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you so that there should be no restriction for the between them. But if one of them attacks the
believers regarding the wives of their adopted other unjustly, fight the attackers until they revert
sons when they have divorced them. Allah’s to Allah’s command. If they revert, make peace
command is always carried out. (33:37) between them with justice, and be even-handed.
There is no restriction on the Prophet regarding Allah loves those who are even-handed. (49:9)
anything Allah allots to him. This was Allah’s pat- But they spurned their Lord’s command, so the
tern with those who passed away before–and Blast seized them as they looked. (51:44)
Allah’s command is a pre-ordained decree. Our command is only one word, like the blink-
(33:38) ing of an eye. (54:50)
And We gave Sulayman power over the wind–a They will call out to them, ‘Were we not with
month’s journey in the morning and a month in you?’ They will reply, ‘Indeed you were. But you
the afternoon. And We made a fount of molten made trouble for yourselves and hung back and
brass flow out for him. And some of the jinn doubted and false hopes deluded you until
worked in front of him by his Lord’s permission. Allah’s command arrived. The Deluder deluded
And if a single one of them deviates at all from you about Allah.’ (57:14)
Our command, We let him taste the punishment That is Allah’s command which He has sent
of the Searing Blaze. (34:12) down to you. Whoever has fear of Allah–He will
His command when He desires a thing is just to erase his bad actions from him and greatly in-
say to it, ‘Be!’ and it is. (36:82) crease his reward. (65:5)
So We subjected the wind to him to blow at his How many cities spurned their Lord’s command
command, softly, wherever he directed. (38:36) and His Messengers! And so We called them
He is the Raiser of ranks, the Possessor of the harshly to account and punished them with a ter-
Throne, He sends the Spirit by His command to rible punishment. (65:8)
whichever of His servants He wills so that he It is Allah Who created the seven heavens and of
may warn mankind about the Day of Meeting. the earth the same number, the Command de-
(40:15) scending down through all of them, so that you
We sent Messengers before you. Some of them We might know that Allah has power over all things
have told you about and others We have not told and that Allah encompasses all things in His
you about. No Messenger can bring a Sign except knowledge. (65:12)
with Allah’s permission. But when Allah’s com- It is the Day when a self will have no power to
mand comes the matter will be decided with truth help any other self in any way. The command
and then and there the liars will be lost. (40:78) that Day will be Allah’s alone. (82:19)
Accordingly We have revealed to you a Spirit by
Our command. You had no idea of what the COMMUNITY
Book was, nor faith. Nonetheless We have made (Ibrahim said,) ‘Our Lord, make us both Muslims
it a Light by which We guide those of Our ser- submitted to You, and our descendants a Muslim
vants We will. Truly you are guiding to a Straight community submitted to You. Show us our rites
Path. (42:52) of worship and turn towards us. You are the Ever-
We made the Commandments very clear to them Returning, the Most Merciful.’ (2:128)
and they only differed after knowledge came to That was a community which has long since
them, tyrannising one other. Your Lord will de- passed away. It has what it earned. You have
cide between them on the Day of Rising regard- what you have earned. You will not be ques-
ing the things they differed about. (45:17) tioned about what they did. (2:134, 2:141)
Then We placed you on the right road of Our In this way We have made you a middlemost
Command so follow it. Do not follow the whims community, so that you may act as witnesses
and desires of those who do not know. (45:18) against mankind and the Messenger as a witness
If two parties of the believers fight, make peace against you. We only appointed the direction
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