The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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Razi explains that the preposition min in the Arabic, usually translated as ‘let there
be among you’, here applies to the whole community, not just part of it.
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who are upright, who recite God’s revelations during the night, who
bow down in worship, 
114who believe in God and the Last Day, who
order what is right and forbid what is wrong, who are quick to do
good deeds. These people are among the righteous 
115and they will
not be denied [the reward] for whatever good deeds they do: God
knows exactly who is conscious of Him.
116As for those who disbelieve, neither their possessions nor their
children will help them against God –
– they will be companions in
the Fire, there to remain –
–
117and whatever they give away in this life
will be nulli
fied: a frosty wind strikes and destroys the harvest of
people who have wronged themselves. It was not God who wronged
them; they wronged themselves.
118You who believe, do not take for your intimates such outsiders
as spare no e
ffort to ruin you and want to see you suffer: their hatred
is evident from their mouths, but what their hearts conceal is far
worse. We have made Our revelations clear for you; will you not use
your reason? 
119This is how it is: here you are, you love them, but
they do not love you; you believe in all the Scriptures and when they
meet you, they say, ‘We believe,’ but when they are alone, they bite
their
fingertips in rage at you. [Prophet], say, ‘Die of rage [if you
wish]!’ God knows exactly what is in everyone’s hearts. 
120They
grieve at any good that befalls you [believers] and rejoice at your
misfortunes. But if you are steadfast and conscious of God, their
scheming will not harm you in the least: God encircles everything
they do.
121[Prophet], remember when you left your home at dawn to
assign battle positions to the believers: God hears and knows every-
thing. 
122Remember when two groups of you were about to lose heart
and God protected them –
– let the believers put their trust in God –
–
123God helped you at Badr when you were very weak. Be mindful of
God, so that you may be grateful. 
124Remember when you said to the
believers, ‘Will you be satis
fied if your Lord reinforces you by send-
ing down three thousand angels? 
125Well, if you are steadfast and
mindful of God, your Lord will reinforce you with 
five thousand
swooping angels if the enemy should suddenly attack you!’ and God
arranged it so, 
126as a message of hope for you [believers] to put your
hearts at rest –
– help comes only from God, the Mighty, the Wise –
–
127and in order to cut off the flanks of the disbelievers’ army and
frustrate them, to make them withdraw in total defeat. 
128Whether
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God relents towards them or punishes them is not for you [Prophet]
to decide: they are wrongdoers. 
129Everything in the heavens and
earth belongs to God. He forgives whoever He will and punishes
whoever He will: God is most forgiving and merciful.
130You who believe, do not consume usurious interest, doubled
and redoubled. Be mindful of God so that you may prosper –
–
131beware of the Fire prepared for those who ignore [Him]–– 132and
obey God and the Prophet so that you may be given mercy. 
133Hurry
towards your Lord’s forgiveness and a Garden as wide as the
heavens and earth prepared for the righteous, 
134who give, both in
prosperity and adversity, who restrain their anger and pardon
people –
– God loves those who do good –
–
135those who remember
God and implore forgiveness for their sins if they do something
shameful or wrong themselves –
– who forgives sins but God? –
– and
who never knowingly persist in doing wrong. 
136The reward for such
people is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens graced with
flowing streams, where they will remain. How excellent is the reward
of those who labour!
137God’s ways have operated before your time: travel through the
land, and see what was the end of those who disbelieved. 
138This is a
clear lesson to people, and guidance and teaching for those who are
mindful of God. 
139Do not lose heart or despair–– if you are true
believers you have the upper hand –
–
140if you have suffered a blow,
they too have su
ffered one like it.