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(who teach), the sincere (lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! what a
beautiful fellowship!
004.070 Such is the bounty from God: And sufficient is it that God knoweth all.
004.071 O ye who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forth in parties or go forth all together.
004.072 There are certainly among you men who would tarry behind: If a misfortune befalls you, they say: "God did
favour us in that we were not present among them."
004.073 But if good fortune comes to you from God, they would be sure to say - as if there had never been Ties of
affection between you and them - "Oh! I wish I had been with them; a fine thing should I then have made of it!"
004.074 Let those fight in the cause of God Who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in
the cause of God,- whether he is slain or gets victory - Soon shall We give him a reward of great (value).
004.075 And why should ye not fight in the cause of God and of those who, being weak, are ill-treated (and
oppressed)?- Men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose people are
oppressors; and raise for us from thee one who will protect; and raise for us from thee one who will help!"
004.076 Those who believe fight in the cause of God, and those who reject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight
ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.
004.077 Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but establish
regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a
section of them feared men as - or even more than - they should have feared God: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou
ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the
enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the
very least!
004.078 "Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in towers built up strong and high!" If some good
befalls them, they say, "This is from God"; but if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are
from God." But what hath come to these people, that they fail to understand a single fact?
004.079 Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from God; but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own)
soul. and We have sent thee as an apostle to (instruct) mankind. And enough is God for a witness.
004.080 He who obeys the Apostle, obeys God: But if any turn away, We have not sent thee to watch over their (evil
deeds).
004.081 They have "Obedience" on their lips; but when they leave thee, a section of them Meditate all night on things
very different from what thou tellest them. But God records their nightly (plots): So keep clear of them, and put thy
trust in God, and enough is God as a disposer of affairs.
004.082 Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other Than God, they would surely have found
therein Much discrepancy.
004.083 When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only
referred it to the Apostle, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have Tested
it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of God unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into
the clutches of Satan.
004.084 Then fight in God's cause - Thou art held responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that
God will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for God is the strongest in might and in punishment.
004.085 Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein: And whoever recommends and helps
an evil cause, shares in its burden: And God hath power over all things.
004.086 When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal
courtesy. God takes careful account of all things.
004.087 God! There is no god but He: of a surety He will gather you together against the Day of Judgment, about which
there is no doubt. And whose word can be truer than God's?
004.088 Why should ye be divided into two parties about the Hypocrites? God hath upset them for their (evil) deeds.
Would ye guide those whom God hath thrown out of the Way? For those whom God hath thrown out of the Way, never
shalt thou find the Way.
004.089 They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not