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you and them; that you do not approach inde- despised, cast out!’ (7:166)
cency–outward or inward; that you do not kill Fight those of the people who were given the
any person Allah has made inviolate–except with Book who do not believe in Allah and the Last
the right to do so. That is what He instructs you to Day and who do not make forbidden what Allah
do so that hopefully you will use your intellect. and His Messenger have made forbidden and do
(6:151) not take as their religion the religion of Truth,
Then Satan whispered to them, disclosing to until they pay the poll tax with their own hands
them their private parts that had been concealed in a state of complete abasement. (9:29)
from them. He said, ‘Your Lord has only forbid- There have been twelve months with Allah in the
den you this tree lest you become angels or Book of Allah, from the day He first created the
among those who live for ever.’ (7:20) heavens and earth. Four of them are forbidden.
Say: ‘Who has forbidden the fine clothing Allah That is the True Religion. So do not wrong one
has produced for His servants and the good kinds another during them. However, fight the idol-
of provision?’ Say: ‘On the Day of Rising such aters totally just as they fight you totally, and
things will be exclusively for those who believed know that Allah is with those who guard against
during their life in this world.’ In this way We evil. (9:36)
make the Signs clear for people who know. Say: ‘What do you think about the things Allah
(7:32) has sent down to you as provision which you
Say: ‘My Lord has forbidden indecency, both have then designated as lawful and forbidden?’
open and hidden, and wrong action, and un- Say: ‘Has Allah given you authority to do this or
rightful tyranny, and associating anything with are you inventing lies against Allah?’ (10:59)
Allah for which He has sent down no authority, He (Shu‘ayb) said, ‘My people! What do you
and saying things about Allah you do not know.’ think? If I do possess a Clear Sign from my Lord
(7:33) and He has given me His good provision, I
The Companions of the Fire will call out to the would clearly not want to go behind your backs
Companions of the Garden, ‘Throw down some and do something I have forbidden you to do. I
water to us or some of what Allah has given you only want to put things right as far as I can. My
as provision.’ They will say, ‘Allah has forbidden success is with Allah alone. I have put my trust in
them to the disbelievers.’ (7:50) Him and I turn to Him.’ (11:88)
(Allah said,) ‘Those who follow the Messenger, The idolaters say, ‘If Allah had willed we would
the Ummi, whom they find written down with not have worshipped anything apart from Him,
them in the Torah and the Gospel, commanding neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have
them to do right and forbidding them to do forbidden anything without His say.’ Those be-
wrong, making good things lawful for them and fore them said the same. Are the Messengers re-
bad things forbidden for them, relieving them of sponsible for anything but clear transmission?
their heavy loads and the chains which were (16:35)
around them. Those who believe in him and ho- He has forbidden you carrion, blood and pork
nour him and help him, and follow the Light that and anything consecrated to other than Allah.
has been sent down with him, they are the ones But if someone is forced to eat it, without desir-
who are successful.’ (7:157) ing to or going to excess in it, your Lord is Ever-
Then when they forgot what they had been re- Forgiving, Most Merciful. (16:115)
minded of, We rescued those who had forbidden Do not say about what your lying tongues de-
the evil and seized those who did wrong with a scribe: ‘This is lawful and this is forbidden,’ in-
harsh punishment because they were deviators. venting lies against Allah. Those who invent lies
(7:165) against Allah are not successful. (16:116)
When they were insolent about what they had A man who has fornicated may only marry a
been forbidden to do, We said to them, ‘Be apes, woman who has fornicated or a woman of the
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