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49:12

O you who believeO you who believeO you who believeAvoidmuchofthe assumptionIndeedsomeassumptionﱋﱌ(is) sinAnd (do) notspyand (do) notbackbitesome of youﱒﱓ(to) othersWould likeone of youtoeat(the) flesh(of) his brotherdeadﱛﱜNay, you would hate itAnd fear AllahﱞﱟAnd fear AllahindeedAllah(is) Oft-ReturningMost Merciful(12)

O  believers! Avoid many suspicions, ˹for˺ indeed, some suspicions are sinful. And do not spy, nor backbite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of their dead brother? You would despise that!1 And fear Allah. Surely Allah is ˹the˺ Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

49:13

O mankindO mankindIndeed, Wecreated youfroma maleand a femaleand We made younationsand tribesﱯﱰthat you may know one anotherIndeed(the) most noble of younearAllahﱵﱶ(is the) most righteous of youIndeedAllah(is) All-KnowerAll-Aware(13)

O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you may ˹get to˺ know one another. Surely the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous among you. Allah is truly All-Knowing, All-Aware.1

49:14

ﱼ ﱽSaythe BedouinsﱿﲀWe believeSayNotyou believebutsayWe have submittedand has not yetenteredthe faithinﲋﲌyour heartsBut ifyou obeyAllahand His MessengernotHe will deprive youofyour deedsﲕﲖanythingIndeedAllah(is) Oft-ForgivingMost Merciful(14)

˹Some of˺ the nomadic Arabs say, “We believe.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “You have not believed. But say, ‘We have submitted,’ for faith has not yet entered your hearts.1 But if you obey Allah and His Messenger ˹wholeheartedly˺, He will not discount anything from ˹the reward of˺ your deeds. Allah is truly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

49:15

Onlythe believers(are) those whobelievein Allahand His Messengerthen(do) notdoubtbut strivewith their wealthand their livesin(the) wayﲪﲫ(of) AllahThose[they](are) the truthful(15)

The ˹true˺ believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Messenger—never doubting—and strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah. They are the ones true in faith.

49:16

SayWill you acquaintAllahwith your religionwhile Allahknowswhat(is) inthe heavensand what(is) inﲻﲼthe earthAnd Allahof everyﲿthing(is) All-Knower(16)

Say, “Do you inform Allah of your faith, when Allah ˹already˺ knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth? And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.”

49:17

They consider (it) a favorto youthatﳅﳆthey have accepted IslamSay(Do) notconsider a favoron me ﳋﳌyour IslamNayAllahhas conferred a favorupon youthatHe has guided youto the faithifyou aretruthful(17)

They regard their acceptance of Islam as a favour to you. Tell ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Do not regard your Islam as a favour to me. Rather, it is Allah Who has done you a favour by guiding you to the faith, if ˹indeed˺ you are faithful.

49:18

IndeedAllahknows(the) unseen(of) the heavensﳝﳞand the earthAnd Allah(is) All-Seerof whatyou do(18)

Surely Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and earth. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.”