If you could see the angels when they carry off the souls of the
unbelievers! They shall strike them on their faces and their backs,
saying: 'Taste the torment of Fire! This is your punishment for what
your hands committed.'Allah is not unjust toHis servants.
Like Pharaoh's people and those that have gone before them, they
disbelieved Allah's revelations. Therefore, Allah will smite them in
their sinfulness. Mighty isAllah and sternHis retribution.
This is because Allah does not withhold His favours from men until
they change what is in their hearts.Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
Like Pharaoh's people and those that have gone before them, they
denied the revelations of their Lord, and soWe destroyed them for their
sins and drowned Pharaoh's people. Theywere all evil-doers.
The basest creatures in the sight ofAllah are the faithless who will not
believe; those who, time after time, violate their treaties with you and
have no fear ofAllah. If you meet them in battle, deal with them so as to
strike fear in those that follow them, perchance those followers will
take warning.
If you fear treachery from any of your allies, you may throw back to
them (their treaty) fairly.Allah does not love the treacherous.
Let the unbelievers not think that they will escape (Us). They have
not the power to do so. Muster against them all the men and cavalry at
your disposal, so that you may strike terror into the enemies of Allah
and your enemy, and others besides them whom you do not know but
Allah does. All that you give for the cause ofAllah shall be repaid you.
You shall not be wronged.
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