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display their adornments–except for what nor- Mankind! Have fear of your Lord and fear a day
mally shows–and draw their head-coverings when no father will be able to atone for his son,
across their breasts. They should only display or son for his father, in any way. Allah’s promise
their adornments to their husbands or their fa- is true. So do not let the life of this world delude
thers or their husbands’ fathers, or their sons or you and do not let the Deluder delude you con-
their husbands’ sons or their brothers or their cerning Allah. (31:33)
brothers’ sons or their sisters’ sons or their Allah has not allotted to any man two hearts
women or those they own as slaves or their male within his breast, nor has He made those of your
attendants who have no sexual desire or children wives you equate with your mothers your actual
who still have no awareness of women’s private mothers, nor has He made your adopted sons
parts. Nor should they stamp their feet so that your actual sons. These are just words coming
their hidden ornaments are known. Turn to Allah out of your mouths. But Allah speaks the truth
every one of you, believers, so that hopefully you and He guides to the Way. (33:4)
will have success. (24:31) They also said, ‘We have more wealth and chil-
Once your children have reached puberty, they dren. We are not going to be punished.’ (34:35)
should ask your permission to enter as those be- It is not your wealth or your children that will
fore them also asked permission. In this way bring you near to Us–only in the case of people
Allah makes His Signs clear to you. Allah is All- who believe and act rightly; such people will
Knowing, All-Wise. (24:59) have a double recompense for what they did.
As for women who are past child-bearing age They will be safe from all harm in the High Halls
and no longer have any hope of getting married, of Paradise. (34:37)
there is nothing wrong in their removing their (Ibrahim said,) ‘My Lord, bestow on me a right-
outer clothes, provided they do not flaunt their acting child!’And We gave him the good news of
adornments; but to refrain from doing so is better a forbearing boy. (37:100-101)
for them. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. So inquire of them: does your Lord have daugh-
(24:60) ters while they themselves have sons? (37:149)
He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the Has He chosen daughters over sons? (37:153)
earth belongs. He does not have a son and He If Allah had desired to have a son He would have
has no partner in the Kingdom. He created every- chosen whatever He wished from what He has
thing and determined it most exactly. (25:2) created. Glory be to Him! He is Allah, the One,
(Believers are) those who say, ‘Our Lord, give us the All-Conquering. (39:4)
joy in our wives and children and make us a Our Lord, admit them to the Gardens of Eden
good example for those who guard against evil’. You have promised them, and all of their parents,
(25:74) wives and children who acted rightly. Truly You
He (Pharaoh) said, ‘Did we not bring you up are the Almighty, the All-Wise. (40:8)
among us as a child and did you not spend many When he brought them the truth from Us they
years of your life among us?’ (26:18) said, ‘Slaughter the sons of those who believe
The Day when neither wealth nor sons will be of with him but let their women live.’ The strata-
any use. (26:88) gems of the disbelievers are nothing but errors.
Have fear of Him Who has supplied you with (40:25)
what you know, supplied you with livestock and Say: ‘If the All-Merciful had a son, I would be the
children. (26:132-133) first to worship him.’ (43:81)
Pharaoh exalted himself arrogantly in the land He (Ibrahim) felt afraid of them but they said, ‘Do
and divided its people into camps, oppressing not be afraid!’ and gave him the good news of a
one group of them by slaughtering their sons and son imbued with knowledge. (51:28)
letting their women live. He was one of the cor- Know that the life of this world is merely a game
rupters. (28:4) and a diversion and ostentation and a cause of
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