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except those who were in error.’ (69:35-37) the jinn listened and said,) "The fools among us
With Us there are shackles and a Blazing Fire have uttered a vile slander against Allah."’ (72:4)
and food that chokes and a painful punishment.
(73:12-13) FOOTSTEP
They give food, despite their love for it, to the Mankind! Eat what is good and lawful on the
poor and orphans and captives. (76:8) earth. And do not follow in the footsteps of Satan.
They have no food but a bitter thorny bush which He truly is an outright enemy to you. (2:168)
neither nourishes nor satisfies. (88:6-7) You who believe! Enter Islam totally. Do not fol-
low in the footsteps of Satan. He is an outright
FOODSTUFFS enemy to you. (2:208)
What is the Garden promised to those who guard And We sent ‘Isa son of Maryam following in
against evil like? It has rivers flowing under it and their footsteps, confirming the Torah that came
its foodstuffs and cool shade never fail. That is before him. We gave him the Gospel containing
the final fate of those who guard against evil. But guidance and light, confirming the Torah that
the final fate of the disbelievers is the Fire. came before it, and as guidance and admonition
(13:35) for those who guard against evil. (5:46)
And also animals for riding and for haulage and
FOOL animals for slaughtering and for wool. Eat what
When they are told, ‘Believe in the way that the Allah has provided for you and do not follow in
people believe,’ they say, ‘What! Are we to be- the footsteps of Satan. He is an outright enemy to
lieve in the way that fools believe?’ No indeed! you. (6:142)
They are the fools, but they do not know it. (2:13) He (Musa) said, ‘That is the very thing that we
Who would deliberately renounce the religion of were looking for!’ So, following their footsteps,
Ibrahim except someone who reveals himself to they retraced their route. (18:64)
be a fool? We chose him in this world and in the You who believe! Do not follow in the footsteps
hereafter he will be one of the righteous. (2:130) of Satan. Anyone who follows in Satan’s foot-
The fools among the people will ask, ‘What has steps should know that he commands indecency
made them turn round from the direction they and wrongdoing. Were it not for Allah’s favour to
used to face?’ Say, ‘Both East and West belong to you and His mercy, not one of you would ever
Allah. He guides whoever He wills to a straight have been purified. But Allah purifies whoever
path.’ (2:142) He wills. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
The ruling circle of those of his people who dis- (24:21)
believed said, ‘We consider you a fool and think No, in fact they say, ‘We found our fathers fol-
you are a liar.’ He (Hud) said, ‘My people, I am lowing a religion and we are simply guided in
by no means a fool, but rather am a Messenger their footsteps.’ (43:22)
from the Lord of all the worlds.’ (7:66-67) Similarly We never sent any warner before you to
Musa chose seventy men from his people for Our any city without the affluent among them saying,
appointed time and when the earthquake seized ‘We found our fathers following a religion and
them he said, ‘My Lord, if You had willed, You we are simply following in their footsteps.’
could have destroyed them previously and me as (43:23)
well. Would you destroy us for what the fools Then We sent Our Messengers following in their
among us did? It was only a trial from You by footsteps and sent ‘Isa son of Maryam after them,
which You misguided those You willed and giving him the Gospel. We put compassion and
guided those You willed. You are our Protector so mercy in the hearts of those who followed him.
forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the Best They invented monasticism–We did not pre-
of Forgivers.’ (7:155) scribe it for them–purely out of desire to gain the
(Say: ‘It has been revealed to me that a band of pleasure of Allah, but even so they did not ob-
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