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rages in the earth. (5:32) given you. Your Lord is Swift in Retribution; and
The reprisal against those who wage war on He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (6:165)
Allah and His Messenger, and go about the earth We have established you firmly on the earth and
corrupting it, is that they should be killed or cru- granted you your livelihood in it. What little
cified, or have their alternate hands and feet cut thanks you show! (7:10)
off, or be banished from the land. That will be He said, ‘Go down from here as enemies to each
their degradation in this world and in the here- other! You will have residence on the earth and
after they will have a terrible punishment. (5:33) enjoyment for a time.’ (7:24)
As for those who disbelieve, if they had every- Do not corrupt the earth after it has been put
thing on the earth and the same again with it to right. Call on Him fearfully and eagerly. Allah’s
ransom themselves from the punishment of the mercy is close to the good-doers. (7:56)
Day of Rising, it would not be accepted from (Salih said to his people,) ‘Remember when He
them. They will have a painful punishment. appointed you successors to ‘Ad and settled you
(5:36) in the land. You built palaces on its plains and
The Jews say, ‘Allah’s hand is chained.’ Their carved out houses from the mountains.
hands are chained and they are cursed for what Remember Allah’s blessings and do not go about
they say! No! Both His hands are open wide and the earth, corrupting it.’ (7:74)
He gives however He wills. What has been sent Is it not clear to those who have inherited the
down to you from your Lord increases many of earth after these people that, if We wanted to, We
them in insolence and disbelief. We have incited could strike them for their wrong actions, sealing
enmity and hatred between them until the Day of up their hearts so that they cannot hear? (7:100)
Rising. Each time they kindle the fire of war, The ruling circle of Pharaoh’s people said, ‘Are
Allah extinguishes it. They rush about the earth you going to leave Musa and his people to cause
corrupting it. Allah does not love corrupters. corruption in the earth and abandon you and
(5:64) your gods?’ He said, ‘We will kill their sons and
Have they not seen how many generations We let their women live. We have absolute power
destroyed before them which We had estab- over them!’ (7:127)
lished on the earth far more firmly than We have Musa said to his people, ‘Seek help in Allah and
established you? We sent down heaven upon be steadfast. The earth belongs to Allah. He be-
them in abundant rain and made rivers flow queathes it to any of His servants He wills. The
under them. But We destroyed them for their successful outcome is for those who guard
wrong actions and raised up further generations against evil.’ (7:128)
after them. (6:6) I will divert from My Signs all those who are ar-
Say: ‘Travel about the earth and see the final fate rogant in the earth without any right. If they see
of the deniers.’ (6:11) every Sign, they will not believe in it. If they see
There is no creature crawling on the earth or fly- the way of right guidance, they will not take it as
ing creature, flying on its wings, who are not a way. But if they see the way of error, they will
communities just like yourselves–We have not take that as a way. That is because they denied
omitted anything from the Book–then they will Our Signs and paid no attention to them. (7:146)
be gathered to their Lord. (6:38) And We divided them into nations in the earth.
If you obeyed most of those on earth, they would Some of them are righteous and some are other
misguide you from Allah’s Way. They follow than that. We tried them with good and evil so
nothing but conjecture. They are only guessing. that hopefully they would return. (7:168)
(6:116) And (it is He Who) unified their hearts. Even if
It is He Who appointed you successors on the you had spent everything on the earth, you could
earth and raised some of you above others in not have unified their hearts. But Allah has uni-
rank so He could test you regarding what He has fied them. He is Almighty, All-Wise. (8:63)
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