no heed to you, know then thatWe have not sent you to be their keeper.
They promise to obey you: but as soon as they leave you, a number of
them plot in secret to do otherwise than what you bade them. Allah
takes note of all their plots. Therefore let them be, and put your trust in
Allah. He is your all-sufficient guardian.
Will they not ponder on the Quran? If it had not come from Allah,
they could have surely found in it many contradictions.
When they hear any news of security or fear, they at once make it
known to all; whereas if they reported it to the Apostle and to those in
authority, those who sought knowledge could learn it from them. But
for Allah's grace and mercy, all but a few of you would have followed
the devil.
Therefore fight for the cause of Allah. You are accountable for none
but yourself. Rouse the faithful; perchance Allah will defeat the
unbelievers. He is mightier andmore capable of punishment than they.
He that mediates in a good cause shall gain by his mediation; but he
that mediates in a bad cause shall be held accountable for its evil.Allah
controls all things.
If a man greets you, let your greeting be better than his-or at least
return his greeting.Allah keeps count of all things.
Allah: there is no god but Him. He will gather you all together on the
Day of Resurrection; that day is sure to come. And whose is a truer
word thanAllah's?
Why are you thus divided concerning the hypocrites, when Allah
Himself has cast them off on account of their misdeeds? Would you
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