Page 173 - Final Ch 0.pmd

9:101 Al-Tawbah 148
Him; He has prepared for them will His Messenger and the
Gardens through which rivers believers. Soon you will be
flow, where they shall dwell brought back to Him who knows
forever. That is the supreme what is hidden and what is
achievement. 101 Some of the manifest: then He will show you
desert Arabs around you are the truth of all that you have
hypocrites as are some of the done.’ 106 [There are yet] others
people of Madinah—they are whose cases are deferred until it
obdurate in their hypocrisy. You is God’s will to judge them. He
do not know them, but We know will either punish them, or turn
them. We shall cause them to suffer in mercy to them; God is all
doubly and then they will be knowing and wise.
subjected to a great punishment. 107 Then there are those who
102
There are others who have built a mosque to cause harm, to
confessed their wrongdoing, who spread apostasy and disunity
have done some good deeds and among the believers—as an
some bad ones. It is likely that outpost for those who from the
God will turn to them in mercy. outset warred on God and His
Surely, God is most forgiving, Messenger. They swear, ‘Our
merciful. 103 Take alms out of intentions were nothing but
their wealth to cleanse them and good,’ but God bears witness
purify them, and pray for them; that they are lying. 108 Do not set
your prayer will be a comfort to foot in it. Only a house of
them. God is all hearing, all worship, founded from the very
knowing. 104 Do they not know first day upon piety, is worthy of
that God accepts the repentance your setting foot therein. In it are
of His servants and receives their men who love to be purified and
alms, and that God is the God loves those who purify
Forgiving, the Merciful One? themselves. 109 Who is better, he
105 Say, ‘Do as you will. God who founds his building on the
will watch your conduct and so fear of God and His good