taketh the alms, and that Allah is He Who is the Relenting,
the Merciful.

S: Do they not know that Allah accepts repentance from His servants and
takes the alms, and that Allah is the Oft-returning (to mercy), the
Merciful?

009.105
Y: And say: "Work (righteousness): Soon will Allah observe your work,
and His Messenger, and the Believers: Soon will ye be brought back to
the knower of what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you
the truth of all that ye did."

P: And say (unto them): Act! Allah will behold your actions, and (so
will) His messenger and the believers, and ye will be brought back to
the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, and He will tell you what
ye used to do.

S: And say: Work; so Allah will see your work and (so will) His
Messenger and the believers; and you shall be brought back to the
Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you
did.

009.106
Y: There are (yet) others, held in suspense for the command of Allah,
whether He will punish them, or turn in mercy to them: and Allah is
All-Knowing, Wise.

P: And (there are) others who await Allah's decree, whether He will
punish them or will forgive them. Allah is Knower, Wise.

S: And others are made to await Allah's command, whether He chastise
them or whether He turn to them (mercifully), and Allah is Knowing,
Wise.

009.107
Y: And there are those who put up a mosque by way of mischief and
infidelity - to disunite the Believers - and in preparation for one who
warred against Allah and His Messenger aforetime. They will indeed
swear that their intention is nothing but good; But Allah doth declare
that they are certainly liars.

P: And as for those who chose a place of worship out of opposition and
disbelief, and in order to cause dissent among the believers, and as an
outpost for those who warred against Allah and His messenger aforetime,
they will surely swear: We purposed naught save good. Allah beareth
witness that they verily are liars.

S: And those who built a masjid to cause harm and for unbelief and to
cause disunion among the believers and an ambush to him who made war
against Allah and His Messenger before; and they will certainly swear:
We did not desire aught but good; and Allah bears witness that they are
most surely liars.

009.108
Y: Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whose foundation
was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of the standing
forth (for