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They will say, ‘Our Lord, twice You caused us to Day of Rising. Then you will all return to Me, and
die and twice You gave us life. We admit our I will judge between you regarding the things
wrong actions. Is there no way out?’ (40:11) about which you differed.’ (3:55)
It is He Who gives life and causes to die. When Do not be like those who split up and differed
He decides on something, He just says to it, ‘Be!’ after the Clear Signs came to them. They will
and it is. (40:68) have a terrible punishment. (3:105)
There is no god but Him–He gives life and causes And We have sent down the Book to you with
to die–your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers, truth, confirming and conserving the previous
the previous peoples. (44:8) Books. So judge between them by what Allah has
Say: ‘Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, sent down and do not follow their whims and de-
and then will gather you together for the Day of sires deviating from the Truth that has come to
Rising about which there is no doubt. But most you. We have appointed a law and a practice for
people do not know it.’ (45:26) every one of you. Had Allah willed, He would
It is We Who give life and cause to die and We have made you a single community, but He
are their final destination. (50:43) wanted to test you regarding what has come to
The kingdom of the heavens and the earth be- you. So compete with each other in doing good.
longs to Him. He gives life and causes to die. He Every one of you will return to Allah and He will
has power over all things. (57:2) inform you regarding the things about which you
Then He causes him to die and buries him. differed. (5:48)
(80:21) Say: ‘Am I to desire other than Allah as Lord
when He is the Lord of all things?’ What each self
DIFFERENCE earns is for itself alone. No burden-bearer can
The Jews say, ‘The Christians have nothing to bear another’s burden. Then you will return to
stand on,’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews have your Lord, and He will inform you regarding the
nothing to stand on,’ yet they both recite the things about which you differed. (6:164)
Book. Those who do not know say the same as Mankind was only one community but then they
they say. Allah will judge between them on the differed, and had it not been for a prior Word
Day of Rising regarding the things about which from your Lord, they would already have been
they differ. (2:113) judged in respect of the differences between
That is because Allah has sent down the Book them. (10:19)
with truth and those who differ from the Book are We settled the tribe of Israel in a noble place and
entrenched in hostility. (2:176) gave them good things as provision. They did not
Mankind was a single community. Then Allah differ until knowledge came to them. Your Lord
sent out Prophets bringing good news and giving will decide between them on the Day of Rising
warning, and with them He sent down the Book regarding the things about which they differed.
with truth to decide between people regarding (10:93)
their differences. Only those who were given it We gave Musa the Book and people differed
differed about it, after the Clear Signs had come concerning it and had it not been for a prior
to them, envying one another. Then, by His per- Word from your Lord, it would already have
mission, Allah guided those who believed to the been decided between them. They are indeed in
truth of that about which they had differed. Allah grave doubt about it. (11:110, 41:45)
guides whoever He wills to a straight path. If your Lord had wanted to, He would have made
(2:213) mankind into one community but they persist in
When Allah said, ‘‘Isa, I will take you back and their differences. (11:118)
raise you up to Me and purify you of those who It is so that He can make clear to them the things
disbelieve. And I will place the people who fol- they differed about and so that those who disbe-
low you above those who disbelieve until the lieved will know that they were liars. (16:39)
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