Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 478
4?6 t'hey (the Hypocrites) desire that ye shotild become infidel^ as they are infidels and that ye should be alikei Therefore take not frdm among them patrons until they fly for the religion of God; IV: 91. believers take not the disbelievers patrons besides the faithful; Do ye desire to make for God and evident argument against you? "Verily the Hypocrites shall be in the lowest depths of fire, and thou shalt not find for them a helper except those who turn and amend and hold fast to God and are sincere in their religion to God; those shall be with the faithful and in the end God will give the Faithful a magnificient reward. IV : 144-145. On the Day the Hypocrites, both men and women, shall say to those who believe; 'Look towards us that we may take some of your light" It shall be said " Go ye back behind you and seek a light " There will be struck between them a wall with a gate, within which shall be the Mercy and the outer side of it has the torment before it. They shall cry to them "Were we not with you?" They shall say "Yes but ye led yourselves into temptation, cherished (vain) hopes and ye doubted, and your wishes deceived you concerning God. On thafc Day, therefore no ransom shall be taken from you nor from tbose who disbelieve ; Your abode is the fire ; it is your patron and wretched the journey thither. L VII : 13-14. Hast thou not seen those who take for patrons the people upon whom is the wrath of God; they are neither of your party nor of theirs ; and they swear to lie knowingly- God has prepared for them a severe torment; verily, evil is what they do. They make a cloak of their faith, and thus become an obstacle in the way of God ; therefore a shameful tor- ment awaiteth them.