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Do those who take the disbelievers as protectors, is Boundless, All-Knowing. (5:54)
rather than the believers, hope to find power and You who believe! Do not take as friends any of
strength with them? Power and strength belong those who who make a mockery and a game out
entirely to Allah. (4:139) of your religion among the ones who were given
It has been sent down to you in the Book that the Book before you or the disbelievers. Have
when you hear Allah’s Signs being rejected and fear of Allah if you are believers. (5:57)
mocked at by people, you must not sit with them O Messenger! Transmit what has been sent down
till they start talking of other things. If you do you to you from your Lord. If you do not do it you will
are just the same as them. Allah will gather all not have transmitted His Message. Allah will pro-
the hypocrites and disbelievers into Hell. (4:140) tect you from people. Allah does not guide the
Those who anticipate the worst for you say, people of the disbelievers. (5:67)
‘Were we not with you?’ whenever you gain a Say: ‘People of the Book! You have nothing to
victory from Allah, but if the disbelievers have a stand on until you implement the Torah and the
success they say, ‘Did we not have the upper Gospel and what has been sent down to you
hand over you and yet in spite of that keep the from your Lord.’ What has been sent down to
believers away from you?’ Allah will judge be- you from your Lord increases many of them in in-
tween you on the Day of Rising. Allah will not solence and disbelief. So do not waste your grief
give the disbelievers any way against the believ- on the people of the disbelievers. (5:68)
ers. (4:141) Is someone who was dead and whom We
You who believe! Do not take the disbelievers as brought to life, supplying him with a light by
friends rather than the believers. Do you want to which to walk among people, the same as some-
give Allah clear proof against you? (4:144) one who is in utter darkness, unable to emerge
Such people are the true disbelievers. We have from it? That is how what they were doing is made
prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbe- to seem attractive to the disbelievers. (6:122)
lievers. (4:151) Who could do greater wrong than someone who
And because of their taking usury when they invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs? Such
were forbidden to do it, and because of their people’s portion of the Book will catch up with
consuming people’s wealth by wrongful means, them so that when Our messengers come to them
We have prepared for the disbelievers among to take them in death, saying, ‘Where are those
them a painful punishment. (4:161) you called upon besides Allah?’ they will say,
We sent down the Torah containing guidance ‘They have forsaken us,’ testifying against them-
and light, and the Prophets who had submitted selves that they were disbelievers. (7:37)
themselves gave judgement by it for the Jews–as You who believe! When you encounter those who
did their scholars and their rabbis–by what they disbelieve advancing in massed ranks into battle,
had been allowed to preserve of Allah’s Book to do not turn your backs on them. (8:15)
which they were witnesses. Do not be afraid of That is your reward. Allah always confounds the
people, be afraid of Me. And do not sell My Signs schemes of the disbelievers. (8:18)
for a paltry price. Those who do not judge by O Prophet! Spur on the believers to fight. If there
what Allah has sent down, such people are dis- are twenty of you who are steadfast, they will
believers. (5:44) overcome two hundred; and if there are a hundred
You who believe! If any of you renounce your re- of you, they will overcome a thousand of those
ligion, Allah will bring forward a people whom who disbelieve, because they are people who do
He loves and who love Him, humble to the be- not understand. (8:65)
lievers, fierce to the disbelievers, who strive in They desire to extinguish Allah’s Light with their
the Way of Allah and do not fear the blame of mouths. But Allah refuses to do other than perfect
any censurer. That is the unbounded favour of His Light, even though the disbelievers detest it.
Allah which He gives to whoever He wills. Allah (9:32)
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