2.241 . For divorced women a provision in kindness : a duty for those who ward off ( evil ) .
2. 2.242 . Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations so that ye may understand .
2. 2.243 . Bethink thee ( O Muhammad ) of those of old , who went forth from their habitations in their thousands , fearing death , and Allah said unto them : Die , and then He brought them back to life . Lo! Allah is a Lord of Kindness to mankind , but most of mankind give not thanks .
2. 2.244 . Fight in the way of Allah , and know that Allah is Nearer , Knower .
2. 2.245 . Who is it that will lend unto Allah a goodly loan , so that He may give it increase manifold? Allah straiteneth and enlargeth . Unto Him ye will return .
2. 2.246 . Bethink thee of the leaders of the Children of Israel after Moses , how they said unto a Prophet whom they had : Set up for us a King and we will fight in Allah ' s way . He said : Would ye then refrain from fighting if fighting were prescribed for you? They said : Why should we not fight in Allah ' s way when we have been driven from our dwellings with our children? Yet , when fighting was prescribed for them , they turned away , all save a few of them . Allah is Aware of evil doers .
2. 2.247 . Their Prophet said unto them : Lo! Allah hath raised up Saul to be a king for you . They said : How can he have kingdom over us when we are more deserving of the kingdom than he is , since he hath not been given wealth enough? He said : Lo! Allah hath chosen him above you , and hath increased him abundantly in wisdom and stature . Allah bestoweth His sovereignty on whom He will . Allah is All Embracing , All Knowing .
2. 2.248 . And their Prophet said unto them : Lo! the token of his kingdom is that there shall come unto you the ark wherein is peace of reassurance from your Lord , and a remnant of that which the house of Moses and the house of Aaron left behind , the angels bearing it . Lo! herein shall be a token for you if ( in truth ) ye are believers .
2. 2.249 . And when Saul set out with the army , be said : Lo! Allah will try you by ( the ordeal of ) a river . Whosoever therefore drinketh thereof he is not of me , and whosoever tasteth it not he is of me , save him who taketh ( thereof ) in the hollow of his hand . But they drank thereof , all save a few of them . And after he had crossed ( the river ) , he and those who believed with him , they said : We have no power this day against Goliath and his hosts . But those who knew that they would meet their Lord exclaimed : How many a little company hath overcome a mighty host by Allah ' s leave! Allah is with the steadfast .
2. 2.250 . And when they went into the field against Goliath and his hosts they said : Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance , make our foothold sure , and give us help against the disbelieving folk .
