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The people of the Gospel should judge by what you, they will respect neither kinship nor treaty.
Allah sent down in it. Those who do not judge by They please you with their mouths but their
what Allah has sent down, such people are devi- hearts belie their words. Most of them are devia-
ators. (5:47) tors. (9:8)
Judge between them by what Allah has sent Say: ‘If your fathers or your sons or your brothers
down and do not follow their whims and desires. or your wives or your tribe, or any wealth you
And beware of them lest they lure you away from have acquired, or any business you fear may
some of what Allah has sent down to you. If they slump, or any house which pleases you, are
turn their backs, then know that Allah wants to dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and
afflict them with some of their wrong actions. striving in His Way, then wait until Allah brings
Many of mankind are deviators. (5:49) about His command. Allah does not guide peo-
Say: ‘People of the Book! Do you resent us for ple who are deviators.’ (9:24)
any other reason than that we believe in Allah Say: ‘Whether you give readily or reluctantly, it
and what was sent down to us, and what was will not be accepted from you. You are people
sent down before, and because most of you are who are deviators.’ (9:53)
deviators?’ (5:59) The men and women of the hypocrites are as bad
If they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and as one another. They command what is wrong
what has been sent down to him, they would not and forbid what is right and keep their fists tightly
have taken them as friends. But most of them are closed. They have forgotten Allah, so He has for-
deviators. (5:81) gotten them. The hypocrites are deviators. (9:67)
That makes it more likely that they will give their You can ask forgiveness for them, or not ask for-
evidence properly or be afraid that their oaths giveness for them. Even if you asked forgiveness
will be refuted by subsequent oaths. Have fear of for them seventy times, Allah still would not for-
Allah and listen carefully. Allah does not guide give them. That is because they have rejected
deviant people. (5:108) Allah and His Messenger. Allah does not guide
The punishment will fall on those who deny Our deviant people. (9:80)
Signs because they were deviators. (6:49) Never pray over any of them who die or stand at
We did not find many of them worthy of their their graves. They rejected Allah and His
contract. We found most of them deviators. Messenger and died as deviators. (9:84)
(7:102) They will swear to you to make you pleased with
We wrote about everything for him on the them, but even if you are pleased with them,
Tablets as an admonition and making all things Allah is certainly not pleased with deviant peo-
clear. ‘Seize hold of it vigorously and command ple. (9:96)
your people to adopt the best in it. I will show In that way the Word of your Lord is realised
you the home of the deviators!’ (7:145) against those who are deviators, in that they do
Ask them about the town which was by the sea not believe. (10:33)
when they broke the Sabbath–when their fish We gave right judgement and knowledge to Lut
came to them near the surface on their Sabbath and rescued him from the city which committed
day but did not come on the days which they did disgusting acts. They were evil people who were
not keep the Sabbath. In this way We put them to deviators. (21:74)
the test because they were deviators. (7:163) But those who make accusations against chaste
Then when they forgot what they had been re- women and then do not produce four witnesses:
minded of, We rescued those who had forbidden flog them with eighty lashes and never again ac-
the evil and seized those who did wrong with a cept them as witnesses. Such people are deviators.
harsh punishment because they were deviators. (24:4)
(7:165) Allah has promised those of you who believe and
How indeed! For if they get the upper hand over do right actions that He will make them succes-
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