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Do you not see those who were given a portion you?’ They will reply, ‘Indeed you were. But you
of the Book believing in idols and false gods and made trouble for yourselves and hung back and
saying of those who disbelieve, ‘These people doubted and false hopes deluded you until
are better guided on their path than the believ- Allah’s command arrived. The Deluder deluded
ers’? (4:51) you about Allah.’ (57:14)
Those who believe fight in the Way of Allah.
Those who disbelieve fight in the way of false FALSE PROPHETS
gods. So fight the friends of Satan! Satan’s schem- Who could do greater wrong than someone who
ing is always feeble. (4:76) invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs, or
Say: ‘Shall I tell you of a reward with Allah far who says, ‘It has been revealed to me,’ when
worse than that: that of those whom Allah has nothing has been revealed to him, or someone
cursed and with whom He is angry–turning some who says, ‘I will send down the same as Allah
of them into monkeys and into pigs–and who has sent down’? If you could only see the wrong-
worshipped false gods? Such people are in a doers in the throes of death when the angels are
worse situation and further from the right way.’ stretching out their hands, saying, ‘Disgorge your
(5:60) own selves! Today you will be repaid with the
We sent a Messenger among every people say- punishment of humiliation for saying something
ing: ‘Worship Allah and keep clear of all false other than the truth about Allah, and being arro-
gods.’ Among them were some whom Allah gant about His Signs.’ (6:93)
guided but others received the misguidance they
deserved. Travel about the earth and see the final FALSEHOOD
fate of the deniers. (16:36) Do not mix up truth with falsehood and know-
Those who shun the worship of false gods and ingly hide the truth. (2:42)
turn towards Allah will have good news. So give People of the Book! Why do you mix truth with
good news to My servants. (39:17) falsehood and knowingly conceal the truth?
(3:71)
FALSE HOPES They say, ‘These animals and crops are sacro-
They say, ‘No one will enter the Garden except sanct. No one may eat them except those we
for Jews and Christians.’ Such is their vain hope. wish’,–as they allege–and animals on whose
Say, ‘Produce your evidence if you are telling the backs it is forbidden to ride, and animals over
truth.’ (2:111) which they do not mention Allah’s name, invent-
(Satan said,) ‘I will lead them astray and fill them ing falsehood against Him. He will repay them
with false hopes. I will command them and they for the things they have invented. (6:138)
will cut off cattle’s ears. I will command them As for those who adopted the Calf, anger from
and they will change Allah’s creation.’ Anyone their Lord will overtake them together with
who takes Satan as his protector in place of Allah abasement in the life of this world. That is how
has clearly lost everything. (4:119) we repay the purveyors of falsehood. (7:152)
He makes promises to them and fills them with Or lest you say, ‘Our forefathers associated oth-
false hopes. But what Satan promises them is ers with Allah before our time, and we are
nothing but delusion. (4:120) merely descendants coming after them. So are
Leave them to eat and enjoy themselves. Let false You going to destroy us for what those purveyors
hope divert them. They will soon know. (15:3) of falsehood did?’ (7:173)
Those who have turned back in their tracks after This was so that He might verify the Truth and
the guidance became clear to them, it was Satan nullify the false, even though the evildoers hate
who talked them into it and filled them with false that. (8:8)
hopes. (47:25) He sends down water from the sky and river-beds
They will call out to them, ‘Were we not with fill up and flow according to their size, and the
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