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IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[24:53]
Now [as for those half-hearted ones,] they do swear by God with their most solemn oaths that if thou [O Apostle] shouldst ever bid them to do so, they would most certainly go forth [and sacrifice themselves].
Say: "Swear not! Reasonable compliance [with God’s message is all that is required of you]. Verily, God is aware of all that you do!"

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* v.53 : This is an allusion to the ephemeral, self-deceiving enthusiasms of the half-hearted and their supposed readiness for “self-sacrifice,” contrasting with their obvious reluctance to live up to the message of the Qur’ān in their day-to-day concerns.
* This elliptic phrase alludes to the principle – repeatedly stressed in the Qur’ān – that God does not burden man with more than he can easily bear.