Verily, God loves those who
fight in His cause in ranks as though they were a compact
building 1.
[5] When Moses said to his
people, 'O my people! why do ye hurt me, when ye know that I am the apostle of
God to you?' and when they swerved, God made their hearts to swerve; for God
guides not the people who work abomination!
And when Jesus the son of
Mary said, 'O children of Israel! verily, I am the apostle of God to you,
verifying the law that was before me and giving you glad tidings of an apostle
who shall come after me, whose name shall be A'hmed 2!'-but when he did come to them with
manifest signs, they said, 'This is manifest sorcery!'
And who is more unjust than
he who forges against God a lie when called unto Islâm? but God guides not the
unjust people.
They desire to put out the
light of God with their mouths; but God will perfect His light, averse although
the misbeliever be!
He it is who sent His Apostle
with guidance and the religion of truth to set it above all religion; averse
although the idolaters may be.
[10] O ye who believe!
shall I lead you to a merchandise which will save you from grievous woe?
To believe in God and His
Apostle, and to fight strenuously in God's cause with your property and
your persons; that is
better for you if ye did but know!
He will pardon you your
sins, and bring you inter gardens beneath which rivers flow, and goodly
dwellings in gardens of Eden;-that is the mighty bliss!
And other things which ye
love,-help from God and victory nigh! so do thou give the glad tidings unto the
believers!
O ye who believe! be ye the
helpers 1 of God! as
Jesus son of Mary said to the apostles, 'Who are my helpers for God?' Said the
apostles, 'We are God's helpers 2!'
And a party of the children
of Israel believed, and a party misbelieved. And we aided those who believed
against their enemies, and they were on the morrow superior!