Al-Hashr

Everything in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah, the Almighty, the Wise. It is He who drove out those among the People of the Book who disbelieved from their homes at the first gathering. You did not think they would leave, and they thought their fortresses would protect them from Allah, but Allah came at them from where they did not expect and cast terror into their hearts; they destroyed their houses with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So take a lesson, you who have eyes to see. The wealth Allah gave His Messenger from them, without any horse or camel ridden into battle, is for Allah and the Messenger, relatives, orphans, the poor and travellers, so that it does not just circulate among the rich. Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, leave it. It is for the poor emigrants who were driven out of their homes and wealth, and for those who had settled in Madinah before them: they love those who come to them, feel no envy for what they are given, and put others before themselves even when they are in need. Whoever is saved from the greed of his own soul will succeed. Those who came after them say, “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who came before us in faith, and leave no ill feeling in our hearts.” The hypocrites promised their allies, “If you are driven out, we will go with you,” but they lied, like Satan, who tells a person to disbelieve and then says, “I have nothing to do with you.” O you who believe, be mindful of Allah, and let every soul look at what it has sent ahead for tomorrow. Do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. If We had sent this Quran down on a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and split apart in awe of Allah. He is Allah, there is no god but Him, the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Most Merciful; the King, the Holy, the Source of Peace; the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper. His are the most beautiful names.