Al-Anfal 8:34 وما لهم الا يعذبهم الله وهم يصدون عن المسجد الحرام وما كانوا اولياءه ان اولياوه الا المتقون ولاكن اكثرهم لا يعلمون ٣٤
وَمَا
لَهُمۡ
أَلَّا
يُعَذِّبَهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
وَهُمۡ
يَصُدُّونَ
عَنِ
ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ
ٱلۡحَرَامِ
وَمَا
كَانُوٓاْ
أَوۡلِيَآءَهُۥٓۚ
إِنۡ
أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
لَا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٣٤
yet why should God not punish them when they debar people from the Sacred Mosque, although they are not its [rightful] guardians? Only those mindful of God are its rightful guardians, but most of the disbelievers do not realize this.
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