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Those who believe and have migrated and lievers who give charity spontaneously, and with
strived in the Way of Allah and those who have those who can find nothing to give but their own
given refuge and help, they are the true believers. effort, and deride them, Allah derides them. They
They will have forgiveness and generous provi- will have a painful punishment. (9:79)
sion. (8:74) But the Messenger and those who believe along
They respect neither kinship nor treaty where a with him have strived with their wealth and with
believer is concerned. They are the people who themselves. They are the people who will have
overstep the limits. (9:10) the good things. They are the ones who are suc-
Or did you suppose that you would be left with- cessful. (9:88)
out Allah knowing those of you who have strived Say: ‘Act, for Allah will see your actions, and so
and who have not taken anyone as their intimate will His Messenger and the believers. You will be
friends besides Allah and His Messenger and the returned to the Knower of the Unseen and the
believers? Allah is aware of what you do. (9:16) Visible and He will inform you regarding what
Then Allah sent down His serenity on His you did.’ (9:105)
Messenger and on the believers, and sent down As for those who have set up a mosque, causing
troops you could not see, and punished those harm and out of disbelief, to create division be-
who disbelieved. That is how the disbelievers are tween the believers, and in readiness for those
repaid. (9:26) who previously made war on Allah and His
Say: ‘Nothing can happen to us except what Messenger, they will swear, ‘We only desired the
Allah has ordained for us. He is Our Master. It is best.’ But Allah bears witness that they are truly
in Allah that the believers should put their trust.’ liars. (9:107)
(9:51) Allah has bought from the believers their selves
Among them are some who insult the Prophet, and their wealth in return for the Garden. They
saying he is only an ear. Say, ‘An ear of good for fight in the Way of Allah and they kill and are
you, believing in Allah and believing in the be- killed. It is a promise binding on Him in the
lievers, and a mercy for those among you who Torah, the Gospel and the Qur’an and who is
believe.’As for those who insult the Messenger of truer to his contract than Allah? Rejoice then in
Allah, they will have a painful punishment. the bargain you have made. That is the great vic-
(9:61) tory. (9:111)
They swear to you by Allah in order to please Those who repent, those who worship, those
you, but it would be more fitting for them to who praise, those who fast, those who bow,
please Allah and His Messenger if they are be- those who prostrate, those who command the
lievers. (9:62) right, those who forbid the wrong, those who
The men and women of the believers are friends preserve the limits of Allah: give good news to
of one another. They command what is right and the believers. (9:112)
forbid what is wrong, and perform prayer and It is not necessary for the believers to go out all
give the alms, and obey Allah and His together. If a party from each group of them were
Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah to go out so they could increase their knowledge
will have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. of the religion they would be able to notify their
(9:71) people when they returned to them so that hope-
Allah has promised the men and women of the fully they would take warning! (9:122)
believers Gardens with rivers flowing under A Messenger has come to you from among your-
them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever, and selves. Your suffering is distressing to him; he is
fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden. And deeply concerned for you; he is gentle and mer-
Allah’s good pleasure is even greater. That is the ciful to the believers. (9:128)
great victory. (9:72) Mankind! Admonition has come to you from
As for the people who find fault with those be- your Lord and also healing for what is in the
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