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forbidden. Their evil deed seems 41 Go forth, whether lightly or
fair to them: God does not guide heavily equipped, and strive and
those who deny the truth. struggle, with your goods and
38 Believers, what is the matter your persons, for the cause of
with you that when you are asked God. That is better for you, if
to go forth in the cause of God, you only knew. 42 Had the gain
you cling slothfully to the land? been immediate and the journey
Do you prefer the life of this shorter, they would have
world to the Hereafter? But little followed you: but the distance
is the comfort of this life, seemed too great for them. Yet
compared to that of the Hereafter. they will swear by God, ‘Had we
39 If you do not go forth, He will been able, we would have gone
punish you sternly and replace out with you.’ They bring ruin
you by other people. You will upon themselves. God knows
not harm Him in the least. God that they are surely lying.
has power over all things. 40 If 43 May God pardon you! Why
you do not support him did you permit them to do so
[Muhammad], know that God before it had become clear to
did support him when those who you which ones were truthful, so
denied the truth expelled him that you might recognize the
when the two of them were in liars? 44 Those who believe in
the cave, he [Muhammad] told God and the Last Day will never
his companion, ‘Do not worry; ask you to exempt them from
for God is with us.’ So God sent striving with their wealth and
His tranquillity down on him their lives—God best knows the
and aided him with forces righteous— 45 only those seek
invisible to you and placed the exemption who do not truly
word of those who disbelieved believe in God and the Last Day,
lowest, while God’s word and whose hearts have become a
remained supreme. God is powerful prey to doubt. Because they
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and wise. doubt, they waver. If they had