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He is the best Protector.'
Thus, they earnedAllah's grace and bounty and no harm befell them.
For they had striven to pleaseAllah, whose bounty is infinite.
It is the devil that (prompts men) to frighten his followers. But have
no fear of them. Fear Me, if you are true believers. Do not grieve for
those that quickly renounce their faith. They will not harmAllah in the
least. Allah seeks to give them no share in the Hereafter. Their
punishment shall be terrible indeed.
Those who purchase unbelief with faith will do Allah no harm. A
woeful punishment awaits them.
Let the unbelievers not think that We prolong their days for their
good. We do so only that they may grow in wickedness. Theirs shall be
a shameful punishment.
Allah was not to leave the faithful in your condition, but only to
separate the evil from the good. Nor was He to reveal to you what is
hidden. But He chooses those of His apostles whom He will.
Therefore, have faith inAllah and HisApostle; for if you have faith and
guard yourselves against evil, your reward shall be rich indeed.
Let not those who are niggardly in spending from that which Allah
granted them of His bounty think that their avarice is good for them: it
is nothing but evil. The riches they have piled up shall become their
fetters on the Day of Resurrection. Allah is He who will inherit the
heavens and the earth. He is cognizant of what you do.
Allah has heard the words of those who said: 'Allah is poor, but we are
rich.' Their wordsWe will record, and the fact that they have slain their
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