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said, ‘There is no protection from Allah’s com- mand to any of His servants He wills: ‘Give
mand today except for those He has mercy on.’ warning that there is no god but Me, so have fear
The waves surged in between them and he was of Me!’ (16:2)
among the drowned. (11:43) He has made night and day subservient to you,
When Our command came, We rescued Hud and the sun and moon and stars, all subject to
and those who believed along with him by a His command. There are certainly Signs in that
mercy from Us. We rescued them from a harsh for people who use their intellect. (16:12)
punishment. (11:58) What are they waiting for but the angels to come
That was ‘Ad. They denied the Signs of their Lord to them or your Lord's command to come? That
and disobeyed His Messengers and followed the is like what those before them did. Allah did not
command of every obdurate tyrant. (11:59) wrong them; rather they wronged themselves.
Then when Our command came We rescued (16:33)
Salih and those who believed along with him by When We desire to destroy a city, We send a
a mercy from Us from the disgrace of that day. command to the affluent in it and they become
Your Lord is the All-Strong, the Almighty. (11:66) deviant in it and the Word is justly carried out
They said, ‘Are you astonished at Allah’s com- against it and We annihilate it completely.
mand? May Allah’s mercy and His blessings be (17:16)
upon you, People of the House! He is (Dhu’l-Qarnayn said,) ‘But as for him who be-
Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.’ (11:73) lieves and acts rightly, he will receive the best of
‘Ibrahim, turn away from this! Your Lord’s com- rewards and we will issue a command, making
mand has come. A punishment is coming to things easy for him.’ (18:88)
them which cannot be repelled.’ (11:76) We revealed to him (Nuh): ‘Build the Ship under
When Our command came, We turned their Our supervision and as We reveal. When Our
cities upside down and rained down on them command comes and water bubbles up from the
stones of hard baked clay. (11:82) earth, load into it a pair of every species, and
When Our command came, We rescued Shu‘ayb your family–except for those among them against
and those who believed along with him by a whom the word has already gone ahead. And do
mercy from Us. The Great Blast seized hold of not address Me concerning those who do wrong.
those who did wrong and morning found them They shall be drowned.’ (23:27)
lying flattened in their homes. (11:94) You were not on the western side when We gave
We sent Musa with Our Signs and clear authority Musa the command. You were not a witness.
to Pharaoh and his ruling circle. They followed (28:44)
Pharaoh’s command but Pharaoh’s command Among His Signs is that He sends the winds bear-
was not rightly guided. (11:96-97) ing good news, to give you a taste of His mercy,
We did not wrong them; rather they wronged and to make the ships run by His command, and
themselves. The gods they called upon besides to enable you to seek His bounty so that hope-
Allah did not help them at all when Allah’s com- fully you will be thankful. (30:46)
mand came upon them. They did nothing but in- We appointed leaders from among them, guiding
crease their ruin. (11:101) by Our command when they were steadfast and
We revealed to him (Lut) the command We had when they had certainty about Our Signs. (32:24)
decreed: that on the following morning the last When you said to him whom Allah has blessed
remnant of those people would be cut off. and you yourself have greatly favoured, ‘Keep
(15:66) your wife to yourself and have fear of Allah,’
Allah’s command is coming, so do not try to has- while concealing something in yourself which
ten it. Glory be to Him! He is exalted above any- Allah wished to bring to light, you were fearing
thing they associate with Him. (16:1) people when Allah has more right to your fear.
He sends down angels with the Spirit of His com- Then when Zayd divorced her We married her to
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