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3: The Family of 'Imran, the House of 'Imran
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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 Israel, except what Israel Made
unlawful for itself, before the Law (of Moses) was revealed. Say:
"Bring ye the Law and study it, if ye be men of truth."
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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(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;-
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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.
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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!
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"This is because of the (unrighteous deeds) which your hands sent on
before ye: For God never harms those who serve Him."
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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?"
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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.
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