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Allah's pardon, and if you had sought of Allah forgiveness for them,
theywould have foundHimForgiving andMerciful.
But they will not - I swear by your Lord - they will not be true
believers until they seek your arbitration in their disputes. Then they
will not doubt the justice of your verdicts and will submit to you
entirely.
Had We commanded them to lay down their lives or to flee their
country, only a few would have done that. Yet, had they done Our
bidding, it would have been better for them, and their faith would have
been strengthened. We would have bestowed on them a rich reward
and guided them to a straight path.
He that obeysAllah and theApostle shall dwell with the prophets and
saints, the martyrs and righteous men whom Allah has favoured. He
shall have gracious companions.
Such is the bounty ofAllah. He is sufficientlyKnowing.
O believers, be ever on your guard. March in detachments or in one
body. Among you is he who lags behind, so that if a disaster befell you,
he would say; 'Allah has been gracious to me; I was not present with
them.' But if, by Allah's grace, you were successful, he would say, as
though there was no friendship between him and you: 'Would that I had
beenwith them! I should have surelywon a great victory.'
Let those who would exchange the life of this world for the Hereafter,
fight for the cause ofAllah; whoever fights for the cause ofAllah, be he
slain or be he victorious,We shall richly reward him.
And why should you not fight for the cause of Allah, and for the
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