Message of the Holy Quran — Page 263
~ 263 ~ and to be seen of men, and they remember Allah but lit- tle. 4:143 Ask thou forgiveness for them, or ask thou not for- giveness for them; even if thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them… 9:80 avoided fighting, And that He might cause the hypocrites to be distin- guished. And it was said to them, 'Come ye, fight in the cause of Allah and repel the attack of the enemy;' they said, 'If we knew how to fight, we would surely fol- low you. They were, that day, nearer to disbelief than to belief. They say with their mouths what is not in their hearts… 3:168 vile boast of ¬ , They say, 'If we return to Medina, the one most ex- alted will, surely, drive out there from the one most mean,' while true honour belongs to Allah and to His Messenger and the believ- ers; but the Hypocrites know not. 63:9 wishful thinking of ¬ 'Nay, you thought that the Messenger and the believ- ers would never return to their families, and that was made to appear pleasing to your hearts, and you thought an evil thought, and