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LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUR'AN

You who believe! When you are told: ‘Make room in the gathering,’
then make room and God will make room for you! And when it is
said, ‘Get up’, get up. God will raise in rank those of you who
believe and those who have been given knowledge. God is aware

of what you do. (Surat al-Mujadilah, 11)
(Shu‘ayb said,) ‘We would be inventing lies against God if we
returned to your religion after God has saved us from it. We could
never return to it unless God our Lord so willed. Our Lord encom-
passes everything in His knowledge. We have put our trust in
God. Our Lord, judge between us and our people with truth. You

are the best of judges.’ (Surat al-A’raf, 89)
And when he (Musa) reached his full strength and maturity, We
gave him judgement and knowledge. That is how We recompense
good-doers. (Surat al-Qasas, 14)
They will ask you about the Spirit. Say: ‘The Spirit is my Lord’s
concern. You have only been given a little knowledge.’ (Surat al-
Isra’, 85)

KEEPING IN MIND THAT GOD DESPISES THOSE
WHO ARE HAUGHTY AND REFRAINING FROM
HAUGHTINESS NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES

He said, ‘What prevented you from prostrating when I command-
ed you to?’ He replied, ‘I am better than him. You created me from
fire and You created him from clay. He said, ‘Descend from Heav-
en. It is not for you to be arrogant in it. So get out! You are one of
the abased.’ (Surat al-A’raf, 12-13)
Do not avert your face from people out of haughtiness and do
not strut about arrogantly on the earth. God does not love any-
one who is vain or boastful. (Surah Luqman, 18)

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