The Majestic Quran

P 4 When you encounter the disbelievers in battle beat their necks until they are thoroughly weakened, then tie them up with ropes as captives. Afterwards, you can release them gracefully or take a ransom from them, but they must have surrendered their weapons. That is an orde r 1 . Had God wanted, He could have taken revenge Himself from them, but he wishes to test some of you with others. God will never let the deeds of those killed go to waste. 5 He will guide and improve their situation. 6 And He shall admit them into the Paradise He guided them to. B G ’ 7 Believers, if you help God’s religion then he will help you and make you firm and strong-minded. 8 On the other hand, the disbelievers will be ruined and their works will go to waste; 9 this is because they dislike what God reveals and wasted their works. 10 Haven’t they travelled about in the land so they may see the fate of those people before them? God destroyed them and the same fate awaits these disbelievers. 11 This is because God is the protector of believers, but the disbelievers have no protector. 12 God will admit the righteous believers into Paradise, with running streams. The disbelievers today are enjoying themselves and eating like cattle, although the Fire is their final home. 13 There were many towns more powerful than the town that expelled you, yet We destroyed their residents and they had no helper. T P 14 Is the one who accepted the Lord’s clear arguments like the one whose evil deeds seem attractive and he follows his desires? 15 The Paradise promised to the God-conscious will have: rivers of water whose taste and smell never changes; rivers of milk whose taste never changes; rivers of wine that give pleasure to their drinkers; and rivers of pure honey; for them are all kinds of fruits as well as forgiveness from their Lord. Can these be like those who will be in the Fire forever, given boiling water to drink that cuts through their bowels? T 16 Some of them listen carefully to you until they leave you, and say to those who were given knowledge , 2 “What was he saying just now?” These