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submit themselves completely. (4:65) disquieting nature. If they had only referred it to
If We had directed them to kill themselves or the Messenger and those in command among
leave their homes, they would not have done so, them, those among them able to discern the truth
except for a very few. But if they had done what about it would have had proper knowledge of it.
they were urged to do, it would have been better If it were not for Allah’s favour to you and His
for them and far more strengthening. (4:66) mercy, all but a very few of you would have fol-
Among you there are people who hang back and lowed Satan. (4:83)
if you encounter a setback then they say, ‘Allah How is it that you have become two parties re-
has blessed me in that I was not there with them.’ garding the hypocrites, when Allah has returned
(4:72) them to disbelief for what they did? Do you de-
But if you meet with favour from Allah they sire to guide people Allah has misguided? When
say–as if there were no friendship between you Allah misguides someone, you will find no way
and them–‘Oh! If only I had been with them so for him. (4:88)
that I too might have won a great victory.’ (4:73) They would like you to disbelieve as they disbe-
Do you not see those who were told: ‘Hold back lieve so that you will all be the same. Do not take
from fighting but perform prayer and give the any of them as friends until they have migrated in
alms’? Then when fighting is prescribed for them, the Way of Allah. But if they run away then seize
a group of them fear people as Allah should be them and kill them wherever you find them. Do
feared, or even more than that. They say, ‘Our not take any of them as either a friend or
Lord, why have you prescribed fighting for us? If helper–except for those who seek shelter with
only You would give us just a little more time!’ people with whom you have a treaty, or who
Say, ‘The enjoyment of this world is very brief. come to you greatly perturbed at the prospect of
The hereafter is better for those who guard fighting either you or their own people. If Allah
against evil. You will not be wronged by so much had willed, He could have given them the upper
as the smallest speck.’ (4:77) hand over you and then they would have fought
Wherever you are, death will catch up with you, you. If they keep away from you and do not fight
even if you are in impregnable fortresses. If a you and submit to you, Allah has not given you
good thing happens to them, they say, ‘This has any way against such people. (4:89-90)
come from Allah.’ But if a bad thing happens to You will find others who desire to be safe from
them, they say, ‘This has come from you.’ Say, you and safe from their own people. Each time
‘Everything comes from Allah.’ What is the mat- they are returned to dissension they are over-
ter with these people that they scarcely under- whelmed by it. If they do not keep away from
stand a single word? (4:78) you or submit to you or refrain from fighting,
Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah. seize them and kill them wherever you find
If anyone turns away, we did not send you to them. Over such people We have given you
them as their keeper. (4:80) clear authority. (4:91)
They have the word, ‘Obedience!’ on their They try to conceal themselves from people, but
tongues but when they leave your presence, a they cannot conceal themselves from Allah. He
group of them spend the night plotting to do is with them when they spend the night saying
other than what you say. Allah is recording their things which are not pleasing to Him. Allah en-
nocturnal plotting. So let them be and put your compasses everything they do. (4:108)
trust in Allah. Allah suffices as a Guardian. (4:81) Were it not for Allah’s favour to you and His
Will they not ponder the Qur’an? If it had been mercy, a group of them would almost have man-
from other than Allah, they would have found aged to mislead you. But they mislead no one but
many inconsistencies in it. (4:82) themselves and do not harm you in any way.
When news of any matter reaches them they Allah has sent down the Book and Wisdom to
spread it about, whether it is of a reassuring or you and taught you what you did not know be-
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