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               76  International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 9 (32): 61-97, Autumn. 2022
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               who (conduct) their affairs            -  Believers  who  believe  in
               by mutual consultation, and            One God and the teachings
               who spend of what We have              of the Prophet Muhammad.
               bestowed on them. (Quran,              Hypocrites  are  included
               42: 38)                                within      the    group      of

                                                      Muslims  since  they  were
               -  And  by  the  Mercy  of             outwardly pretending to be
               Allah,  you  dealt  with  them         believers even as they were

               gently.  And  had  you  been           inwardly  defecting  from
               severe  and  harsh-hearted             Islam and scheming against
               they  would  have  broken              the Muslims.

               away  from  about  you;  so            - Unbelievers and polytheists,
               pass over (their fault), and           who are classed together as
               ask  (Allah’s)  Forgiveness            mushrikin, who deny God or

               for them; and consult them             associate a partner with God.
               in  affairs.  Then  when  you          - People of the Book refers
               have  taken  a  decision,  put         to  those  who  follow  a

               your      trust    in    Allah,        divine  book  and  a  prophet
               certainly, Allah loves those           sent by God that including
               who put their trust (in Him).          Jews, Christian and Sabians:

               (Ibid, 3: 159)
                                                      -  The  [Muslim]  believers,
                   5.  Quranic Classification         the  Jews,  the  Christians,

                      of People                       and the Sabians- those who
               Erol  and  Kurucan  (2012)             believe in God and the Last
               observed  that  the  Quranic           Day and do good- will have

               text  distinguishes  three             their  rewards  with  their
               groups:
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