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intends to punish them for the Him and are loved by Him, who
sins they have committed. Indeed will be kind and considerate
a large number of the people are towards believers and firm and
disobedient. 50 Is it pagan laws unyielding towards those who
that they wish to be judged by? deny the truth. They will strive
Who is a better judge than God hard for the cause of God and
for men whose faith is firm? will in no way take to heart the
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Believers, do not take the reproaches of the fault finder.
Jews and Christians as allies. Such is God’s bounty, which He
They are allies with one another. gives to anyone He wishes. God
Whoever of you takes them as an is bountiful and all-knowing.
ally shall become one of them. 55 Your helpers are only God and
God does not guide the His Messenger and the believers
wrongdoers. 52 You will see those who say their prayers and pay
whose minds are diseased the alms and bow down in
hastening towards them, saying, worship. 56 Those who ally
‘We fear lest a misfortune befall themsleves with God, His
us.’ But God may well bring Messenger, and the believers
about victory or make a decision must know that God’s party is
which is favourable to you. Then sure to triumph.
they will repent of the thoughts, 57 Believers! Do not seek the
which they secretly harboured in friendship of those who were
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their hearts. Then the believers given the Book before you or the
will say, ‘Are these the men who disbelievers who ridicule your
swore their strongest oaths by religion and make a jest of it. a
God, that they were with you?’ Have fear of God, if you are true
Their works will come to nothing believers. When you call them
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and they will lose all. to prayer, they treat it as a jest
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Believers, if any among you and a diversion. This is because
renounce the faith, God will
replace them by others who love a See note to 3:28.