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them. He will grant you victory over them and heal the spirit of the
faithful. He will take away all anger from their hearts: He shows mercy
towhomHe pleases. He isWise, Knowing.
Did you imagine that youwould be abandoned beforeAllah has had time
to know those of you who have fought valiantly and served none but Him
andHisApostle and the faithful?Allah is cognizant of all your actions.
The idolaters should not visit the mosques of Allah, for they are self-
confessed unbelievers. Vain shall be their works, and in the Fire they
shall abide for ever.
None should visit the mosques of Allah except those who believe in
Allah and the Last Day, attend to their prayers and pay the alms-tax and
fear none butAllah. These shall be rightly guided.
Do you pretend that he who gives a drink to the pilgrims and pays a
visit to the Sacred Mosque is as worthy as the man who believes in
Allah and the Last Day and fights forAllah's cause? These are not held
equal byAllah. He does not guide the wrongdoers.
Those that have embraced the faith and migrated from their homes
and fought for Allah's cause with their wealth and their persons are
held in higher regard byAllah. It is they who shall triumph. Their Lord
has promised them joy and mercy, and gardens of eternal bliss where
they shall dwell for ever.Allah's reward is great indeed.
Believers, do not befriend your fathers or your brothers if they
choose unbelief in preference to faith. Wrongdoers are those that
befriend them.
Say: 'If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your
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