Page 108 - Learning from the Qur'an

Those who say that the Messiah, son of Maryam, is Allah are
unbelievers. The Messiah said, 'Tribe of Israel! Worship Allah, my
Lord and your Lord. If anyone associates anything with Allah,
Allah has forbidden him the Garden and his refuge will be the
Fire.' The wrongdoers will have no helpers. (Qur'an, 5:72)
Except those who repent and put things right and hold fast to
Allah and dedicate their religion to Allah alone; they are with the
believers. Allah will give the believers an immense reward.
(Qur'an, 4:146)
Say: 'I am only a human being like yourselves. It is revealed to me
that your god is One God. So let him who hopes to meet his Lord
act rightly and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord.'
(Qur'an, 18:110)
So set your face firmly towards the Religion, as a pure natural
believer, Allah's natural pattern on which He made mankind.
There is no changing Allah's creation. That is the true Religion –
but most people do not know it. (Qur'an, 30:30)

THEY DO NOT FOLLOW
THEIR FATHERS BLINDLY
Similarly We never sent any warner before you to any city without
the affluent among them saying, 'We found our fathers following
a religion and we are simply following in their footsteps.' (Qur'an,
43:23)
When they are told: 'Follow what Allah has sent down,' they say,
'No, we will follow what we found our fathers doing.' What! Even
if satan is calling them to the punishment of the Blazing Fire?
(Qur'an, 31:21)
So be in no doubt about what these people worship. They only
worship as their forebears worshipped previously. We will pay
them their portion in full, with no rebate! (Qur'an, 11:109)

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