Page 192 - Tafsir of surat at tawba repentance

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This form covers short verses which convey lessons, many of which have
become proverbs. Like the mathal kaamin, it has none of the expressions or
similes; however, comparisons may be made or implied. 19 The following verses
clearly illustrate this type of mathal:

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“Perhaps you may dislike something which is good for you.”

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“Is the reward for good anything but good?”

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“The foul and the wholesome are not equal.”

3 ( «!$# ÈbøŒÎ*Î/ OouŽÏWŸ2 Zpt¤Ïù ôMt7n=xî A's#ŠÎ=s% 7pt¤Ïù `ÏiB NŸ2 )

“How often a small group has defeated a larger group by Allaah’s
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permission.”

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“You think they are united, but their hearts are scattered.”

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Al-Itqaan, vol. 4, p. 43.
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Soorah al-Baqarah (2):216.
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Soorah ar-Rahmaan (55):60.
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Soorah al-Maa’idah (5):100.
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Soorah al-Baqarah (2):249.
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Soorah al-Hashr (59):14.

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