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Deferring a sacred month is an increase in disbe- take My servants as protectors instead of Me? We
lief by which those who have disbelieved are led have prepared Hell as hospitality for the disbe-
astray. One year they make it profane and an- lievers! (18:102)
other sacred to tally with the number Allah has Do you not see that We send the Satans against
made sacred. In that way they profane what those who disbelieve to goad them on? (19:83)
Allah has made sacred. Their bad actions are So do not obey the disbelievers but use this to
made to seem good to them. Allah does not battle against them with all your might. (25:52)
guide disbelieving people. (9:37) Yet they worship instead of Allah what can nei-
Allah has promised the men and women of the ther help nor harm them. The disbeliever is ever,
hypocrites and disbelievers the Fire of Hell, re- against his Lord, an assistant (to Satan). (25:55)
maining in it timelessly, for ever. It will suffice You did not expect to be given the Book. It is
them. Allah has cursed them. They will have nothing but a mercy from your Lord. So do not
everlasting punishment. (9:68) lend support to the disbelievers. (28:86)
O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and Those who disbelieved will find that their disbe-
hypocrites and be harsh with them. Their shelter lief was against themselves. Those who did right
will be Hell. What an evil destination! (9:73) were making the way easy for themselves; so that
It was not for people of Madina, and the desert He can repay with His bounty those who be-
arabs around them, to remain behind the lieved and did right actions. He certainly does
Messenger of Allah nor to prefer themselves to not love the disbelievers. (30:44-45)
him. That is because no thirst or weariness or O Prophet! Have fear of Allah and do not obey
hunger will afflict them in the Way of Allah, nor the disbelievers and hypocrites. Allah is All-
will they take a single step to infuriate the disbe- Knowing, All-Wise. (33:1)
lievers, nor secure any gain from the enemy, with- ... We made a binding covenant with them (the
out a right action being written down for them Prophets), so that He would be able to question
because of it. Allah does not let the wage of the the truthful about their truth; and He has pre-
good-doers go to waste. (9:120) pared a painful punishment for the disbelievers.
(People of Musa said, ‘Our Lord,) rescue us, by (33:7-8)
Your mercy, from this disbelieving people!’(10:86) Do not obey the disbelievers and hypocrites and
It sailed with them through mountainous waves, disregard their abuse of you. Put your trust in
and Nuh called out to his son, who had kept him- Allah. Allah suffices as a Protector. (33:48)
self apart, ‘My son! Come on board with us. Do Allah has cursed the disbelievers and prepared a
not stay with the disbelievers!’ (11:42) Searing Blaze for them. (33:64)
(Yusuf's father said,) ‘My sons! Seek news of Yusuf It is He Who made you His representatives on
and his brother. Do not despair of solace from the earth. So whoever disbelieves, his disbelief is
Allah. No one despairs of solace from Allah ex- against himself. In Allah’s sight, the disbelief of
cept for people who are disbelievers.’ (12:87) the disbelievers only increases their loathsome-
Then on the Day of Rising He will disgrace them, ness; the disbelief of the disbelievers only in-
and say, ‘Where are My partner gods for whose creases their loss. (35:39)
sake you became so hostile?’ Those given knowl- We did not teach him poetry nor would it be
edge will say, ‘Today there is disgrace and evil for right for him. It is simply a reminder and a clear
the disbelievers.’ (16:27) Qur’an so that you may warn those who are truly
(We decreed for the tribe of Israel,) ‘It may well be alive and so that the Word may be carried out
that your Lord will have mercy on you. But if you against the disbelievers. (36:69-70)
revert to what you did, We also will revert. We They are surprised that a warner should come to
have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers.’ them from among themselves. The disbelievers
(17:8) say, ‘This is a lying magician.’ (38:4)
Do those who disbelieve imagine that they can So the angels prostrated, all of them together, ex-
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