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003.171 They glory in the Grace and the bounty from God, and in the fact that God suffereth not the reward of the
Faithful to be lost (in the least).
003.172 Of those who answered the call of God and the Apostle, even after being wounded, those who do right and
refrain from wrong have a great reward;-
003.173 Men said to them: "A great army is gathering against you": And frightened them: But it (only) increased their
Faith: They said: "For us God sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs."
003.174 And they returned with Grace and bounty from God: no harm ever touched them: For they followed the good
pleasure of God: And God is the Lord of bounties unbounded.
003.175 It is only the Evil One that suggests to you the fear of his votaries: Be ye not afraid of them, but fear Me, if
ye have Faith.
003.176 Let not those grieve thee who rush headlong into Unbelief: Not the least harm will they do to God: God's plan
is that He will give them no portion in the Hereafter, but a severe punishment.
003.177 Those who purchase Unbelief at the price of faith,- not the least harm will they do to God, but they will have
a grievous punishment.
003.178 Let not the Unbelievers think that our respite to them is good for themselves: We grant them respite that they
may grow in their iniquity: But they will have a shameful punishment.
003.179 God will not leave the believers in the state in which ye are now, until He separates what is evil from what is
good nor will He disclose to you the secrets of the Unseen. But He chooses of His Apostles (For the purpose) whom
He pleases. So believe in God. And His apostles: And if ye believe and do right, ye have a reward without measure.
003.180 And let not those who covetously withhold of the gifts which God Hath given them of His Grace, think that
it is good for them: Nay, it will be the worse for them: soon shall the things which they covetously withheld be tied
to their necks Like a twisted collar, on the Day of Judgment. To God belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth;
and God is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
003.181 God hath heard the taunt of those who say: "Truly, God is indigent and we are rich!"- We shall certainly record
their word and (their act) of slaying the prophets in defiance of right, and We shall say: "Taste ye the penalty of the
Scorching Fire!
003.182 "This is because of the (unrighteous deeds) which your hands sent on before ye: For God never harms those
who serve Him."
003.183 They (also) said: "God took our promise not to believe in an apostle unless He showed us a sacrifice
consumed by Fire (From heaven)." Say: "There came to you apostles before me, with clear Signs and even with what
ye ask for: why then did ye slay them, if ye speak the truth?"
003.184 Then if they reject thee, so were rejected apostles before thee, who came with Clear Signs, Books of dark
prophecies, and the Book of Enlightenment.
003.185 Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full
recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life):
For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception.
003.186 Ye shall certainly be tried and tested in your possessions and in your personal selves; and ye shall certainly
Hear much that will grieve you, from those who received the Book before you and from those who worship many gods.
But if ye persevere patiently, and guard against evil,-then that will be a determining factor in all affairs.
003.187 And remember God took a covenant from the People of the Book, to make it known and clear to mankind,
and not to hide it; but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And vile was
the bargain they made!
003.188 Think not that those who exult in what they have brought about, and love to be praised for what they have not
done,- think escape the penalty. For them is a penalty Grievous indeed.
003.189 To God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and God hath power over all things.
003.190 Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding,-
003.191 Men who celebrate the praises of God, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the
(wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (With the thought): "Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created