Sacred Books of the East eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 632 pages of information about Sacred Books of the East.

Sacred Books of the East eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 632 pages of information about Sacred Books of the East.
will help you after him?  Therefore in God let the faithful trust.  It is not the part of a prophet to defraud, for he who defraudeth, shall bring with him what he hath defrauded anyone of, on the day of the resurrection.[58] Then shall every soul be paid what he hath gained; and they shall not be treated unjustly.  Shall he therefore who followeth that which is well pleasing unto God, be as he who bringeth on himself wrath from God, and whose receptacle is hell? an evil journey shall it be thither.  There shall be degrees of rewards and punishments with God, for God seeth what they do.  Now hath God been gracious unto the believers when he raised up among them an apostle of their own nation,[59] who should recite his signs unto them, and purify them, and teach them the book of the Koran and wisdom; whereas they were before in manifest error.  After a misfortune hath befallen you at Ohod (ye had already obtained two equal advantages), do ye say, Whence cometh this?  Answer, This is from yourselves:  for God is almighty.  And what happened unto you, on the day whereon the two armies met, was certainly by the permission of God; and that he might know the faithful, and that he might know the ungodly.  It was said unto them, Come, fight for the religion of God, or drive back the enemy:  they answered, If we had known ye went out to fight, we had certainly followed you.  They were on that day nearer unto unbelief than they were to faith; they spake with their mouths what was not in their hearts; but God perfectly knew what they concealed; who said of their brethren, while themselves stayed at home, if they had obeyed us, they had not been slain.  Say, Then keep back death from yourselves, if ye say truth.  Thou shalt in no wise reckon those who have been slain at Ohod in the cause of God, dead; nay, they are sustained alive with their Lord, rejoicing for what God of his favor hath granted them; and being glad for those who, coming after them, have not as yet overtaken them, because there shall no fear come on them, neither shall they be grieved.  They are filled with joy for the favor which they have received from God, and his bounty; and for that God suffereth not the reward of the faithful to perish.  They who hearkened unto God and his apostle, after a wound had befallen them at Ohod, such of them as do good works, and fear God, shall have a great reward; unto whom certain men said, Verily the men of Mecca have already gathered forces against you, be ye therefore afraid of them:  but this increaseth their faith, and they said, God is our support, and the most excellent patron.  Wherefore they returned with favor from God, and advantage; no evil befell them:  and they followed what was well pleasing unto God; for God is endowed with great liberality.  Verily that devil would cause you to fear his friends:  but be ye not afraid of them; but fear me, if ye be true believers.  They shall not grieve thee, who emulously hasten unto infidelity; for they shall never hurt
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