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for death before you met it, and now you have seen what it is like with
your own eyes. Muhammad is no more than an apostle: other apostles
have passed away before him. If he die or be slain, will you recant? He
that recants will do no harm to Allah. But Allah will reward the
thankful.
No one dies unlessAllah permits. The term of every life is fixed.And
he that desires the reward of this world, We shall give him of it; and he
that desires the reward of the life to come, We shall give him of it. And
We will reward the thankful.
Many a prophet has fought side by side with many learned followers.
They never lost heart on account of what befell them in the path of
Allah: they neither weakened nor cringed abjectly. Allah loves the
steadfast. Their only words were: 'Lord, forgive us our sins and our
excesses; make us firm of foot and give us victory over the
unbelievers.' Therefore,Allah gave them the reward of this life, and the
glorious recompense of the life to come;Allah loves the charitable.
Believers, if you yield to the infidels they will drag you back to
unbelief and you will return headlong to perdition. But Allah is your
protector. He is the best of helpers.
We will put terror into the hearts of the unbelievers. They serve other
gods for whom no sanction has been revealed. Fire shall be their home;
dismal indeed is the dwelling-place of the evil-doers.
Allah fulfilled His pledge to you when, by His leave, you went on
killing them. But afterwards your courage failed you; discord reigned
among you, and you disobeyed (theApostle) after He had brought you
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