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be the Fire. What an evil destination! (24:57) My servants, you who believe, My earth is wide,
The servants of the All-Merciful are those who so worship Me alone! (29:56)
walk lightly on the earth and, who, when the ig- If you ask them, ‘Who sends down water from
norant speak to them, say, ‘Peace’. (25:63) the sky, bringing the earth back to life again after
Have they not looked at the earth and seen how it was dead?’ they will say, ‘Allah.’ Say: ‘Praise be
We have made every sort of beneficial species to Allah.’ But most of them do not use their intel-
grow in it? (26:7) lect. (29:63)
(Salih said to his people,) ‘Do not obey the orders Have they not travelled in the earth and seen the
of the profligate, those who corrupt the earth and final fate of those before them? They had greater
do not put things right.’ (26:151-152) strength than them and cultivated the land and
Do not diminish people’s goods and do not go inhabited it in far greater numbers than they do.
about the earth, corrupting it. (26:183) Their Messengers also came to them with the
He Who made the earth a stable dwelling place Clear Signs. Allah would never have wronged
and appointed rivers flowing through its midst them; but they wronged themselves. (30:9)
and placed firmly embedded mountains on it Say: ‘Travel about the earth and see the final fate
and set a barrier between the two seas. Is there of those before. Most of them were idolaters.’
another god besides Allah? No indeed, but most (30:42)
of them do not know it! (27:61) So look at the effect of the mercy of Allah, how
He Who responds to the oppressed when they He brings the dead earth back to life. Truly He is
call on Him and removes their distress, and has the One Who brings the dead to life. He has
appointed you as inheritors of the earth. Is there power over all things. (30:50)
another god besides Allah? How little you pay It is Allah Who created the heavens with no sup-
heed! (27:62) port–you can see them–and cast firmly embed-
Say: ‘Travel about the earth and see the final fate ded mountains on the earth so that it would not
of the evildoers.’ (27:69) move under you, and scattered about in it crea-
(His people said to Qarun,) ‘Seek the abode of tures of every kind. And We send down water
the hereafter with what Allah has given you, from the sky and make every generous species
without forgetting your portion of this world. And grow in it. (31:10)
do good as Allah has been good to you. And do Do not avert your face from people out of haugh-
not seek to cause corruption in the earth. Allah tiness and do not strut about arrogantly on the
does not love corrupters.’ (28:77) earth. Allah does not love anyone who is vain or
That abode of the hereafter–We grant it to those boastful. (31:18)
who do not seek to exalt themselves in the earth If all the trees on earth were pens and all the sea,
or to cause corruption in it. The successful out- with seven more seas besides, was ink Allah’s
come is for those who guard against evil. (28:83) words still would not run dry. Allah is Almighty,
Say: ‘Travel about the earth and see how He All-Wise. (31:27)
brought creation out of nothing. Then later Allah It is He Who made you representatives on the
will bring about the next existence. Allah has earth. So whoever disbelieves, his disbelief is
power over all things. ’ (29:20) against himself. In Allah’s sight, the disbelief of
And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu‘ayb, the disbelievers only increases their loathsome-
he said, ‘My people, worship Allah and look to ness; the disbelief of the disbelievers only in-
the Last Day and do not act unjustly on earth, creases their loss. (35:39)
corrupting it.’ (29:36) Have they not travelled in the land and seen the
And Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman–Musa final fate of those before them? They were far
came with the Clear Signs to them, but they were greater than them in strength. Allah cannot be
arrogant on the earth. They could not outstrip Us. withstood in any way, either in the heavens or on
(29:39) earth. He is All-Knowing, All-Powerful. (35:44)
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