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to spend in the Way of Allah and then some of you go out to strive in My Way and seeking My
you are tight-fisted! But whoever is tight-fisted is pleasure, keeping secret the love you have for
only tight-fisted to himself. Allah is Rich and you them, I know best what you conceal and what
are poor. If you turn away, He will replace you you make known. Any of you who do that have
with a people other than yourselves and they will strayed from the right way. (60:1)
not be like you. (47:38) Allah loves those who fight in His Way in ranks
Truly We have granted you a clear victory, so that like well-built walls. (61:4)
Allah may forgive you your earlier errors and any It (the transaction which will save you from a
later ones and complete His blessing upon you, painful punishment) is to believe in Allah and
and guide you on a Straight Path. (48:1-2) His Messenger and strive in the Way of Allah
Allah has promised you much booty which you with your wealth and your selves. That is better
will take, and has hastened this for you and held for you if you only knew. (61:11)
people’s hands back from you, so that it might be They have made their oaths into a cloak and
a Sign to the believers, and so that He might barred the Way of Allah. What they have done is
guide you to a straight path. (48:20) truly evil. (63:2)
Know that the Messenger of Allah is among you. Then when they have reached the end of their
If he were to obey you in many things, you waiting period either retain them with correct-
would suffer for it. However, Allah has given you ness and courtesy or part from them with correct-
love of faith and made it pleasing to your hearts, ness and courtesy. Call two upright men from
and has made disbelief, deviance and disobedi- among yourselves as witnesses and they should
ence hateful to you. People such as these are carry out the witnessing for Allah. This is admon-
rightly guided. (49:7) ishment for all who believe in Allah and the Last
The believers are only those who have believed Day. Whoever has fear of Allah–He will give him
in Allah and His Messenger and then have had a way out. (65:2)
no doubt and have strived with their wealth and Who is better guided: he who goes grovelling on
themselves in the Way of Allah. They are the his face or he who walks upright on a straight
ones who are true to their word. (49:15) path? (67:22)
That is as far as their knowledge extends. Your Your Lord knows best who is misguided from His
Lord knows best those who are misguided from Way and He knows best those who are guided.
His Way and He knows best those who are (68:7)
guided. (53:30) If only they were to go straight on the Path, We
And how is it with you that you do not give in the would give them abundant water to drink.
Way of Allah, when the inheritance of the heav- (72:16)
ens and the earth belongs to Allah? Those of you This truly is a reminder, so let anyone who wills
who gave and fought before the Victory are not take the Way towards his Lord. (73:19)
the same as those who gave and fought after- Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two-
wards. They are higher in rank. But to each of thirds of the night–or half of it, or a third of it–and
them Allah has promised the Best. Allah is aware a group of those with you. Allah determines the
of what you do. (57:10) night and day. He knows you will not keep count
They made their oaths into a cloak and barred of it, so He has turned towards you. Recite as
the Way of Allah, so they will have a humiliating much of the Qur’an as is easy for you. He knows
punishment. (58:16) that some of you are ill and that others are travel-
You who believe! Do not take My enemy and ling in the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and that
your enemy as friends, showing love for them others are fighting in the Way of Allah. So recite
when they have rejected the truth that has come as much of it as is easy for you. And perform
to you, driving out the Messenger and yourselves prayer and give the alms and lend a generous
simply because you believe in Allah your Lord. If loan to Allah. Whatever good you send ahead for
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