He pleases. There is no god but Him, theMighty, theWise.
It is He who has revealed to you the Book. Some of its verses are
precise in meaning - they are the foundation of the Book - and others
allegorical. Those whose hearts are infected with disbelief follow the
allegorical part, so as to create dissension and to interpret it. But no one
knows its interpretation exceptAllah. Those who are well-grounded in
knowledge say: 'We believe in it: it is all from our Lord. But only the
wise take heed. Lord, do not cause our hearts to go astray after You
have guided us. Grant us Your own mercy; You are the munificent
Giver. Lord, You will surely gather all mankind before You upon a day
that will indubitably come.Allahwill not breakHis promise.'
Those who disbelieve, neither their riches nor their children shall in
the least save them fromAllah. They shall become the fuel of Fire. Like
them, Pharaoh's people and those before them denied Our revelations;
therefore Allah smote them in their sinfulness. Allah is stern in
retribution.
Say to the unbelievers: 'You shall be discomfited and driven into Hell
- an evil resting - place!'
Indeed, there was a sign for you in the two armies which met on the
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battlefield. One was fighting for the cause of Allah, the other a host of
unbelievers. The faithful saw with their very eyes that they were twice
their own number. But Allah strengthens with His aid whom He will.
Surely in that there was a lesson for the discerning.
Men are tempted by the lure of women and offspring, of hoarded
3:5
3:8
3:13
1. In the battle of Badr.
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THE IMRANS
THE QURAN