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which God has in store is far entertainment.’ God is the most
better than any merchandise or munificent Giver.

63. THE HYPOCRITES
(AL-MUNAFIQUN)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

1 When the hypocrites come to them. The curse of God be upon
you, they say, ‘We bear witness them! How they turn away!
that you are indeed the Messenger 5 When they are told, ‘Come!
of God.’ God knows that you are The Messenger of God will ask
indeed His Messenger, but God forgiveness for you!’ they turn
bears witness that the hypocrites their heads away and you see
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are surely liars— they use their them walking away arrogantly.
oaths as a cover and thus they 6 It makes no difference whether
bar others from God’s way: what you ask forgiveness for them or
they have been doing is truly not. God will not forgive them:
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evil— that is because they God does not guide such
believed and then rejected their rebellious people.
faith: their hearts are sealed up, 7 They are the ones who say,
so that they are devoid of ‘Give nothing to those who
understanding. follow God’s Messenger, until
4 When you see them, their they abandon him;’ but the
outward appearance pleases you; treasures of the heavens and the
when they speak, you listen to earth belong to God, though the
what they say. But they are like hypocrites do not understand this
propped up blocks of timber. 8 [and] they say, ‘Indeed, when
They think that every shout is we return to Madinah, [we] the
directed against them. They are ones most worthy of honour,
the [real] enemies, so beware of will surely drive out from there