The verse says...

The verse says: "And those who believe will say: Are these they who swore by Allah with the most forcible of their oath that they were most surely with you?'..." Then, as a result of the same hypocrisy, all their good deeds became invalid, because they had not originated from a pure intention and a sincere source. That was why they became of the losers both in this world and in other world. It says: "...

Their (good) deeds failed and they themselves became losers." Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 54 يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَلاَ يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لآئِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاء وَاللّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ 54.

"O' you who have Faith whoever of you turns away from his religion (he does not harm Allah, since) soon Allah will bring (forward) a people whom He loves and who love Him, humble towards the believers, stern against infidels, they strive in the way of Allah, and do not fear the scorn of any blamer. This is the grace of Allah; He gives it to whom He desires; and Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.

After the statement upon the hypocrites, the words are about some apostates who, according to the prediction of the Qur'an, turn away from this sacred religion. As a general rule, it warns all the Muslims that if any one of them turns away from his religion he does not harm Allah, His religion, Muslim society, and their rapid process of progression, because He will soon bring forward a group of people to support this religion. The verse itself says: "O' you who have Faith!

whoever of you turns away from his religion (he does not harm Allah, since) soon Allah will bring (forward) a people ".... Then the Qur'an explains the qualities of those who must undertake this great mission, as the followings: They love Allah and think of nothing but His pleasure. "....whom He loves and who love Him….." 2-3 They are humble and kind unto the believers while they are mighty, stern, and forceful against the enemies and tyrants. "...

stern against infidels....." Striving in the way of Allah is their constant program. The last privilege that the Qur'an enumerates for them is that, in the path of performing the command of Allah and defending the right, they do not fear any reproach of any reproacher. "... and do not fear the scorn of any blamer.

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