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Enmity and hatred shall endure anyone who has not fought you
between us and you, until you on account of your faith or driven
believe in the one God.’ [The you out of your homes: God
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exception was] when Abraham loves the just. God only forbids
said to his father, ‘I shall indeed you to make friends with those
pray for [God’s] forgiveness for who have fought against you
you; although I do not have it in on account of your faith
my power to obtain anything and driven you out of your
from God on your behalf.’ They homes or helped others to do
prayed, ‘O our Lord, in You we so. Any of you who turn
have placed our trust and to You towards them in friendship will
we turn in repentance and to You truly be transgressors.
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is the final return. Our Lord, do 10 Believers! When believing
not make us a prey for those who women come to you as refugees,
deny the truth, and forgive us submit them to a test. Their faith
our Lord. For You alone are the is best known to God. Then if
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Mighty, the Wise One.’ Surely, you find them to be true believers,
there is a good example in them do not send them back to those
for you; for those who place who deny the truth. These
their hopes in God and the Last [women] are not lawful for them,
Day. Whoever turns away will nor are those who deny the truth
surely learn that God is self- lawful for these women. But
sufficient and worthy of all hand back to those who deny the
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praise. It may well be that God truth the dowers they gave them;
will create goodwill between you nor is it an offence for you to
and those of them with whom marry such women, provided
you are now at enmity—for God you give them their dowers. Do
is all powerful, most forgiving not maintain your marriages with
and merciful. those women who deny the truth:
8 He does not forbid you to demand repayment of the dowers
deal kindly and justly with you have given them and let the