Page 376 - Learning from the Qur'an

They say, 'These animals and crops are sacrosanct. No one may
eat them except those we wish',— as they allege—and animals on
whose backs it is forbidden to ride, and animals over which they
do not mention Allah's name, inventing falsehood against Him. He
will repay them for the things they have invented. (Qur'an, 6:138)
If you obeyed most of those on earth, they would misguide you
from Allah's Way. They follow nothing but conjecture. They are
only guessing. (Qur'an, 6:116)
You who believe! Do not make forbidden the good things Allah has
made lawful for you, and do not overstep the limits. Allah does not
love people who overstep the limits. (Qur'an, 5:87)
There are eight in pairs: A pair of sheep and a pair of goats—Say:
'Is it the two males He has made forbidden, or the two females, or
what the wombs of the two females contain? Tell me with
knowledge if you are being truthful.' (Qur'an, 6:143)
And a pair of camels and a pair of cattle—Say: 'Is it the two males
He has made forbidden, or the two females, or what the wombs
of the two females contain? Were you then witnesses when Allah
gave you this instruction?' Who could do greater wrong than
someone who invents lies against Allah thus leading people astray
without any knowledge? Allah does not guide the people of the
wrongdoers. (Qur'an, 6:144)
Say: 'Produce your witnesses to testify that Allah made this
forbidden.' If they do testify, do not testify with them and do not
follow the whims and desires of people who deny Our Signs, and
who do not believe in the hereafter and make others equal to their
Lord. (Qur'an, 6:150)

THOSE WHO CLAIM THAT THE QUR'AN
WAS WRITTEN BY THE PROPHET
Do they say, 'He has invented it'? Say: 'Then produce a sura like
it and call on anyone you can besides Allah if you are telling the
truth.' (Qur'an, 10:38)

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