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These are some of the stories of communities which We relate unto
thee: of them some are standing, and some have
been mown down (by the sickle of time).
It was not We that wronged them: They wronged
Their own souls: the deities, other than Allah,
whom they invoked, profited them no whit
when there issued the decree of thy Lord:
Nor did they add aught (to their lot) but perdition!
(Surah Hud: 100-101)

t is Allah Who creates man, and gives him a spiritual and physical
form, lets him lead a certain course of life, and then will take him in-
I to His presence by bringing about his death. Allah creates man and
as revealed in the verse "Should He not know - He that created?" (Surat
al-Mulk: 14), He is the One Who knows and recognises him, who educa-
tes him and meets his needs. Therefore, the only real purpose man has in
life is to praise Allah, supplicate Him and worship Him. For the same re-
ason, the revelation of Allah communicated to people through His
Messenger and the Prophet’s (saas) Sunnah are the true guidance for
mankind.
The Qur’an is the last book of Allah and His only unaltered revelation.
This is why we are responsible for assuming the Qur’an as our true gu-
ide, and of being extremely meticulous about all its judgements. In addi-
tion, we are also charged with adhering to the Sunnah of the Prophet
Muhammad (saas), a mercy on all mankind.
Therefore, we need to explore very carefully and attentively what the
Qur’an relates to us and contemplate it. In the Qur’an, Allah states that the
purpose of the Qur’an’s revelation is to lead people to think:
Here is a Message for mankind: Let them take warning therefrom, and let

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