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LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUR'AN

It is a mercy from God that you were gentle with them. If you had
been rough or hard of heart, they would have scattered from around
you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them, and consult with
them about the matter. Then when you have reached a firm deci-

sion, put your trust in God. God loves those who put their trust in
Him. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 159)
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 God, he renounced him. Ibrahim was tender-
hearted and forbearing. (Surat at-Tawba, 114)

They said, ‘Shu‘ayb, do your prayers instruct you that we should
abandon what our fathers worshipped or stop doing whatever we
want to with our wealth? You are clearly the forbearing, the right-
ly-guided!’ (Surah Hud, 87)
Do not direct your eyes longingly to what We have given certain of
them to enjoy. Do not feel sad concerning them. And take the
believers under your wing. (Surat al-Hijr, 88)
Take the believers who follow you under your wing. (Surat ash-

Shu`ara’, 215)
A Messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suffer-
ing is distressing to him; he is deeply concerned for you; he is gentle
and merciful to the believers. (Surat at-Tawba, 128)
Among His Signs is that He created spouses for you of your own

kind so that you might find tranquillity in them. And He has placed
affection and compassion between you. There are certainly Signs
in that for people who reflect. (Surat at-Rum, 21)
Muhammad is the Messenger of God, and those who are with him
are fierce to the disbelievers, merciful to one another…(Surat al-
Fath, 29)
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