Page 161 - Learning from the Qur'an

If their turning away is hard on you, then go down a tunnel deep
into the earth, if you can, or climb up a ladder into heaven, and
bring them a Sign. If Allah had wanted to He would have gathered
them all to guidance. So do not be among the ignorant. (Qur'an,
6:35)
Ibrahim would not have asked forgiveness for his father but for
a promise he made to him, and when it became clear to him that
he was an enemy of Allah, he renounced him. Ibrahim was tender-
hearted and forbearing. (Qur'an, 9:114)

THEY DO NOT INSIST ON THEIR ERRORS
(By) the self and what proportioned it and inspired it with
depravity or heedfulness, he who purifies it has succeeded, he
who covers it up has failed. (Qur'an, 91:7-10)
Do not ever stand in it. A mosque founded on performing one's
duty from the very first day has a greater right for you to stand in
it. In it there are men who love to purify themselves. Allah loves
those who purify themselves. (Qur'an, 9:108)
Those who were already settled in the abode (Madina), and in
faith, before they came, love those who have migrated to them
and do not find in their hearts any need for what they have been
given and prefer them to themselves even if they themselves are
needy. It is the people who are safe-guarded from the avarice of
their own selves who are successful. (Qur'an, 59:9)
But if anyone repents after his wrongdoing and puts things right,
Allah will turn towards him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
Merciful. (Qur'an, 5:39)
No burden-bearer can bear another's burden. If someone weighed
down calls for help to bear his load, none of it will be borne for him,
even by his next of kin. You can only warn those who fear their
Lord in the Unseen and perform prayer. Whoever is purified, is
purified for himself alone. Allah is your final destination. (Qur'an,
35:18)

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