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above them on the Day of Resurrection. Allah gives without measure
towhomHe will.
Mankind were once one nation. Then Allah sent forth prophets to
give them good news and to warn them; and with these He sent down
the Book with the truth, that it might judge the disputes of men. None
disputed it save those to whom it was given after clear arguments had
come to them, and that was through envy of one another. So Allah
guided by His will those who believed in the truth which had been
disputed.Allah guides whomHe will to the right path.
Did you suppose that you would go to Paradise untouched by (the
suffering) which was endured by those before you? Affliction and
adversity befell them; and so battered were they that each apostle, and
those who shared his faith, cried out: 'When will the help of Allah
come? ' His help is ever near.
They will ask you about alms-giving. Say: 'Whatever you bestow in
charity must go to your parents and to your kinsfolk, to the orphan and
to the poor man and to the wayfarer. Allah is aware of whatever good
you do.'
Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. But you may
hate a thing although it is good for you, and love a thing although it is
bad for you.Allah knows, but you do not.
They ask you about the sacred month. Say: 'To fight in this month is a
grave offence; but to debar others from the path of Allah, to deny Him,
and to expel His worshippers from the Holy Mosque, is far more grave
inHis sight. Idolatry is worse than carnage.'
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