Page 282 - Learning from the Qur'an

And there are others who say, 'Our Lord, give us good in this
world, and good in the hereafter, and safeguard us from the
punishment of the Fire.' They will have a good share from what
they have earned. Allah is swift at reckoning. (Qur'an, 2:201-202)
When they came out against Goliath and his troops, they said,
'Our Lord, pour down steadfastness upon us, and make our feet
firm, and help us against unbelievers.' (Qur'an, 2:250)
'Our Lord, do not make our hearts swerve aside after You have
guided us. And give us mercy from You. You are the Ever-Giving
Our Lord, You are the Gatherer of mankind to a Day of which
there is no doubt. Allah will not break His promise.' (Qur'an, 3:8-
9)
Our Lord, we believe in what You have sent down and have
followed the Messenger, so write us down among the witnesses.'
(Qur'an, 3:53)
…Our Lord, judge between us and our people with truth. You are
the best of judges.' (Qur'an, 7:89)
Remember when the wife of 'Imran said, 'My Lord, I have pledged
to You what is in my womb, devoting it to Your service. Please
accept my prayer. You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.'
(Qur'an, 3:35)
Then and there Zakariyya called on his Lord and said, 'O Lord,
grant me by Your favour an upright child. You are the Hearer of
Prayer.' (Qur'an, 3:38)
All they said was, 'Our Lord, forgive us our wrong actions and
any excesses we went to in what we did and make our feet firm
and help us against unbelievers.' (Qur'an, 3:147)
Those who remember Allah, standing, sitting and lying on their
sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth:
'Our Lord, You have not created this for nothing. Glory be to You!
So safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire. Our Lord, those
You cast into the Fire, You have indeed disgraced. The wrongdoers

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