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before Allah in pairs and on your own and then and hamstrung her (the she-camel). (54:29)
reflect. Your companion is not possessed. He is The Companions of the Right: how happy are the
only a warner come to you ahead of a terrible Companions of the Right? (56:8)
punishment.’ (34:46) The Companions of the Left: how wretched are
The Companions of the Garden are busy enjoy- the Companions of the Left? (56:9)
ing themselves today. (36:55) And the Companions of the Right: how happy
And Thamud and the people of Lut and the are the Companions of the Right? (56:27)
Companions of the Thicket. Those too were We have brought maidens into being and made
Confederates. (38:13) them purest virgins, devoted, passionate, of like
When harm touches man he calls upon his Lord, age, for the Companions of the Right. (56:35-38)
repenting to Him. Then when He grants him a And the Companions of the Left: how wretched
blessing from Him, he forgets what he was call- are the Companions of the Left? (56:41)
ing for before and ascribes rivals to Allah, so as to And if he is one of the Companions of the Right,
misguide others from His Way. Say: ‘Enjoy your ‘Peace be upon you!’ from the Companions of
disbelief for a little while. You are among the the Right. (56:90-91)
Companions of the Fire.’ (39:8) Those who believe in Allah and His
So your Lord’s Words about those who disbelieve Messengers–such people are the truly
proved true, that they are indeed the sincere–and the martyrs who are with their Lord
Companions of the Fire. (40:6) will receive their wages and their light. But those
There is no question that what you call me to has who disbelieve and deny Our Signs, will be
no foundation either in this world or the here- Companions of the Blazing Fire. (57:19)
after, that our return is to Allah, and that the prof- Neither their wealth nor their children will help
ligate will be Companions of the Fire. (40:43) them at all against Allah. Such people are the
If someone shuts his eyes to the remembrance of Companions of the Fire, remaining in it time-
the All-Merciful, We assign him a Satan who be- lessly, for ever. (58:17)
comes his bosom friend-they debar them from The Companions of the Fire and the Companions
the path, yet they still think they are guided–so of the Garden are not the same. It is the
that, when he reaches Us, he says, ‘If only there Companions of the Garden who are the victors.
was the distance of the two Easts between you (59:20)
and me!’ What an evil companion! (43:36-38) But as for those who disbelieve and deny Our
Such people are the Companions of the Garden, Signs they are the Companions of the Fire, re-
remaining in it timelessly, for ever, as repayment maining in it timelessly, for ever. What an evil
for what they did. (46:14) destination! (64:10)
Those are people whose best deeds will be ac- They will say, ‘If only we had really listened and
cepted and whose wrong deeds will be over- used our intellect, we would not have been
looked. They are among the Companions of the Companions of the Blaze.’ (67:10)
Garden, in fulfilment of the true promise made to Then they will acknowledge their wrong actions.
them. (46:16) Away with the Companions of the Blaze! (67:11)
Before them the people of Nuh also denied the So wait steadfastly for the judgement of your
truth and the Companions of Rass and Thamud. Lord. Do not be like the Companion of the Fish
(50:12) when he called out in absolute despair. (68:48)
And the Companions of the Thicket and the peo- Except for the companions of the Right. (74:39)
ple of Tubba‘. Each one denied the Messengers Your companion is not mad. (81:22)
and My promise proved true. (50:14) Cursed be the Companions of the Pit. (85:4)
Your companion is not misguided or misled. Those are the Companions of the Right. (90:18)
(53:2) Those who reject Our signs, they are the
They called on their companion and he set to it Companions of the Left. (90:19)
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