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that truly all strength be-     You will not find people who
              longs to God, and that God      believe in God and the Last
              is severe in punishment.        Day having love for anyone
              (Surat al-Baqara, 165)          who opposes God and His
                                              Messenger, though they be
              You who believe! Do not take
                                              their fathers, their sons, their
              My enemy and your enemy
                                              brothers or their clan. God
              as friends, showing love for
                                              has inscribed faith upon
              them when they have re-
                                              such people's hearts and will
              jected the truth that has
                                              reinforce them with a Spirit
              come to you, driving out the
                                              from Him and admit them
              Messenger and yourselves
                                              into Gardens with rivers
              simply because you believe    ..............................................
                                              flowing under them, remain-
              in God your Lord. If you go     ing in them timelessly, for
        LOVE IN THE GOSPEL  keeping secret the love you  them and they are pleased
              out to struggle in My Way
                                              ever. God is pleased with
              and seeking My pleasure,
                                              with Him. Such people are
              have for them, know best
                                              the party of God. Truly it is
              what you conceal and what
                                              the party of God who are
              you make known. Any of you
                                              successful (in their hopes
              who do that have strayed
              from the right way. (Surat al-
                                              Mujadala, 22)
              Mumtahana, 1)                   and find salvation). (Surat al-
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