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129 The Spoils of War 8:8
so that you may receive heedless— 206 [even] the ones
mercy. 205 Remember your Lord [angels] who live in the presence
deep in your very soul, in all of your Lord are not too proud
humility and awe, without raising to worship Him: they glorify
your voice, morning and Him and prostrate themselves
evening—do not be one of the before Him.

8. THE SPOILS OF WAR (AL-ANFAL)

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1 They ask you about the spoils 5 As it was your Lord who
of war. Say, ‘They belong to God rightfully brought you forth from
and His Messenger. So fear God, your house, even though some
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and set things right among of the believers disliked it, and
yourselves, and obey God and they disputed with you
His Messenger, if you are true concerning the truth after it had
believers: 2 true believers are become manifest, as though they
those whose hearts tremble with were being driven to their death
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awe at the mention of God, and with open eyes. God promised
whose faith grows stronger as you that one of the two parties
they listen to His revelations. would fall to you, and you wished
They are those who put their that the one without sting should
trust in their Lord, 3 who pray be yours, but God wanted to
regularly and give in alms out of establish the truth by His words
what We have provided for and cut off the root of those who
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them. Such are the true denied the truth— so that He
believers. They have a high might prove the truth to be true
standing with their Lord, His and the false to be false, however
forgiveness and an honourable much the wrongdoers might
provision made for them. dislike it.