The Majestic Quran

regarding the point of disagreement. God guides to the straight path anyone who wants to be guided. E 214 Did you think of going to Paradise without experiencing the difficulties of those who came before you? They were struck by misfortune and hardships, and were subjected to Earthquakes, even the messenger of that time and those who believed him cried out: “When will God’s help come?” Beware, the help of God is near. 215 They ask you what they should spend their wealth on; tell them: “Spend on your parents, relatives, orphans, the needy and the travellers”. Whatever good you have done God is the Knower and is fully aware of it. J 216 War is ordained though you dislike it. Sometimes, you may dislike something that is good for you, and sometimes you may like something that is bad for you. Only God knows the whole truth , not you. 217 They ask you about the sacred months, and specifically fighting in them; say: “Fighting in them is a major sin, but blocking the way of God and rejecting Him, barring access to the Sacred Mosque and expelling its residents from it – these are even greater offences in God’s sight. A prolonged campaign of persecution is a far greater sin than a decisive battle involving killing”. The disbelievers will go on fighting until they achieve what they want: that you give up your religion. But beware . If any of you gives up his religion and dies as a disbeliever, such people’s deeds will come to nothing in this world and in the Hereafter. These are people of the Fire, where they will stay forever. 218 The believers, who migrated and struggled in God’s way, have full hope in God’s Kindness. God is the Forgiving, the Kind. Q , , 219 They ask you about wine and gambling; say: “Both are major sins, there is a small benefit for people, but the sin in them by far outweighs any benefits”. They ask you what they should spend in charity , say: “Whatever you can spare”. This is how God explains His verses to you so that you may reflect, 220 in this world, and the next. They also ask you about orphans, say: “Keeping their affairs and accounts in order is best. If you mix your investments with theirs, remember that they are your brothers