لا تَقُم فيهِ أَبَدًا ۚ لَمَسجِدٌ أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقوىٰ مِن أَوَّلِ يَومٍ أَحَقُّ أَن تَقومَ فيهِ ۚ فيهِ رِجالٌ يُحِبّونَ أَن يَتَطَهَّروا ۚ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ المُطَّهِّرينَ

Don’t ever stand therein. A mosque established on righteousness from its very beginning is more deserving of your attendance. Within it are men who love to purify themselves, and God loves those who purify themselves.

أَفَمَن أَسَّسَ بُنيانَهُ عَلىٰ تَقوىٰ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضوانٍ خَيرٌ أَم مَن أَسَّسَ بُنيانَهُ عَلىٰ شَفا جُرُفٍ هارٍ فَانهارَ بِهِ في نارِ جَهَنَّمَ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لا يَهدِي القَومَ الظّالِمينَ

Is one who lays the foundation of his building based on righteousness and seeking God’s approval better, or one who erects his building on the brink of a collapsing cliff that collapses with him into the fire of Hell? God does not guide the wrongdoing people.

لا يَزالُ بُنيانُهُمُ الَّذي بَنَوا ريبَةً في قُلوبِهِم إِلّا أَن تَقَطَّعَ قُلوبُهُم ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَليمٌ حَكيمٌ

The building which they built won’t cease to be a cause of skepticism in their hearts, until their hearts are cut. God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ اشتَرىٰ مِنَ المُؤمِنينَ أَنفُسَهُم وَأَموالَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الجَنَّةَ ۚ يُقاتِلونَ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ فَيَقتُلونَ وَيُقتَلونَ ۖ وَعدًا عَلَيهِ حَقًّا فِي التَّوراةِ وَالإِنجيلِ وَالقُرآنِ ۚ وَمَن أَوفىٰ بِعَهدِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ ۚ فَاستَبشِروا بِبَيعِكُمُ الَّذي بايَعتُم بِهِ ۚ وَذٰلِكَ هُوَ الفَوزُ العَظيمُ

God has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because Paradise is for them. They fight for God’s cause. They slay and are slain. This promise is binding on Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran. Who is more faithful to his covenant than God? So, rejoice in the deal you’ve made. This is the ultimate triumph.

التّائِبونَ العابِدونَ الحامِدونَ السّائِحونَ الرّاكِعونَ السّاجِدونَ الآمِرونَ بِالمَعروفِ وَالنّاهونَ عَنِ المُنكَرِ وَالحافِظونَ لِحُدودِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ المُؤمِنينَ

Those who repent, worship, praise, journey, bow down, prostrate themselves, advocate for righteousness, forbid evil, and observe God’s limits—give good news to the believers.

وَما كانَ استِغفارُ إِبراهيمَ لِأَبيهِ إِلّا عَن مَوعِدَةٍ وَعَدَها إِيّاهُ فَلَمّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنهُ ۚ إِنَّ إِبراهيمَ لَأَوّاهٌ حَليمٌ

Abraham’s plea for his father’s forgiveness was only due to a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to him that he is an enemy to God, he dissociated himself from him. Abraham was compassionate and forbearing.

وَما كانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِلَّ قَومًا بَعدَ إِذ هَداهُم حَتّىٰ يُبَيِّنَ لَهُم ما يَتَّقونَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَليمٌ

God wouldn’t misguide a people after He has guided them, until He has made clear to them what they should avoid. God is knowledgeable of all things.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَهُ مُلكُ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ ۖ يُحيي وَيُميتُ ۚ وَما لَكُم مِن دونِ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلا نَصيرٍ

To God belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. You have no protector or helper other than God.

لَقَد تابَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالمُهاجِرينَ وَالأَنصارِ الَّذينَ اتَّبَعوهُ في ساعَةِ العُسرَةِ مِن بَعدِ ما كادَ يَزيغُ قُلوبُ فَريقٍ مِنهُم ثُمَّ تابَ عَلَيهِم ۚ إِنَّهُ بِهِم رَءوفٌ رَحيمٌ

God accepted the repentance of the Prophet, the emigrants, and the helpers who followed him during the hour of difficulty, after the hearts of a group of them had almost deviated. Then, He accepted their repentance. He is Kind and Merciful towards them.

وَعَلَى الثَّلاثَةِ الَّذينَ خُلِّفوا حَتّىٰ إِذا ضاقَت عَلَيهِمُ الأَرضُ بِما رَحُبَت وَضاقَت عَلَيهِم أَنفُسُهُم وَظَنّوا أَن لا مَلجَأَ مِنَ اللَّهِ إِلّا إِلَيهِ ثُمَّ تابَ عَلَيهِم لِيَتوبوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ التَّوّابُ الرَّحيمُ

Also, the three were left behind; until, the earth, in all its vastness, became constricted for them, and their souls became narrowed for them, and they realized that there was no refuge from God, except toward Him. Then, He turned to them in mercy so they could repent. God is the Acceptor of Repentance, the Most Merciful.