The Majestic Quran

you; and go on indulging in idle talk just as they did. Their deeds are worthless in this world and the Hereafter; they were losers. 70 Haven’t stories of previous people come down to them, like the people of Noah, Ad, Thamud; of Abraham, of Madyan and the overturned cities? Messengers came with clear signs; God wasn’t unfair to them, but they wronged themselves. T P 71 Believing men and women, are one another’s friends; they enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil; they perform the prayer, pay Zakat, they obey God and His Messenger, so God will take care of them. God is Almighty, Wise. 72 God has prepared for the believing men and women, gardens under which rivers flow, where they shall live forever, and comfortable homes enclosed by gardens of everlasting bliss, and the Divine pleasure is the greatest reward of all , 25 the supreme achievement. H ’ 73 Blessed Prophet, struggle against the disbelievers and hypocrites and be strict with them. Hell is their lasting home. What an evil destination! 74 They swear by God they didn’t say what they are accused of , but they blasphemed and disbelieved after embracing Islam. They worry about what they failed to achieve. They were angry because God and His Messenger enriched them with His bounty. It would be better for them, if they repented. But, if they turn away God will punish them severely in this life and the Hereafter, and no one on Earth would protect or help them. 75 Some of them vowed to God: “If He gives us of His bounty, we will donate generously and be righteous.” 76 However, when He blessed them with His bounty, they became miserly and turned away, unwilling to give . 26 77 Since they broke their promise to God and lied repeatedly, God has put hypocrisy in their hearts until the day they meet Him. H M 78 Aren’t they aware God knows their secrets and private conversations. God is the Knower of the unseen. 79 Those who criticise the believers – who make voluntary donations, and who have nothing to give but their time and talent – and they poke fun at them, God will make a laughing stock of them; and they shall have a painful punishment. 80 Whether you ask for their forgiveness or not, even if you ask seventy times for their