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them Allah has promised the Best. Allah is aware FINERY
of what you do. (57:10) Musa said, ‘Our Lord, You have given Pharaoh
Did you not see the hypocrites saying to their and his ruling circle finery and wealth in the life
brothers, those among the People of the Book of this world, Our Lord, so that they may be mis-
who disbelieve, ‘If you are driven out we will guided from Your Way. Our Lord, obliterate their
leave with you, we will never obey anyone to wealth and harden their hearts so that they do
your detriment. And if you are fought against we not believe until they see the painful punish-
will help you’? Allah bears witness that they are ment.’ (10:88)
truly liars. (59:11) As for those who desire the life of this world and
If they are driven out they will not leave with its finery, We will give them full payment in it for
them. If they are fought against they will not help their actions. They will not be deprived here of
them. And if they did help them they would turn their due. (11:15)
their backs, and then they would not be helped. Anything you have been given is only the enjoy-
(59:12) ment of the life of this world and its finery. What
They will not fight against you all together as a is with Allah is better and longer lasting. So will
group except in fortified towns or behind high you not use your intellect? (28:60)
walls. Their hostility towards each other is in- He (Qarun) went out among his people in his fin-
tense. They are full of bravado in each other’s ery. Those who desired the life of this world said,
company. You consider them united but their ‘Oh! If only we had the same as Qarun has been
hearts are scattered wide. That is because they given! What immense good fortune he pos-
are people who do not use their intellect. (59:14) sesses.’ (28:79)
Allah does not forbid you from being good to O Prophet, tell your wives: ‘If you desire the life
those who have not fought you in the religion or of this world and its finery, come and I will give
driven you from your homes, or from being just you all you need and release you with kindness.’
towards them. Allah loves those who are just. (33:28)
(60:8)
Allah merely forbids you from taking as friends FINGER
those who have fought you in the religion and Or (their likeness is) that of a storm-cloud in the
driven you from your homes and who supported sky, full of darkness, thunder and lightning. They
your expulsion. Any who take them as friends are put their fingers in their ears against the thunder-
wrongdoers. (60:9) claps, fearful of death. Allah encompasses the
disbelievers. (2:19)
FILTH There you are, loving them when they do not
You who believe! Wine and gambling, stone al- love you, even though you believe in all the
tars and divining arrows are filth from the handi- Books. When they meet you, they say, ‘We be-
work of Satan. Avoid them completely so that lieve.’ But when they leave they bite their fingers
hopefully you will be successful. (5:90) out of rage against you. Say, ‘Die in your rage.’
They will swear to you by Allah when you return Allah knows what your hearts contain. (3:119)
to them, so that you leave them alone. Leave And when your Lord revealed to the angels, ‘I am
them alone, then! They are filth. Their shelter with you so make those who believe firm. I will
will be Hell as repayment for what they did. cast terror into the hearts of those who disbe-
(9:95) lieve, so strike their necks and strike all their fin-
People who love to see filth being spread about ger joints!’ (8:12)
concerning those who believe will have a painful (Nuh said,) ‘Indeed, every time I called them to
punishment both in this world and the hereafter. Your forgiveness, they put their fingers in their
Allah knows and you do not know. (24:19) ears, wrapped themselves up in their clothes and
Shun all filth. (74:5) were overweeningly arrogant.’ (71:7)
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