Here is a picture of the Garden promised to the pious: rivers of water forever pure, rivers of milk forever fresh, rivers of wine, a delight for those who drink, rivers of honey clarified and pure, [all] flow in it; there they will find fruit of every kind; and they will find forgiveness from their Lord. How can this be compared to the fate of those stuck in the Fire, given boiling water to drink that tears their bowels?

مَّثَلُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِي وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَۖ فِيهَآ أَنْهَٰرࣱ مِّن مَّآءٍ غَيْرِ ءَاسِنࣲ وَأَنْهَٰرࣱ مِّن لَّبَنࣲ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُۥ وَأَنْهَٰرࣱ مِّنْ خَمْرࣲ لَّذَّةࣲ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ وَأَنْهَٰرࣱ مِّنْ عَسَلࣲ مُّصَفࣰّىۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ وَمَغْفِرَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْۖ كَمَنْ هُوَ خَٰلِدࣱ فِي ٱلنَّارِ وَسُقُوا۟ مَآءً حَمِيمࣰا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَآءَهُمْ

Some of these people listen to you [Prophet], but, once they leave your presence, they sneer at those who have been given knowledge, saying, ‘What was that he just said?’ These are the ones whose hearts God has sealed, those who follow their own desires.

God has increased the guidance of those who follow the right path, and given them their awareness [of Him].

What are the disbelievers waiting for, other than the Hour which will come upon them unawares? Its signs are already here, but once the Hour has actually arrived, what use will it be then to take heed?

So [Prophet], bear in mind that there is no god but God, and ask forgiveness for your sins and for the sins of believing men and women. God knows whenever any of you move, and whenever any of you stay still.

وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا خَرَجُوا۟ مِنْ عِندِكَ قَالُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ مَاذَا قَالَ ءَانِفًاۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ

وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ زَادَهُمْ هُدࣰى وَءَاتَىٰهُمْ تَقْوَىٰهُمْ

فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةࣰۖ فَقَدْ جَآءَ أَشْرَاطُهَاۚ فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمْ إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرَىٰهُمْ

فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ وَمَثْوَىٰكُمْ

Those who believe ask why no sura [about fighting] has been sent down. Yet when a decisive sura [that mentions fighting] is sent down, you can see the sick at heart looking at you [Prophet] and visibly fainting at the prospect of death- better for them

would be obedience and fitting words; it would also be better for them to be true to God when the decision to fight has been made.

‘If you turn away now, could it be that you will go on to spread corruption all over the land and break your ties of kinship?’

These are the ones God has rejected, making their ears deaf and their eyes blind.

Will they not contemplate the Quran? Do they have locks on their hearts?

Those who turn on their heels after being shown guidance are duped and tempted by Satan;

they say to those who hate what God has sent down, ‘We will obey you in some matters’––God knows their secret schemes.

How will they feel when the angels take them in death and beat their faces and their backs

because they practised things that incurred God’s wrath, and disdained to please Him? He makes their deeds go to waste.

وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَتْ سُورَةࣱۖ فَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةࣱ مُّحْكَمَةࣱ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا ٱلْقِتَالُ رَأَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضࣱ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ ٱلْمَغْشِيِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِۖ فَأَوْلَىٰ لَهُمْ

طَاعَةࣱ وَقَوْلࣱ مَّعْرُوفࣱۚ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرࣰا لَّهُمْ

فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوٓا۟ أَرْحَامَكُمْ

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَىٰٓ أَبْصَٰرَهُمْ

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَٰرِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ وَأَمْلَىٰ لَهُمْ

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا۟ مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ ٱلْأَمْرِۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْ

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَٰرَهُمْ

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَآ أَسْخَطَ ٱللَّهَ وَكَرِهُوا۟ رِضْوَٰنَهُۥ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ

Do the corrupt at heart assume that God will not expose their malice?

We could even point them out to you [Prophet] if We wished, and then you could identify them by their marks, but you will know them anyway by the tone of their speech. God knows everything you [people] do.

We shall test you to see which of you strive your hardest and are steadfast; We shall test the sincerity of your assertions.

Those who disbelieve, bar others from God’s path, and oppose the Messenger when they have been shown guidance, do not harm God in any way. He will make their deeds go to waste-

believers, obey God and the Messenger: do not let your deeds go to waste-

God will not forgive those who disbelieve, bar others from God’s path, and die as disbelievers.

أَمْ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ أَن لَّن يُخْرِجَ ٱللَّهُ أَضْغَٰنَهُمْ

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَأَرَيْنَٰكَهُمْ فَلَعَرَفْتَهُم بِسِيمَٰهُمْۚ وَلَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْ فِي لَحْنِ ٱلْقَوْلِۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَعْلَمَ ٱلْمُجَٰهِدِينَ مِنكُمْ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ وَنَبْلُوَا۟ أَخْبَارَكُمْ

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَشَآقُّوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَن يَضُرُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـࣰٔا وَسَيُحْبِطُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ

۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوٓا۟ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارࣱ فَلَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ