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will inform you regarding what you did.’ (9:94) returned to the Knower of the Unseen and the
They will swear to you by Allah when you return to Visible and He will inform you regarding what
them, so that you leave them alone. Leave them you did.’ (9:105)
alone, then! They are filth. Their shelter will be And others are left awaiting Allah’s command as
Hell as repayment for what they did. (9:95) to whether He will punish them or turn to them.
They will swear to you to make you pleased with Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:106)
them, but even if you are pleased with them, As for those who have set up a mosque, causing
Allah is certainly not pleased with deviant peo- harm and out of disbelief, to create division be-
ple. (9:96) tween the believers, and in readiness for those
The desert arabs are more obdurate in disbelief who previously made war on Allah and His
and hypocrisy and more likely not to know the Messenger, they will swear, ‘We only desired the
limits which Allah has sent down to His best.’ But Allah bears witness that they are truly
Messenger. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. liars. (9:107)
(9:97) The buildings they have built will not cease to be
Among the desert arabs there are some who re- a bone of contention in their hearts, until their
gard what they give as an imposition and are hearts are cut to shreds. Allah is All-Knowing,
waiting for your fortunes to change. The evil turn All-Wise. (9:110)
of fortune will be theirs! Allah is All-Hearing, All- Each time a sura is sent down there are some
Knowing.(9:98) among them who say, ‘Which of you has this in-
And among the desert arabs there are some who creased in faith?’ As for those who believe, it in-
believe in Allah and the Last Day and regard creases them in faith and they rejoice at it.
what they give as something which will bring (9:124)
them nearer to Allah and to the prayers of the But as for those with sickness in their hearts, it
Messenger. It does indeed bring them near. Allah adds defilement to their defilement, and they die
will admit them into His mercy. Allah is Ever- while they are disbelievers. (9:125)
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (9:99) Do they not see that they are tried once or twice
Some of the desert Arabs around you are hyp- in every year? But still they do not turn back.
ocrites and some of the people of Madina are ob- They do not pay heed. (9:126)
durate in their hypocrisy. You do not know them Each time a sura is sent down, they look at one
but We know them. We will punish them twice another, implying, ‘Can anyone see you?’ Then
over and then they will be returned to a terrible they turn away. Allah has turned their hearts
punishment. (9:101) away because they are people who do not un-
But others have acknowledged their wrong ac- derstand. (9:127)
tions and mixed a right action with another Among the people there is one who worships
which is wrong. It may well be that Allah will Allah right on the edge. If good befalls him, he is
turn towards them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most content with it, but if a trial befalls him, he re-
Merciful. (9:102) verts to his former ways, losing both this world
Take charity from their wealth to purify and and the hereafter. That is indeed sheer loss.
cleanse them and pray for them. Your prayers (22:11)
bring relief to them. Allah is All-Hearing, All- He calls on what is far more likely to harm than
Knowing. (9:103) help. What an evil protector! What an evil asso-
Do they not know that Allah accepts repentance ciate! (22:13)
from His servants and acknowledges their alms, There is a group of you who propagated the lie.
and that Allah is the Ever-Returning, the Most Do not suppose it to be bad for you; rather it is
Merciful? (9:104) good for you. Every one of them will incur the
Say: ‘Act, for Allah will see your actions, and so evil he has earned and the one who took it on
will His Messenger and the believers. You will be himself to amplify it will receive a terrible pun-
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