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wa-llāhu ʾaʿlamu bi-ʾaʿdāʾikum wa-kafā bi-llāhi waliyyan wa-kafā bi-llāhi naṣīran
But Allah knows your enemies better, and Allah suffices as guardian, and Allah suffices as helper.
— Ali Quli Qarai
4An-Nisā’النساءVerse 45 of 176
The Women4. An-Nisā’النساء
Al Nisā’
The Women
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Surah An-Nisa', Verse 45
45. "And Allah knows well your enemies; and Allah is sufficient as a Guardian, and Allah is sufficient as a Helper."
In this verse, it says that they show themselves in the form of friends, but they are your real enemies. It is in the case that Allah knows your enemies well.
What enmity is higher than that they are opposite your happiness and guidance. They always pursue their own evil aims to be practised, every time in a shape. They sometimes come nigh with a tongue of benevolence, and sometimes by the way of ill-speaking. Yet, you should never be afraid of their hostility, because you are not alone: