| Remember the blessing that Allah bestowed upon you: you were once enemies then He brought your hearts together, so that through His blessing you became brothers | The reason for use of the word 'cable' habl is that it both establishes a bond between man and God and joins all believers together |
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| English - Sahih International : And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became by His favor brothers And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire and He saved you from it Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided• They had witnessed the blessing of Islam as it unified into one brotherhood the Aws and Khazraj, two tribes which had long been sworn enemies | Moreover, both tribes treated the migrants from Makka in a spirit of sacrifice and love seldom seen even among members of the same family |
Things had reached a point that the entire Arabian nation seemed to be on the verge of destroying itself.
19| And hold fast by the covenant of Allah all together and be not disunited, and remember the favor of Allah on you when you were enemies, then He united your hearts so by His favor you became brethren; and you were on the brink of a pit of fire, then He saved you from it, thus does Allah make clear to you His communications that you may follow the right way | The expression 'cable of Allah', in this verse, refers to the 'religion of God' |
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| And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate | There were animosities among the tribes which regularly broke out into fighting; every now and then there was much bloodshed |
| And, just as they rent the communities of the former Prophets, enticing people away from their true objective in life, so schisms and dissensions are bound to plague their lives | And remember Allah's favour unto you: How ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and how ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it |
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| Protect me in this calamity that has befallen me and replace it with something better | Somali - Abduh : Qabsada Xadhigga Eebe Islaamka dhamaantiin hana kala tagina xusana Nicmada Eebe ee korkiinna ah markaad Col ahaydeen oos isu Dumay Quluubtiinna ood Noqoteen Niemada Eebe darteed Walaalo idinkoo ahaa Qar God Naar ah oos idinka koriyey Xaggeeda saasuu idiinku Cadayn Eebe Aayaadkiisii si aad u Hanuuntaan• 中国语文 - Ma Jian : 你们当全体坚持真主的绳索，不要自己分裂。 Thus does Allah clarify His signs for you so that you may be guided |
If Muslims do this they are bound to suffer indignity and disgrace both in this world and the Next as happened with the followers of the previous Prophets.
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