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59:11
Have you not seen the hypocrites? They say to their fellow-
unbelievers among the People of the Book: 'If they drive you out, we
will go with you. We will never obey any one against you. If
you are attackedwe will certainly help you.'
Allah bears witness that they are lying. If they are driven out they
will not go with them, nor, if they are attacked, will they help them.
Indeed, if they go to their help, they will turn their backs in flight and
then they shall not be helped.
Their dread of you is more intense in their hearts than their fear of
Allah: so devoid are they of understanding.
They will never fight against you in a body except in fortified cities
and from behind high walls. Great is their valour among themselves;
you think of them as one hand, yet their hearts are divided. That is
because they are surely lacking in judgement.
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Like those who were but recently punished before them, they
tasted the fruit of their own deeds: a grievous scourge awaits them.
They (their allies) may be compared to the devil, who, when he has
ordered man to disbelieve and man has done his bidding, says to him.
'I here and now disown you. I fearAllah, the Lord of theWorlds.' They
shall both end in the Fire and remain therein for ever. Thus are the
wrongdoers rewarded.
Believers, have fear ofAllah. Let every soul look to what it offers for
themorrow. FearAllah, for He is cognizant of all your actions.
Do not act like those who have forgottenAllah so that He has caused
1. The Jews of the tribe of Qainuqa’
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