The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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God
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With hypocrites mixing with them (Razi). See verses 
166–7.
3: 179
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would not show you [people] what is hidden; God chooses as His
messengers whoever He will. So believe in God and His messengers:
if you believe and stay mindful of God, you will have a great reward.
180Those who are miserly with what God has granted them out of
His grace should not think that it is good for them; on the contrary,
it is bad for them. Whatever they meanly withhold will be hung
around their necks on the Day of Resurrection. It is God who will
inherit the heavens and earth: God is well aware of everything
you do.
181God has certainly heard the words of those who sneer, ‘So God
is poor, while we are rich’.
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We shall record everything they say –
– as
well as their killing of prophets in de
fiance of all that is right–– and
We shall say to them, ‘Taste the torment of the scorching 
fire.
182That is on account of what you stored up for yourselves with your
own hands: God is never unjust to His servants.’
183To those who
say, ‘God has commanded us not to believe in any messenger unless
he brings us an o
ffering that fire [from heaven] consumes,’ say
[Prophet], ‘Messengers before me have come to you with clear signs,
including the one you mention. If you are sincere, why did you kill
them?’
184If they reject you, so have other messengers been rejected
before you, even though they came with clear evidence, books of
wisdom and enlightening scripture. 
185Every soul will taste death
and you will be paid in full only on the Day of Resurrection. Who-
ever is kept away from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have
triumphed. The present world is only an illusory pleasure: 
186you are
sure to be tested through your possessions and persons; you are sure
to hear much that is hurtful from those who were given the Scripture
before you and from those who associate others with God. If you are
steadfast and mindful of God, that is the best course.
187God took a pledge from those who were given the Scripture––
‘Make it known to people; do not conceal it’–
– but they tossed the
pledge over their shoulders, they bartered it for a small price: what a
bad bargain they made! 
188Do not think [Prophet] that those who
exult in what they have done and seek praise for things they have not
done will escape the torment; agonizing torment awaits them.
189Control of the heavens and earth belongs to God; God has
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A retort to 
2: 245, which was often cited by the Prophet when asking for financial
contributions to the cause.
3: 180
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power over everything. 
190There truly are signs in the creation of the
heavens and earth, and in the alternation of night and day, for those
with understanding, 
191who remember God standing, sitting, and
lying down, who re
flect on the creation of the heavens and earth:
‘Our Lord! You have not created all this without purpose –
– You are
far above that! –
– so protect us from the torment of the Fire. 
192Our
Lord! You will truly humiliate those You commit to the Fire. The
evildoers have no one to help them. 
193Our Lord! We have heard
someone calling us to faith –
–“ Believe in your Lord”–
– and we have
believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, wipe out our bad deeds, and
grant that we join the righteous when we die. 
194Our Lord! Bestow
upon us all that You have promised us through Your messengers –
–
do not humiliate us on the Day of Resurrection –
– You never break
Your promise.’
195Their Lord has answered them: ‘I will not allow
the deeds of any one of you to be lost, whether you are male or
female, each is like the other [in rewards].
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I will certainly wipe out
the bad deeds of those who emigrated and were driven out of their
homes, who su
ffered harm for My cause, who fought and were
killed. I will certainly admit them to Gardens graced with 
flowing
streams, as a reward from God: the best reward is with God.’
196[Prophet], do not be deceived by the disbelievers’ [lucrative]
trading to and fro in the land: 
197this is only a brief enjoyment, after
which Hell will be their home –
– a miserable resting place! 
198But
those who were mindful of their Lord will have Gardens graced with
flowing streams where they will stay as a reward from God. What
God has is best for those who are truly good.
199Some of the People of the Book believe in God, in what has
been sent down to you and in what was sent down to them: humbling
themselves before God, they would never sell God’s revelation for a
small price. These people will have their rewards with their Lord:
God is swift in reckoning. 
200You who believe, be steadfast, more
steadfast than others; be ready;