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059.015 Like those who lately preceded them, they have tasted the evil result of their conduct; and (in the Hereafter
there is) for them a grievous Penalty;-
059.016 (Their allies deceived them), like the Evil One, when he says to man, "Deny God": but when (man) denies God,
(the Evil One) says, "I am free of thee: I do fear God, the Lord of the Worlds!"
059.017 The end of both will be that they will go into the Fire, dwelling therein for ever. Such is the reward of the
wrong-doers.
059.018 O ye who believe! Fear God, and let every soul look to what (provision) He has sent forth for the morrow.
Yea, fear God: for God is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
059.019 And be ye not like those who forgot God; and He made them forget their own souls! Such are the rebellious
transgressors!
059.020 Not equal are the Companions of the Fire and the Companions of the Garden: it is the Companions of the
Garden, that will achieve Felicity.
059.021 Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave
asunder for fear of God. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect.
059.022 God is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful.
059.023 God is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and
Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory
to God! (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him.
059.024 He is God, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful
Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might,
the Wise.
SHE THAT IS TO BE EXAMINED, EXAMINING HER, CHAPTER NO. 060
060.001 O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even
though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out the Prophet and
yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in God your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way
and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them:
for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight
Path.
060.002 If they were to get the better of you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and
their tongues against you for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth.
060.003 Of no profit to you will be your relatives and your children on the Day of Judgment: He will judge between
you: for God sees well all that ye do.
060.004 There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their
people: "We are clear of you and of whatever ye worship besides God: we have rejected you, and there has arisen,
between us and you, enmity and hatred for ever,- unless ye believe in God and Him alone": But not when Abraham said
to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness for thee, though I have no power (to get) aught on thy behalf from God." (They
prayed): "Our Lord! in Thee do we trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Goal.
060.005 "Our Lord! Make us not a (test and) trial for the Unbelievers, but forgive us, our Lord! for Thou art the Exalted
in Might, the Wise."
060.006 There was indeed in them an excellent example for you to follow,- for those whose hope is in God and in the
Last Day. But if any turn away, truly God is Free of all Wants, Worthy of all Praise.
060.007 It may be that God will grant love (and friendship) between you and those whom ye (now) hold as enemies.
For God has power (over all things); And God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
060.008 God forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes,
from dealing kindly and justly with them: for God loveth those who are just.
060.009 God only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you out of your homes,
and support (others) in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them