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was their protector. In God let forgives whoever He pleases and
the faithful put their trust. 123 God punishes whoever He pleases.
had already helped you at Badr, God is most forgiving and
when you were weak. Fear God, ever merciful.
so that you may be grateful. 130 Believers, do not devour
124 [And remember] when you usury multiplied many times
said to the believers, ‘Does it not over. Fear God, so that you may
suffice that your Lord helps you prosper— 131 guard yourself
by sending down three thousand against the Fire prepared for
angels? 125 If you remain patient those who deny the truth—
and God-fearing, and the enemy 132 and obey God and the
should fall upon you all of a Messenger, so that you may be
sudden, Your Lord will reinforce given mercy. 133 And vie with
you with five thousand angels one another for your Lord’s
clearly marked!’ 126 and God forgiveness and for a Paradise as
ordained this only as good news vast as the heavens and the earth,
for you so that your hearts might which has been prepared for the
be comforted—help comes only God-fearing, 134 for those who
from God, the Powerful, the spend, both in prosperity and
Wise One— 127 and so that He adversity, who restrain their anger
might cut off a portion of those and are forgiving towards their
who are bent on denying the fellow men—God loves those
truth or abase them so that they who do good works. 135 And
might be turned back frustrated. who, when they have committed
128 You have no say in this an indecency or have wronged
affair to decide whether He will their souls, remember God and
relent towards them or He will pray that their sins be forgiven—
punish them: they are for who but God can forgive
wrongdoers. 129 Whatever is in sins?—and do not knowingly
the heavens and whatever is on persist in their misdeeds, 136 their
the earth belong to God. He recompense is forgiveness from