Page 29 - Learning from the Qur'an

THE QUR'AN COMMANDS PEOPLE
TO FORGIVE AND BE TOLERANT . . . . . . . . . . .416

ALLAH'S COMMANDS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . .417
To associate nothing with Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418
To worship Allah alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418
Not to set up any god other than Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..419
Not to act like unbelievers
despite one's certainty of Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419
To fear Allah alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..419
To fear Allah as much as one is able . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..420
To put one's trust in Allah alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..420
To take only Allah, the Prophet
and the believers as friends and helpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
To be honest and sincere to Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
To be true to Allah,
not only in times of hardship, but always . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
Not to distort the Book with one's tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . ..422
To observe Allah's limits
on what is permitted and forbidden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..422
Not to forbid anything Allah has permitted . . . . . . . . . . ..423
To obey Allah's commands without exception . . . . . . . . ..423
To be firm in following Allah's commands . . . . . . . . . . . ..423
To live one's entire life for Allah alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..424
To seek Allah's approval alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..424
To seek Allah's approval at all times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..425
To behave in a way
that will please Allah most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..425
To be sincerely devoted to Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..425
Not to be ungrateful to Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..425
Never to despair of Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..425
To be thankful to Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..426
Never to go astray when faced with difficulties
in the Way of Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..426
To be submissive to Allah
and not to be arrogant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..426
Never to revolt against Allah and the Prophet . . . . . . . . ..427
To know that everything is controlled by Allah
and be pleased with it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..427
To love Allah greatly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..427
To measure Allah by His true measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..428

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