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LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUR'AN

BEING BRAVE AND UNYIELDING IN THE WAY
OF GOD
…They were young men who believed in their Lord and We
increased them in guidance. We fortified their hearts when they
stood up and said, ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the
earth and We will not call on any god apart from Him. We would
in that case have uttered an abomination. The Companions of the

Cave said, ‘These people of ours have taken gods apart from Him.
Why do they not produce a clear authority concerning them? Who
could do greater wrong than someone who invents a lie against
God?’ (Surat al-Kahf, 13-15)
Pharaoh said, ‘Do you believe in him before I have authorised you?
He is your chief, the one who taught you magic. I will cut off your

hands and feet alternately and have you crucified on palm trunks.
Then you will know for certain which of us has the harsher and
longer lasting punishment.’ They (magicians) said (to Pharaoh), ‘We
will never prefer you to the Clear Signs which have come to us nor
to Him Who brought us into being. Decide on any judgment you
like. Your jurisdiction only covers the life of this world.’ (Surah Ta
Ha, 71-72)
When it reached Sulayman he said, ‘Would you give me wealth
when what God has given me is better than what He has given you?

No, rather it is you who delight in your gift. Return to them. We
will come to them with troops they cannot face and we will expel
them from it abased and humiliated.’ (Surat an-Naml, 36-37)
We made a contract with Adam before, but he forgot. We did not
find that he had a firm resolve. (Surah Ta Ha, 115)
Say: ‘Everyone is waiting expectantly so wait expectantly. You will

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