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incurs the wrath of God and would surely follow you.’ They
whose abode shall be Hell—an were that day nearer to unbelief
evil destination? 163 All have a than to belief. The words they
different standing in the eyes of utter bear no relation to what is
God, and God is observant of all in their hearts. God knows well
their actions. 164 Indeed, God has what they conceal. 168 Those who
conferred a great favour on the stayed behind, said of their
believers in sending a Messenger brothers, ‘Had they listened to
from among themselves, to recite us, they would not have been
His revelations to them, and killed.’ Say to them, ‘Ward off
purify them, and teaches them death from yourselves, then, if
the Book and wisdom, for, before what you say be true!’
that they were surely in manifest 169 Do not think of those who
error. have been killed in God’s cause
165 What! When a misfortune as dead. They are alive, and well
befalls you, after you had provided for by their Lord;
yourself inflicted twice as heavy 170 they are joyful because of
losses, you say, ‘How has this what God has bestowed on them
come about?’ Say, ‘It was your of His grace and they rejoice that
own fault.’ Truly, God has the those they left behind, who have
power to will anything: 166 the not yet joined them, that they
misfortune which befell you on shall have no fear, nor shall they
the day when the two armies met grieve; 171 rejoicing in God’s
happened by God’s leave, so that grace and bounty. [They know
He might mark out the [true] that] God will not fail to requite
believers 167 and know those who the believers. 172 Those who
acted hypocritically.’ When they responded to the call of God and
were told, ‘Come, fight in God’s the Messenger, despite their
cause and defend yourselves,’ having received an injury, and
they replied, ‘If we knew that such of them as did good deeds
fighting would take place, we and feared God, shall have a