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LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUR'AN

Do not argue on behalf of those who betray themselves. God does
not love any evildoing traitors. (Surat an-Nisa’, 107)
Here you are arguing on their behalf in this world, but who will

argue with God on their behalf on the Day of Rising? Who will act
as guardian for them then? (Surat an-Nisa’, 109)
How is it that you have become two parties regarding the hyp-
ocrites, when God has returned them to disbelief for what they did?
Do you desire to guide people God has misguided? When God mis-
guides someone, you will find no way for him. (Surat an-Nisa’, 88)

NOT BEING AFRAID OF PEOPLE

Is God not enough for His servant? Yet they try to scare you with
others apart from Him. If God misguides someone, he has no
guide. (Surat az-Zumar, 36)
(Believers are) those to whom people said, ‘The people have gath-
ered against you, so fear them.’ But that merely increased their faith
and they said, ‘God is enough for us and the Best of Guardians.’
(Surah Al ‘Imran, 173)
When the believers saw the Confederates they said: ‘This is what

God and His Messenger promised us. God and His Messenger told
us the truth.’ It only increased them in faith and in submission.
(Surat al-Ahzab, 22)
Do you not see those who were told: ‘Hold back from fighting but
perform prayer and give the alms’? Then when fighting is prescribed
for them, a group of them fear people as God should be feared, or

even more than that. They say, ‘Our Lord, why have you prescribed
fighting for us? If only You would give us just a little more time!’
Say, ‘The enjoyment of this world is very brief. The hereafter is better

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