The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

b
23These are the ones
a
Literally ‘know’.
b
A reference to the pretext given, by some who refused to 
fight, that fighting breaks
ties of kinship.
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an
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God has rejected, making their ears deaf and their eyes blind. 
24Will
they not contemplate the Qur
an? Do they have locks on their hearts?
25Those who turn on their heels after being shown guidance are
duped and tempted by Satan; 
26they say to those who hate what God
has sent down, ‘We will obey you in some matters’
a
–– God knows
their secret schemes.
27How will they feel when the angels take them in death and beat
their faces and their backs 
28because they practised things that
incurred God’s wrath, and disdained to please Him? He makes their
deeds go to waste.
29Do the corrupt at heart assume that God will not expose their
malice?
30We could even point them out to you [Prophet] if We
wished, and then you could identify them by their marks, but you
will know them anyway by the tone of their speech. God knows
everything you [people] do. 
31We shall test you to see which of you
strive your hardest and are steadfast; We shall test the sincerity of
your assertions. 
32Those who disbelieve, bar others from God’s path,
and oppose the Messenger when they have been shown guidance, do
not harm God in any way. He will make their deeds go to waste –
–
33believers, obey God and the Messenger: do not let your deeds go to
waste –
–
34God will not forgive those who disbelieve, bar others from
God’s path, and die as disbelievers.
35So [believers] do not lose heart and cry out for peace. It is you
who have the upper hand: God is with you. He will not begrudge
you the reward for your [good] deeds: 
36the life of this world is only a
game, a pastime, but if you believe and are mindful of God, He will
recompense you. He does not ask you to give up [all] your posses-
sions –
–
37you would be grudging if He were to ask you and press you
for them, and He would bring your ill-will to light –
–
38though now
you are called upon to give [a little] for the sake of God, some of you
are grudging. Whoever is grudging is so only towards himself: God
is the source of wealth and you are the needy ones. He will substitute
other people for you if you turn away, and they will not be like you.
a
For instance, they will agree that Muhammad is not a prophet but will not agree to
idol worship or denial of the Resurrection (Razi).
Muhammad
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48. TRIUMPH
A Medinan sura that takes its title from verse 
1 and makes reference to the
occasion when the Prophet had a vision that he and his followers would be
performing pilgrimage to Mecca (verse 
27). They set out, but the Meccans
decided to bar them at Hudaybiyya from reaching the town and sent emissaries
to have discussions with the Prophet. In the end the Prophet signed a treaty that
he and the believers would not enter Mecca that year, but would do so the next
year. Seeing the long-term signi
ficance of this treaty, in the interests of peace he
agreed to a truce of ten years during which time, if any Meccan went over to his
side, he would return him to the Meccans, but if any of his people went over to
the Meccans, they would not return them. Throughout the sura the Prophet