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return. And your host will avail few in number and were
you naught, however numerous accounted weak in the land, ever
it may be, and [know] that surely fearing the onslaught of your
God is with the believers. enemies, but He provided you
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Believers, obey God and His with shelter, and supported you
Messenger, and do not turn away with His help and provided you
from him now that you have with good things, so that you
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heard all. Do not be like those might be grateful. 27 Do not
who say, ‘We hear,’ but pay no betray God and His Messenger,
heed to what they hear— 22 the and do not knowingly violate
worst creatures in God’s eyes are your trusts. 28 Know that your
those who are deaf and dumb, wealth and children are a trial
and who possess no and that there is an immense
understanding. 23 If God had reward with God.
found any good in them, He 29 Believers, if you fear God,
would certainly have made them He will grant you the ability to
hear; but being as they are, even discriminate between right and
if He makes them hear, they will wrong, and will forgive you your
turn away in aversion. sins: for God is limitless in His
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24 Believers, obey God and the great bounty. Remember how
Messenger when he calls you to those who bent on denying the
that which gives you life. Know truth plotted against you to
that God stands between man imprison you or kill you or expel
and his heart, and you shall all be you: they schemed—but God
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gathered in His presence. And also schemed. God is the best of
beware of an affliction that will schemers.
not smite exclusively those 31 Whenever Our revelations
among you who have done are recited to them, they say, ‘We
wrong. Know that God is severe have heard them. If we wished,
in exacting retribution. we could produce the like. They
26 Remember when you were are nothing but the fables of the