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transgression and disobedience your consultation? Then if you
to the Messenger, but confer for are unable to do so, [know that]
the promotion of virtue and God has turned to you in His
righteousness. Fear God, before mercy; then observe your prayers
whom you shall all be gathered. and pay the prescribed alms and
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Conspiracy for evil purposes is obey God and His Messenger.
the work of Satan, by which he God is aware of all that you do.
means to bring grief to believers. 14 Do you not see those who
But he cannot harm them in the have befriended a people who
least, unless it be by God’s leave. Let have brought down upon
the believers put their trust in God. themselves the wrath of God?
11 Believers, if you are told to They are neither with you nor
make room for one another in with them and they wittingly
your assemblies, then do so, and swear to falsehood. 15 God has
God will make room for you, prepared a severe punishment
and if you are told to rise up, do for them; surely what they have
so: God will raise in rank those done is evil. 16 They have used
of you who believe and those their oaths to cover up their
who have been given knowledge: misdeeds and have thus turned
He is fully aware of all that others away from the path of
you do. God. A humiliating punishment
12 Believers, when you come awaits them.
to consult the Messenger 17 Neither their wealth nor their
privately, give something in children will be of the least avail
charity beforehand. That is best [in protecting them] against
for you and most conducive to God—they are the inheritors of
purity. But if you cannot find Hell, and there they shall remain
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anything to give, know that God forever. On the day God raises
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is Forgiving and Merciful. Do them all up from the dead, they
you fear that you will not [be will swear to Him just as they
able to] give in charity before have sworn to you, thinking that