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47: Muhammad
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Those who reject God and hinder (men) from the Path of God,- their
deeds will God render astray (from their mark).
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But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and believe in
the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truth from
their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve their
condition.
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This because those who reject God follow vanities, while those who
believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does God set forth for
men their lessons by similitudes.
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Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their
necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond
firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or
ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded):
but if it had been God's Will, He could certainly have exacted
retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to
test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of
God,- He will never let their deeds be lost.
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Soon will He guide them and improve their condition,
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And admit them to the Garden which He has announced for them.
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O ye who believe! If ye will aid (the cause of) God, He will aid you,
and plant your feet firmly.
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But those who reject (God),- for them is destruction, and (God) will
render their deeds astray (from their mark).
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That is because they hate the Revelation of God; so He has made their
deeds fruitless.
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Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the End of
those before them (who did evil)? God brought utter destruction on
them, and similar (fates await) those who reject God.
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That is because God is the Protector of those who believe, but those
who reject God have no protector.
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Verily God will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds, to
Gardens beneath which rivers flow; while those who reject God will
enjoy (this world) and eat as cattle eat; and the Fire will be their
abode.
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And how many cities, with more power than thy city which has driven
thee out, have We destroyed (for their sins)? and there was none to
aid them.
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Is then one who is on a clear (Path) from his Lord, no better than one
to whom the evil of his conduct seems pleasing, and such as follow
their own lusts?
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(Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in
it are rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the
taste never changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; and
rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of
fruits; and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be
compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to
drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?
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And among them are men who listen to thee, but in the end, when they
go out from thee, they say to those who have received Knowledge, "What
is it he said just then?" Such are men whose hearts God has sealed,
and who follow their own lusts.
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But to those who receive Guidance, He increases the (light of)
Guidance, and bestows on them their Piety and Restraint (from evil).
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Do they then only wait for the Hour,- that it should come on them of a
sudden? But already have come some tokens thereof, and when it
(actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their admonition?
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Know, therefore, that there is no god but God, and ask forgiveness for
thy fault, and for the men and women who believe: for God knows how ye
move about and how ye dwell in your homes.
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Those who believe say, "Why is not a sura sent down (for us)?" But
when a sura of basic or categorical meaning is revealed, and fighting
is mentioned therein, thou wilt see those in whose hearts is a disease
looking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of
death. But more fitting for them-
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Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter is resolved
on, it were best for them if they were true to God.
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Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put in authority, that
ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties of kith and kin?
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Such are the men whom God has cursed for He has made them deaf and
blinded their sight.
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Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the Qur'án, or are their
hearts locked up by them?
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Those who turn back as apostates after Guidance was clearly shown to
them,- the Evil One has instigated them and busied them up with false
hopes.
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This, because they said to those who hate what God has revealed, "We
will obey you in part of (this) matter"; but God knows their (inner)
secrets.
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But how (will it be) when the angels take their souls at death, and
smite their faces and their backs?
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This because they followed that which called forth the Wrath of God,
and they hated God's good pleasure; so He made their deeds of no
effect.
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Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think that God will not
bring to light all their rancour?
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Had We so wiled, We could have shown them up to thee, and thou
shouldst have known them by their marks: but surely thou wilt know
them by the tone of their speech! And God knows all that ye do.
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And We shall try you until We test those among you who strive their
utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try your reported
(mettle).
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Those who reject God, hinder (men) from the Path of God, and resist
the Apostle, after Guidance has been clearly shown to them, will not
injure God in the least, but He will make their deeds of no effect.
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O ye who believe! Obey God, and obey the apostle, and make not vain
your deeds!
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Those who reject God, and hinder (men) from the Path of God, then die
rejecting God,- God will not forgive them.
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Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be
uppermost: for God is with you, and will never put you in loss for
your (good) deeds.
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The life of this world is but play and amusement: and if ye believe
and guard against Evil, He will grant you your recompense, and will
not ask you (to give up) your possessions.
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If He were to ask you for all of them, and press you, ye would
covetously withhold, and He would bring out all your ill-feeling.
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Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) in the Way
of God: But among you are some that are niggardly. But any who are
niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls. But God is free of
all wants, and it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back (from the
Path), He will substitute in your stead another people; then they
would not be like you!
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