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path. Call them after their own the truth, He has prepared a
fathers; that is closer to justice in woeful punishment.
the sight of God. If you do not 9 You who have attained to
know their fathers, regard them faith, remember God’s blessings
as your brothers in faith and your upon you when mighty armies
protégés. You will not be blamed massed against you. We sent a
if you make a mistake, you will violent wind against them and
be held accountable only for hosts that you could not see. God
what in your hearts you have sees all that you do. 10 When
done intentionally. God is they came against you both from
forgiving and merciful. above you and from below you,
6 The Prophet has a higher your eyes rolled [with fear] and
claim on the believers than [they your hearts leapt up to your
have on] their own selves, and throats, and you entertained [ill]
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his wives are their mothers. thoughts about God. There the
Blood relatives are closer to one faithful were put to the proof
another in God’s Book than are and they were shaken as if by an
believers and the Emigrants earthquake.
except that you want to show 12 The hypocrites and people
your friends a kindness. That is with sickness in their hearts said,
decreed in the Book. ‘God and His Messenger have
7 We took a solemn pledge promised us nothing but
from the prophets, from you delusions.’ 13 Others said,
and Noah, Abraham, Moses ‘People of Yathrib, you cannot
and Jesus, the son of Mary— withstand [the enemy] here: so
We took a solemn pledge go back!’ Yet others asked leave
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from all of them. So that God of the Prophet, saying, ‘Our
might ask those men of truth as houses are exposed and
to [what response] their [defenceless].’ They were in truth
truthfulness [had received on not exposed: they only wished to
earth]. But for those who deny flee. 14 If their town had been