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you used to face in order to know those who fol- fore your time, but Satan made their actions seem
low the Messenger from those who turn round on good to them. Therefore today he is their protec-
their heels. Though in truth it is a very hard tor. They will have a painful punishment. (16:63)
thing–except for those Allah has guided. Allah On that Day We will raise up among every com-
would never let your faith go to waste. Allah is munity a witness against them from amongst
All-Gentle, Most Merciful to mankind. (2:143) themselves, and bring you as a witness against
Mankind was a single community. Then Allah them. We have sent down the Book to you mak-
sent out Prophets bringing good news and giving ing all things clear and as guidance and mercy
warning, and with them He sent down the Book and good news for the Muslims. (16:89)
with truth to decide between people regarding Do not be like a woman who spoils the thread
their differences. Only those who were given it she has spun by unravelling it after it is strong, by
differed about it, after the Clear Signs had come to making your oaths a means of deceiving one an-
them, envying one another. Then, by His permis- other, merely because one community is bigger
sion, Allah guided those who believed to the truth than another. Allah is only testing you by this. He
of that about which they had differed. Allah will make clear to you on the Day of Rising the
guides whoever He wills to a straight path. things about which you differed. (16:92)
(2:213) If Allah had willed He would have made you one
And We have sent down the Book to you with community. However, He misguides anyone He
truth, confirming and conserving the previous wills and guides anyone He wills. You will be
Books. So judge between them by what Allah has questioned about what you did. (16:93)
sent down and do not follow their whims and de- Ibrahim was a community in himself, exemplary,
sires deviating from the Truth that has come to obedient to Allah, a man of pure natural belief.
you. We have appointed a law and a practice for He was not one of the idolaters. (16:120)
every one of you. Had Allah willed, He would Then We sent Our Messengers one after another,
have made you a single community, but He at intervals. Each time its Messenger came to a
wanted to test you regarding what has come to community they called him a liar so We made
you. So compete with each other in doing good. them follow one another too and turned them
Every one of you will return to Allah and He will into myths and legends. Away with the people
inform you regarding the things about which you who have no faith! (23:44)
differed. (5:48) On that Day We will collect from every commu-
There is no creature crawling on the earth or fly- nity a crowd of those who denied Our Signs, pa-
ing creature, flying on its wings, who are not raded in tight ranks. (27:83)
communities just like yourselves–We have not We have sent you with the truth bringing good
omitted anything from the Book–then they will be news and giving warning. There is no community
gathered to their Lord. (6:38) to which a warner has not come. (35:24)
Among those We have created there is a commu- They swore by Allah with their most earnest oaths
nity who guide by the Truth and act justly accord- that if a warner came to them they would be bet-
ing to it. (7:181) ter guided than any other community. But then
Mankind was only one community but then they when a warner did come to them, it only in-
differed, and had it not been for a prior Word creased their aversion. (35:42)
from your Lord, they would already have been Were it not that mankind might all become one
judged in respect of the differences between community, We would have given those who re-
them. (10:19) ject the All-Merciful silver roofs to their houses
If your Lord had wanted to, He would have made and silver stairways to ascend. (43:33)
mankind into one community but they persist in
their differences, (11:118) COMPANION
By Allah, We sent Messengers to communities be- But those who disbelieve and deny Our Signs are
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