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they commit fornication they should receive half them with a painful punishment. They will not
the punishment of free women. This is for those find any protector or helper for themselves be-
of you who are afraid of committing fornication. sides Allah. (4:173)
But being patient is better for you. Allah is Ever- The reprisal against those who wage war on
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (4:25) Allah and His Messenger, and go about the earth
As for those who are tight-fisted and direct others corrupting it, is that they should be killed or cru-
to be tight-fisted, and hide the bounty Allah has cified, or have their alternate hands and feet cut
given them, We have prepared a humiliating off, or be banished from the land. That will be
punishment for those who disbelieve. (4:37) their degradation in this world and in the here-
As for those who reject Our Signs, We will roast after they will have a terrible punishment. (5:33)
them in a Fire. Every time their skins are burned They will want to get out of the Fire but they will
off, We will replace them with new skins so that not be able to. They will have an everlasting pun-
they can taste the punishment. Allah is Almighty, ishment. (5:37)
All-Wise. (4:56) O Messenger! Do not be grieved by those who
As for anyone who kills a believer deliberately, rush headlong into disbelief among those who
his repayment is Hell, remaining in it timelessly, say ‘We believe’ with their tongues when their
for ever. Allah is angry with him and has cursed hearts contain no faith. And among the Jews are
him, and has prepared for him a terrible punish- those who listen to lies, listening to other people
ment. (4:93) who have not come to you, distorting words from
When you are with them and leading them in their proper meanings, saying, ‘If you are given
prayer, a group of them should stand with you, this, then take it. If you are not given it, then be-
keeping hold of their weapons. When they pros- ware!’ If Allah desires misguidance for someone,
trate, the others should guard your backs. Then you cannot help him against Allah in any way.
the other group who have not yet prayed should Those are the people whose hearts Allah does
come and pray with you. They too should be not want to purify. They will have disgrace in this
careful and keep hold of their weapons. Those world and in the hereafter they will have a terri-
who disbelieve would like you to be negligent of ble punishment. (5:41)
your arms and equipment so that they can swoop Those who say that Allah is the third of three are
down on you once and for all. There is nothing disbelievers. There is no god but One God. If
wrong, if you are bothered by rain or you are ill, they do not stop saying what they say, a painful
in laying your weapons down; but take every punishment will afflict those among them who
precaution. Allah has prepared a humiliating disbelieve. (5:73)
punishment for the disbelievers. (4:102) You see many of them taking those who disbe-
Give news to the hypocrites that they will have a lieve as their friends. What their lower selves
painful punishment. (4:138) have advanced for them is evil indeed, bringing
Such people are the true disbelievers. We have Allah’s anger down upon them. They will suffer
prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbe- punishment timelessly, for ever. (5:80)
lievers. (4:151) You who believe! Allah will test you with game
And because of their practising usury when they animals which come within the reach of your
were forbidden to do it, and because of their hands and spears, so that Allah will know those
consuming people’s wealth by wrongful means, who fear Him in the Unseen. Anyone who over-
We have prepared for the disbelievers among steps the limits after this will have a painful punish-
them a painful punishment. (4:161) ment. (5:94)
As for those who believe and do right actions, He Allah said, ‘I will send it down to you but if anyone
will pay them their wages in full and will give among you disbelieves after that, I will punish him
them increase from His favour. As for those who with a punishment the like of which I will not in-
show disdain and grow arrogant, He will punish flict on anyone else in all the worlds!’ (5:115)
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