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would you inform Him of something in the earth on it. They will be returned to Us. (19:40)
He does not know, or are they words which are It is He Who made the earth a cradle for you and
simply guesswork on your part?’ However, the threaded pathways for you through it and sent
plotting of those who disbelieve seems good to down water from the sky by which We have
them and they bar the way. Anyone misguided brought forth various different types of plants.
by Allah has no guide. (13:33) (20:53)
Musa said, ‘If you were to be ungrateful, you and We placed firmly embedded mountains on the
everyone on the earth, Allah is Rich Beyond earth, so it would not move under them, and We
Need, Praiseworthy.’ (14:8) put broad valleys as roadways in it, so that per-
He (Satan) said, ‘My Lord, because You misled haps they might be guided. (21:31)
me, I will make things on the earth seem good to We wrote down in the Zabur, after the Reminder
them and I will mislead them all, every one of came: ‘It is My servants who are righteous who
them.’ (15:39) will inherit the earth.’ (21:105)
We sent a Messenger among every people say- Mankind! If you are in any doubt about the
ing: ‘Worship Allah and keep clear of all false Rising, know that We created you from dust then
gods.’ Among them were some whom Allah from a drop of sperm then from a clot of blood
guided but others received the misguidance they then from a lump of flesh, formed yet unformed,
deserved. Travel about the earth and see the final so We may make things clear to you. We make
fate of the deniers. (16:36) whatever We want stay in the womb until a spec-
He hides away from people because of the evil of ified time and then We bring you out as children
the good news he has been given. Should he so that you can reach your full maturity. Some of
keep her ignominiously or bury her in the earth? you die and some of you revert to the lowest
What an evil judgement they make! (16:59) form of life so that, after having knowledge, they
Do not strut arrogantly about the earth. You will then know nothing at all. And you see the earth
certainly never split the earth apart nor will you dead and barren; then when We send down
ever rival the mountains in height. (17:37) water onto it it quivers and swells and sprouts
Say: ‘If there had been angels on the earth going with luxuriant plants of every kind. (22:5)
about in peace, We would have sent down to (Believers are) those who, if We establish them
them an angel from heaven as Messenger.’ firmly on the earth, will perform prayer and give
(17:95) the alms, and command what is right and forbid
We made everything on the earth adornment for what is wrong. The end result of all affairs is with
it so that We could test them to see whose ac- Allah. (22:41)
tions are the best. (18:7) Do you not see that Allah sends down water from
Make a metaphor for them of the life of this the sky and then in the morning the earth is cov-
world. It is like water which We send down from ered in green? Allah is All-Subtle, All-Aware.
the sky and the plants of the earth combine with (22:63)
it but then become dry chaff scattered by the We sent down a measured amount of water from
winds. Allah has absolute power over every- heaven and lodged it firmly in the earth; and We
thing. (18:45) are well able to remove it. (23:18)
On the Day We make the mountains move and It is He Who dispersed you about the earth and
you see the earth laid bare and We gather them you will be gathered to Him. (23:79)
together, not leaving out a single one of them. Say: ‘To whom does the earth belong, and every-
(18:47) one in it, if you have any knowledge?’ (23:84)
We gave him (Dhu’l-Qarnayn) power and au- He will say, ‘How many years did you tarry on
thority on the earth and granted him a way to the earth?’ (23:112)
everything. (18:84) Do not imagine that those who disbelieve are
It is We Who will inherit the earth and all those able to escape Allah on earth. Their shelter will
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