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And remember how He gave you shelter when you were few in
number and considered weak in the land, ever fearing the onslaught of
your enemies. He made you strong with His help and bestowed great
benefits upon you, so that youmight give thanks.
O believers, do not betray Allah and the Apostle, nor knowingly
betray your trust. Know that your children and your worldly goods are
but a temptation, and thatAllah's reward is great.
Believers, if you fear Allah, He will give you discrimination and
cleanse you of your sins and forgive you. The bounty ofAllah is great.
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And (remember) how the unbelievers plotted against you . They
sought to take you captive or have you killed or banished. They
plotted-but Allah plotted also. Allah is most profound in His
machinations.
Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they say: 'We have
heard them. If we wished, we could speak the like. They are but fables
of the ancients.’
They also say: 'Lord, if this beYour revealed truth, rain down upon us
stones fromheaven or send some dreadful scourge to punish us.'
But Allah was not to punish them whilst you were dwelling in their
midst. Nor wouldHe punish them if they sought forgiveness of Him.
And why should Allah not chastise them, when they have debarred
others from the Sacred Mosque, although they were not its guardians?
Its only guardians are those that fearAllah, though most of them do not
know it.
1. Muhammad.
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