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176. Thalika bi-anna Allaha nazzala alkitaba bi
a
lhaqqi wa-inna allatheena ikhtalafoo fee
alkitabi lafee shiqaqin baAAeed
in
176. (Their doom is) because Allah sent down the Book in truth but those who seek
causes of dispute in the Book are in a schism Far (from the purpose).
Section 22 (177-182)
177. Laysa albirra an tuwalloo wujoohakum qibala almashriqi wa
a
lmaghribi walakinna
albirra man amana bi
A
llahi wa
a
lyawmi al-akhiri wa
a
lmala-ikati wa
a
lkitabi
wa
al
nnabiyyeena waata almala AAala hubbihi thawee alqurba wa
a
lyatama
wa
a
lmasakeena wa
i
bna alssabeeli wa
al
ssa-ileena wafee a
l
rriqabi waaqama a
l
ssalata
waata a
l
zzakata wa
a
lmoofoona biAAahdihim itha AAahadoo wa
al
ssabireena fee alba/sa-
i wa
al
ddarra-i waheena alba/si ola-ika allatheena sadaqoo waola-ika humu almuttaqoon
a
177. It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is
righteousness--to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and
the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for
orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves;
to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have
made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all
periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah.fearing.
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