পৃষ্ঠা 180 صفحة ١٨٠

Remember when you were few, victimized in the land, afraid that people might catch you, but God sheltered you and strengthened you with His help, and provided you with good things so that you might be grateful.

Believers, do not betray God and the Messenger, or knowingly betray [other people’s] trust in you.

Be aware that your possessions and your children are only a test, and that there is a tremendous reward with God.

Believers, if you remain mindful of God, He will give you a criterion [to tell right from wrong] and wipe out your bad deeds, and forgive you: God’s favour is great indeed.

Remember [Prophet] when the disbelievers plotted to take you captive, kill, or expel you. They schemed and so did God: He is the best of schemers.

Whenever Our Revelation is recited to them they say, ‘We have heard all this before- we could say something like this if we wanted- this is nothing but ancient fables.’

They also said, ‘God, if this really is the truth from You, then rain stones on us from the heavens, or send us some other painful punishment.’

But God would not send them punishment while you [Prophet] are in their midst, nor would He punish them if they sought forgiveness,