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The disbelievers will have a humiliating punish- and favour from Allah and that Allah does not let
ment. (2:90) the wage of the believers go to waste. (3:169-
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and the idolaters do not like anything good to be So they returned with blessings and bounty from
sent down to you from your Lord. But Allah se- Allah and no evil touched them. They pursued
lects for His mercy whomever He wills. Allah’s the pleasure of Allah. Allah’s favour is indeed im-
favour is truly vast. (2:105) mense. (3:174)
What do you think about those who left their That is favour from Allah. Allah suffices as a
homes in thousands in fear of death? Allah said Knower. (4:70)
to them, ‘Die!’ and then brought them back to But if you meet with favour from Allah they
life. Allah shows great favour to mankind, but say–as if there were no friendship between you
most people are not grateful. (2:243) and them–‘Oh! If only I had been with them so
And with Allah's permission they routed them. that I too might have won a great victory.’ (4:73)
Dawud killed Goliath and Allah gave him king- When news of any matter reaches them they
ship and wisdom and taught him whatever He spread it about, whether it is of a reassuring or
willed. If it were not for Allah’s driving some peo- disquieting nature. If they had only referred it to
ple back by means of others, the earth would the Messenger and those in command among
have been corrupted. But Allah shows favour to them, those among them able to discern the truth
all the worlds. (2:251) about it would have had proper knowledge of it.
Then and there Zakariyya called on his Lord and If it were not for Allah’s favour to you and His
said, ‘O Lord, grant me by Your favour an upright mercy, all but a very few of you would have fol-
child. You are the Hearer of Prayer.’ (3:38) lowed Satan. (4:83)
Do not trust anyone except for those who follow Were it not for Allah’s favour to you and His
your religion.’ Say, ‘Allah’s guidance is true guid- mercy, a group of them would almost have man-
ance. But you think it is impossible for anyone to aged to mislead you. But they mislead no one but
be given the same as you were given, or to argue themselves and do not harm you in any way.
with you before your Lord.’ Say, ‘All favour is in Allah has sent down the Book and Wisdom to
Allah’s Hand and He gives it to whoever He you and taught you what you did not know be-
wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. fore. Allah’s favour to you is indeed immense.
He picks out for His mercy whoever He wills. (4:113)
Allah’s favour is indeed immense.’ (3:73-74) As for those who believe and do right actions, He
Allah fulfilled His promise to you when you were will pay them their wages in full and will give
slaughtering them by His permission. But then them increase from His favour. As for those who
you faltered, disputing the command, and dis- show disdain and grow arrogant, He will punish
obeyed after He showed you what you love. them with a painful punishment. They will not
Among you are those who want this world and find any protector or helper for themselves be-
among you are those who want the hereafter. sides Allah. (4:173)
Then He turned you from them in order to test As for those who believe in Allah and hold fast to
you–but He has pardoned you. Allah shows Him, He will admit them into mercy and favour
favour to the believers. (3:152) from Him and will guide them to Him on a
Do not suppose that those killed in the Way of straight path. (4:175)
Allah are dead. No indeed! They are alive and You who believe! If any of you renounce your re-
well provided for in the very presence of their ligion, Allah will bring forward a people whom
Lord, delighting in the favour Allah has bestowed He loves and who love Him, humble to the be-
on them, rejoicing over those they left behind lievers, fierce to the disbelievers, who strive in
who have not yet joined them, feeling no fear the Way of Allah and do not fear the blame of
and knowing no sorrow, rejoicing in blessings any censurer. That is the unbounded favour of
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