Message of Wisdom."
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The similitude of Jesus before God is as that of Adam; He
created him from dust, then said to him:
"Be". And he was.
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The Truth (comes) from God alone; so be not of those who
doubt.
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If any one disputes in this matter with thee, now after
(full) knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather together,- our sons and your sons, our women
and your women, ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and
invoke the curse of God on those who lie!"
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This is the true account: There is no god except God; and
God-He is indeed the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
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But if they turn back, God hath full knowledge of those who
do mischief.
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Say: "O People of the Book! come
to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but God; that we
associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords
and patrons other than God." If then they turn back, say ye: "Bear
witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to God's Will).
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Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye
about Abraham, when the Law and the Gospel Were not revealed Till after him?
Have ye no understanding?
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Ah! Ye are those who fell to disputing (Even) in matters of
which ye had some knowledge! but why dispute ye in
matters of which ye have no knowledge? It is God Who
knows, and ye who know not!
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Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true
in Faith, and bowed his will to God's (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods
with God.
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Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, are
those who follow him, as are also this Apostle and those who believe: And God
is the Protector of those who have faith.
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It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to
lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and they
do not perceive!
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Ye People of the Book! Why reject ye
the Signs of God, of which ye are (Yourselves) witnesses?
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Ye People of the Book! Why do ye clothe Truth with
falsehood, and conceal the Truth, while ye have knowledge?
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A section of the People of the Book say: "Believe in
the morning what is revealed to the believers, but reject it at the end of the
day; perchance they may (themselves) Turn back;
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"And believe no one unless he follows your
religion." Say: "True guidance is the Guidance of God: (Fear ye) Lest a revelation be sent to someone (else) Like unto that
which was sent unto you? or that those (Receiving such
revelation) should engage you in argument before your Lord?" Say:
"All bounties are in the hand of God: He granteth them to whom He
pleaseth: And God careth for all, and He knoweth all things."
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For His Mercy He specially chooseth whom He pleaseth; for
God is the Lord of bounties unbounded.
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Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with
a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others, who, if entrusted with a
single silver coin, will not repay it unless thou constantly stoodest
demanding, because, they say, "there is no call on us (to keep faith) with
these ignorant (Pagans)." but they tell a lie against God, and (well) they
know it.
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Nay.- Those that keep their
plighted faith and act aright,-verily God loves those who act aright.
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As for those who sell the faith they owe to God and their
own plighted word for a small price, they shall have no portion in the
Hereafter: Nor will God (Deign to) speak to them or look at them on the Day of
Judgment, nor will He cleans them (of sin): They shall have a grievous penalty.
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There is among them a section who distort the Book with
their tongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part of the Book, but it
is no part of the Book; and they say, "That is from God," but it is
not from God: It is they who tell a lie against God, and (well) they know it!
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It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book,
and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my
worshippers rather than God's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye
worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all:
For ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly."
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Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets for
Lords and patrons. What! would he bid you to unbelief
after ye have bowed your will (To God in Islam)?
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Behold! God took the covenant of the prophets, saying:
"I give you a Book and Wisdom; then comes to you an apostle, confirming
what is with you; do ye believe in him and render him help." God said:
"Do ye agree, and take this my Covenant as binding on you?" They
said: "We agree." He said: "Then bear witness, and I am with you
among the witnesses."
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If any turn back after this, they are perverted
transgressors.
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Do they seek for other than the Religion of God?-while all
creatures in the heavens and on earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed to His
Will (Accepted Islam), and to Him shall they all be brought back.
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Say: "We believe in God, and in what has been revealed
to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes,
and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord: We
make no distinction between one and another among them, and to God do we bow
our will (in Islam)."
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If anyone desires a religion other than
Islam (submission to God), never will it be accepted of him; and in the
Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good).
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How shall God Guide those who reject Faith after they
accepted it and bore witness that the Apostle was true and that Clear Signs had
come unto them? but God guides not a people unjust.
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Of such the reward is that on them (rests) the curse of God,
of His angels, and of all mankind;-
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In that will they dwell; nor will their penalty be
lightened, nor respite be (their lot);-
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Except for those that repent (Even) after that, and make
amends; for verily God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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But those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then
go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be
accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray.
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As to those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- never
would be accepted from any such as much gold as the earth contains, though they
should offer it for ransom. For such is (in store) a penalty
grievous, and they will find no helpers.
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By no means shall ye attain righteousness unless ye give
(freely) of that which ye love; and whatever ye give, of a truth God knoweth it
well.
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All food was lawful to the Children of
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If any, after this, invent a lie and attribute it to God,
they are indeed unjust wrong-doers.
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Say: "God speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of
Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans."
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The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at
Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings:
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In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of
Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men
owe to God,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, God
stands not in need of any of His creatures.
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Say: "O People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of
God, when God is Himself witness to all ye do?"
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Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of God, Seeking to make
it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to God's Covenant)? but God is not unmindful of all that ye do."
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O ye who believe! If ye listen to a faction among the People
of the Book, they would (indeed) render you apostates after ye have believed!
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And how would ye deny Faith while unto you are rehearsed the
Signs of God, and among you Lives the Apostle? Whoever holds firmly to God will
be shown a way that is straight.
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O ye who believe! Fear God as He should be feared, and die
not except in a state of Islam.
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And hold fast, all together, by the rope which God
(stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with
gratitude God's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in
love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the
pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth God make His Signs clear to
you: That ye may be guided.
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Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all
that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are
the ones to attain felicity.
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Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and
fall into disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadful
penalty,-
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On the Day when some faces will be (lit up with) white, and
some faces will be (in the gloom of) black: To those whose faces will be black,
(will be said): "Did ye reject Faith after accepting it? Taste then the penalty for rejecting Faith."
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But those whose faces will be (lit with) white,- they will be in (the light of) God's mercy: therein to
dwell (for ever).
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These are the Signs of God: We rehearse them to thee in
Truth: And God means no injustice to any of His creatures.
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To God belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: To
Him do all questions go back (for decision).
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Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining
what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in God. If only the
People of the Book had faith, it were best for them:
among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted
transgressors.
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They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; if
they come out to fight you, they will show you their backs, and no help shall
they get.
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Shame is pitched over them (Like a tent) wherever they are
found, except when under a covenant (of protection) from God and from men; they
draw on themselves wrath from God, and pitched over them is (the tent of)
destitution. This because they rejected the Signs of God, and
slew the prophets in defiance of right; this because they rebelled and
transgressed beyond bounds.
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Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the
Signs of God all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration.
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They believe in God and the Last Day; they enjoin what is
right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in emulation) in (all) good
works: They are in the ranks of the righteous.
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Of the good that they do, nothing will be rejected of them;
for God knoweth well those that do right.
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Those who reject Faith,- neither
their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against
God: They will be companions of the Fire,- dwelling therein (for ever).
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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 God that hath
wronged them, but they wrong themselves.
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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.
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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 you
rage; God knoweth well all the secrets of the heart."
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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 God Compasseth
round about all that they do.
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Remember that morning Thou didst leave Thy household (early)
to post the faithful at their stations for battle: And God heareth and knoweth
all things:
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Remember two of your parties Meditated cowardice; but God
was their protector, and in God should the faithful (Ever) put their trust.
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God had helped you at Badr, when ye were a contemptible little
force; then fear God; thus May ye show your gratitude.
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Remember thou saidst to the Faithful: "Is it not enough
for you that God should help you with three thousand angels (Specially) sent
down?
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"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.
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God made it but a message of hope for you,
and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from
God. The Exalted, the Wise:
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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.
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Not for thee, (but for God), is the decision: Whether He turn in mercy to them, or punish them; for they are indeed
wrong-doers.
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To God belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. He
forgiveth whom He pleaseth and punisheth whom He pleaseth; but God is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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O ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubled and multiplied;
but fear God; that ye may (really) prosper.
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Fear the Fire, which is repaired for those who reject Faith:
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And obey God and the Apostle; that ye may obtain mercy.
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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,-
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Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in
adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men;-
for God loves those who do good;-
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And those who, having done something to be ashamed of, or
wronged their own souls, earnestly bring God to mind, and ask for forgiveness
for their sins,- and who can forgive sins except God?- and are never obstinate
in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done.
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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)!
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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.
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Here is a plain statement to men, a guidance and instruction
to those who fear God!
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So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For ye must gain
mastery if ye are true in Faith.
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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 God may know those that believe, and that He
may take to Himself from your ranks Martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And God loveth
not those that do wrong.
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God'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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Did ye think that ye would enter Heaven without God testing
those of you who fought hard (In His Cause) and remained steadfast?
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Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have
seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)
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Muhammad is no more than an apostle: many Were
the apostle that passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then
Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his
heels, not the least harm will he do to God; but God (on the other hand) will swiftly
reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude.
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Nor can a soul die except by God's leave, the term being
fixed as by writing. If any do desire a reward in this life, We
shall give it to him; and if any do desire a reward in the Hereafter, We shall
give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward those that
(serve us with) gratitude.
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How many of the prophets fought (in God's way), and with
them (fought) Large bands of godly men? but they never
lost heart if they met with disaster in God's way, nor did they weaken (in
will) nor give in. And God Loves those who are firm
and steadfast.
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All that they said was: "Our Lord! Forgive us our sins
and anything We may have done that transgressed our duty:
Establish our feet firmly, and help us against those that resist Faith."
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And God gave them a reward in this world, and the excellent
reward of the Hereafter. For God Loveth those who do
good.
3-149
O ye who believe! If ye obey the Unbelievers, they will
drive you back on your heels, and ye will turn back (from Faith) to your own
loss.
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Nay, God is your protector, and He is the best of helpers.
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Soon shall We cast terror into the
hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with God, for which
He had sent no authority: their abode will be the Fire: And evil is the home of
the wrong-doers!
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God did indeed fulfil His promise to
you when ye with His permission Were about to annihilate your enemy,-until ye flinched
and fell to disputing about the order, and disobeyed it after He brought you in
sight (of the booty) which ye covet. Among you are some that hanker after this world and some that
desire the Hereafter. Then did He divert you from your foes in order to test
you but He forgave you: For God is full of grace to those who believe.
3-153
Behold! ye were climbing up the
high ground, without even casting a side glance at any one, and the Apostle in
your rear was calling you back. There did God give you one distress after
another by way of requital, to teach you not to grieve for (the booty) that had
escaped you and for (the ill) that had befallen you. For God is well aware of
all that ye do.
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After (the excitement) of the distress, He sent down calm on
a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety
by their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions of God-suspicions due to
ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou:
"Indeed, this affair is wholly God's." They hide in their minds what
they dare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had
anything to do with this affair, We should not have
been in the slaughter here." Say: "Even if you had remained in your
homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the
place of their death"; but (all this was) that God might test what is in
your breasts and purge what is in your hearts. For God knoweth well the secrets
of your hearts.
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Those of you who turned back on the day the two hosts
Met,-it was Satan who caused them to fail, because of some (evil) they had
done. But God Has blotted out (their fault): For God
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.
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O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, who say of
their brethren, when they are travelling through the Earth or engaged in
fighting: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died, or been
slain." This that God may make it a cause of sighs and regrets in their
hearts. It is God that gives Life and Death, and God sees well all that ye do.
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And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of God, forgiveness
and mercy from God are far better than all they could amass.
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And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is unto God that ye are brought together.
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It is part of the Mercy of God that thou dost deal gently
with them Wert thou severe or harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from
about thee: so pass over (Their faults), and ask for (God's) forgiveness for
them; and consult them in affairs (of moment). Then, when thou hast Taken a decision put thy trust in God. For
God loves those who put their trust (in Him).
3-160
If God helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you,
who is there, after that, that can help you? in God,
then, Let believers put their trust.
3-161
No prophet could (ever) be false to his trust. If any person
is so false, He shall, on the Day of Judgment, restore what he misappropriated;
then shall every soul receive its due,- whatever it
earned,- and none shall be dealt with unjustly.
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Is the man who follows the good pleasure of God Like the man
who draws on himself the wrath of God, and whose abode is in Hell?- A woeful
refuge!
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They are in varying gardens in the sight of God, and God
sees well all that they do.
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God did confer a great favour on the believers when He sent
among them an apostle from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of
God, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while,
before that, they had been in manifest error.
3-165
What! When a single disaster smites you, although ye smote
(your enemies) with one twice as great, do ye say?-
"Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For God
hath power over all things."
3-166
What ye suffered on the day the two armies Met, was with the
leave of God, in order that He might test the believers,-
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And the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, fight in the way of God, or (at
least) drive (The foe from your city)." They said: "Had we known how
to fight, we should certainly have followed you." They were that day
nearer to Unbelief than to Faith, saying with their lips what was not in their
hearts but God hath full knowledge of all they conceal.
3-168
(They are) the ones that say, (of their brethren slain),
while they themselves sit (at ease): "If only they had listened to us they
would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death from your own selves,
if ye speak the truth."
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Think not of those who are slain in God's way as dead. Nay,
they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord;
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They rejoice in the bounty provided by God: And with regard
to those left behind, who have not yet joined them (in their bliss), the
(Martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is no fear, nor have they (cause to)
grieve.
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They glory in the Grace and the bounty from God, and in the
fact that God suffereth not the reward of the Faithful to be lost (in the
least).
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Of those who answered the call of God and the Apostle, even
after being wounded, those who do right and refrain from wrong have a great
reward;-
3-173
Men said to them: "A great army is gathering against
you": And frightened them: But it (only) increased their Faith: They said:
"For us God sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs."
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And they returned with Grace and bounty from God: no harm
ever touched them: For they followed the good pleasure of God: And God is the
Lord of bounties unbounded.
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It is only the Evil One that suggests to you the fear of his
votaries: Be ye not afraid of them, but fear Me, if ye
have Faith.
3-176
Let not those grieve thee who rush headlong into Unbelief:
Not the least harm will they do to God: God's plan is that He will give them no
portion in the Hereafter, but a severe punishment.
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Those who purchase Unbelief at the price of faith,- not the least harm will they do to God, but they will
have a grievous punishment.
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Let not the Unbelievers think that our respite to them is
good for themselves: We grant them respite that they may grow in their
iniquity: But they will have a shameful punishment.
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God will not leave the believers in the state in which ye
are now, until He separates what is evil from what is
good nor will He disclose to you the secrets of the Unseen. But He chooses of
His Apostles (For the purpose) whom He pleases. So believe in God. And His
apostles: And if ye believe and do right, ye have a reward without measure.
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And let not those who covetously withhold of the gifts which
God Hath given them of His Grace, think that it is good for them: Nay, it will
be the worse for them: soon shall the things which they covetously withheld be
tied to their necks Like a twisted collar, on the Day of Judgment. To God
belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth; and God is well-acquainted
with all that ye do.
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God hath heard the taunt of those who say: "Truly, God
is indigent and we are rich!"- We shall certainly record their word and
(their act) of slaying the prophets in defiance of right, and We shall say: "Taste ye the penalty of the Scorching
Fire!
3-182
"This is because of the (unrighteous deeds) which your
hands sent on before ye: For God never harms those who
serve Him."
3-183
They (also) said: "God took our promise not to believe
in an apostle unless He showed us a sacrifice consumed by Fire (From
heaven)." Say: "There came to you apostles before me, with clear
Signs and even with what ye ask for: why then did ye slay them, if ye speak the
truth?"
3-184
Then if they reject thee, so were rejected apostles before
thee, who came with Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, and the Book of
Enlightenment.
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Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day
of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far
from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of
Life): For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception.
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Ye shall certainly be tried and tested in your possessions
and in your personal selves; and ye shall certainly Hear much that will grieve
you, from those who received the Book before you and from those who worship
many gods. But if ye persevere patiently, and guard against evil,-then that
will be a determining factor in all affairs.
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And remember God took a covenant from the People of the
Book, to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it; but they threw
it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And vile
was the bargain they made!
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Think not that those who exult in what they have brought
about, and love to be praised for what they have not done,-
think escape the penalty. For them is a penalty Grievous indeed.
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To God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth;
and God hath power over all things.
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Behold! in the creation of the
heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding,-
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Men who celebrate the praises of God, standing, sitting, and
lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the
heavens and the earth, (With the thought): "Our Lord! not
for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from
the penalty of the Fire.
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"Our Lord! any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire,
Truly Thou coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers Find any helpers!
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"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.
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"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."
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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 God, and from His
presence is the best of rewards."
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Let not the strutting about of the Unbelievers through the
land deceive thee:
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Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell:
what an evil bed (To lie on)!
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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 God; and that which is in the presence of God is the
best (bliss) for the righteous.
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And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book,
those who believe in God, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to
them, bowing in humility to God: They will not sell the Signs of God for a
miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and God is swift in
account.
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O ye who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie
in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear God; that ye may prosper.