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The People of the Book who disbelieve and the have invented it the crime will be laid at my
idolaters will be in the Fire of Hell, remaining in door, but I am innocent of the crimes which you
it timelessly, for ever. They are the worst of crea- commit.’ (11:35)
tures. (98:6) You who believe! Avoid most suspicion. Indeed
But those who believe and do right actions–they some suspicion is a crime. And do not spy and
are the best of creatures. (98:7) do not backbite one another. Would any of you
like to eat his brother’s dead flesh? No, you
CRIME would hate it. And have fear of Allah. Allah is
He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and Ever-Returning, Most Merciful. (49:12)
pork and what has been consecrated to other when the baby girl buried alive is asked for what
than Allah. But anyone who is forced to eat crime she was killed, (81:8-9)
it–without desiring it or going to excess in
it–commits no crime. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, CROPS
Most Merciful. (2:173) When he leaves you, he goes about the earth
Then if anyone alters it after hearing it, the crime corrupting it, destroying crops and animals.
is on the part of those who alter it. Allah is All- Allah does not love corruption. (2:205)
Hearing, All-Knowing. (2:181) The metaphor of what they spend in their life in
But if someone fears bias or wrongdoing on the this world is that of a wind with an icy bite to it
part of the person making the will, and puts which strikes the crops of a people who have
things right between the people involved, in that wronged themselves and destroys them. Allah
case he has not committed any crime. Allah is did not wrong them; rather it was themselves
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (2:182) they were wronging. (3:117)
Do not devour one another’s property by false They assign to Allah a share of the crops and live-
means nor offer it to the judges as a bribe, trying stock He has created, saying, ‘This is for
through crime to knowingly usurp a portion of Allah,’–as they allege–‘and this is for our idols.’
other people’s property. (2:188) Their idols’ share does not reach Allah whereas
If you are on a journey and cannot find a writer, Allah’s share reaches their idols! What an evil
something can be left as a security. If you leave judgement they make! (6:136)
things on trust with one another the one who is They say, ‘These animals and crops are sacro-
trusted must deliver up his trust and have fear of sanct. No one may eat them except those we
Allah, his Lord. Do not conceal testimony. If wish’,–as they allege–and animals on whose
someone does conceal it, his heart commits a backs it is forbidden to ride, and animals over
crime. Allah knows what you do. (2:283) which they do not mention Allah’s name, invent-
Give orphans their property, and do not substi- ing falsehood against Him. He will repay them
tute bad things for good. Do not assimilate their for the things they have invented. (6:138)
property into your own. Doing that is a serious It is He Who produces gardens, both cultivated
crime. (4:2) and wild, and palm-trees and crops of diverse
If you desire to exchange one wife for another kinds, and olives and pomegranates, both similar
and have given your original wife a large and dissimilar. Eat of their fruits when they bear
amount, do not take any of it. Would you take it fruit and pay their due on the day of their harvest,
by means of slander and outright crime? (4:20) and do not be profligate. He does not love the
Allah does not forgive anything being associated profligate. (6:141)
with Him but He forgives whoever He wills for And by it He makes crops grow for you and
anything other than that. Anyone who associates olives and dates and grapes and fruit of every
something with Allah has committed a terrible kind. There is certainly a Sign in that for people
crime. (4:48) who reflect. (16:11)
Or do they say, ‘He has invented it’? Say: ‘If I Make an example for them of two men. To one of
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