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guides whom He wills to the to march forth, they will obey
straight path. you. Say, ‘Do not swear: your
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They say, ‘We believe in obedience, not your oaths, will
God and in the Messenger, and count. God is well aware of all
we obey.’ But then, even after your actions.’ 54 Obey God and
that a group of them will turn obey the Messenger. If you turn
away. Those are surely not away, then he is responsible for
believers 48 and when they are what he is charged with and you
called to God and His Messenger are responsible for what you are
so that he may judge between charged with. If you obey him,
them, some of them turn away. you will be rightly guided. The
49 But if the truth happens to be Messenger is responsible only for
to their liking, they are quite delivering the message clearly.
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willing to accept it! Is there a 55 God has promised to those
sickness in their hearts, or are among you who believe and do
they full of doubt? Or do they good works that He will surely
fear that God and His Messenger grant them power in the land as
will be unjust to them? The truth is He granted to those who were
that they themselves are wrongdoers. before them; and that He will
51 The response of the surely establish for them their
believers, when they are called religion which He has chosen
to God and His Messenger in for them. He will cause their
order that he may judge between state of fear to be replaced by a
them, is only, ‘We hear and we sense of security. Let them
obey.’ It is they who will prosper: worship Me and associate no
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those who obey God and His other with Me. Whoever still
Messenger, and fear God, and chooses to deny the truth is truly
are mindful of their duty to Him, rebellious.
are the ones who will triumph. 56 Attend to your prayers and
53 They swear firm oaths by pay the zakat and obey the
God that if you command them Messenger, so that you may be