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weighed down with debt? (68:46) mals which wild beasts have eaten–except those
Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two- you are able to slaughter properly–and animals
thirds of the night–or half of it, or a third of it–and which have been sacrificed on altars, and decid-
a group of those with you. Allah determines the ing things by means of divining arrows–that is
night and day. He knows you will not keep count deviance. Today those who disbelieve have de-
of it, so He has turned towards you. Recite as spaired of overcoming your religion. So do not
much of the Qur’an as is easy for you. He knows be afraid of them but be afraid of Me. Today I
that some of you are ill and that others are travel- have perfected your religion for you and com-
ling in the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and that pleted My blessing upon you and I am pleased
others are fighting in the Way of Allah. So recite with Islam as a religion for you. But if anyone is
as much of it as is easy for you. And perform forced by hunger, not intending any wrongdoing,
prayer and give the alms and lend a generous Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (5:3)
loan to Allah. Whatever good you send ahead for
yourselves you will find it with Allah as some- DEFEAT
thing better and as a greater reward. And seek Allah only did this for it to be good news for you
forgiveness from Allah. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, and so that your hearts might be set at rest by it
Most Merciful. (73:20) (help comes from no one but Allah, the Almighty,
the All-Wise) and so that He might cut off a group
DECEIT of those who disbelieve or crush them and they
They think they deceive Allah and those who be- might be turned back in defeat. (3:126-127)
lieve. They deceive no one but themselves but They were defeated then and there, transformed
they are not aware of it. (2:9) into humbled men. (7:119)
Do not be deceived by the fact that those who The Romans have been defeated in the land
disbelieve move freely about the earth. (3:196) nearby, but after their defeat they will themselves
The hypocrites think they deceive Allah, but He be victorious (30:2-3)
is deceiving them. When they get up to pray,
they get up lazily, showing off to people, and DELIGHT
only remembering Allah a very little. (4:142) If only the People of the Book had believed and
If they intend to deceive you, Allah is enough for guarded against evil, We would have erased their
you. It is He Who supported you with His help evil deeds from them and admitted them into
and with the believers. (8:62) Gardens of Delight. (5:65)
On the Day the Last Hour arrives, the evildoers Their Lord gives them the good news of His
will swear they have not even tarried for an hour. mercy and good pleasure and Gardens where
That is the extent to which they are deceived. they will enjoy everlasting delight. (9:21)
(30:55) But as for those who believe and do right actions,
No one disputes Allah’s Signs except those who their Lord will guide them by their faith. Rivers
disbelieve. Do not let their free movement about will flow under them in Gardens of Delight.
the earth deceive you. (40:4) (10:9)
(A voice called out to Maryam,) ‘Eat and drink
DECIDING THINGS BY MEANS and delight your eyes. If you should see anyone
OF DIVINING ARROWS at all, just say, "I have made a vow of abstinence
Forbidden for you are carrion, blood and pork, to the All-Merciful and today I will not speak to
and what has been consecrated to other than any human being."’ (19:26)
Allah, and animals which have been strangled, (Allah said to Musa,) ‘When your sister went and
and animals which have been killed by a blow, said, "Shall I direct you to someone who will take
and animals which have fallen to their death, care of him?" that was how We returned you to
and animals which have been gored, and ani- your mother so that she might delight her eyes
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