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is because you guard yourselves against them, have advanced for them is evil indeed, bringing
taking security. Allah advises you to be afraid of Allah’s anger down upon them. They will suffer
Him. Allah is the final destination. (3:28) punishment timelessly, for ever. (5:80)
That was only Satan who intimidated his adher- If they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and
ents. But do not fear them–fear Me if you are be- what has been sent down to him, they would not
lievers. (3:175) have taken them as friends. But most of them are
But if you meet with favour from Allah they deviators. (5:81)
say–as if there were no friendship between you Do not eat anything over which the name of
and them–‘Oh! If only I had been with them so Allah has not been mentioned. To do so is sheer
that I too might have won a great victory.’ (4:73) deviance. The Satans inspire their friends to dis-
Those who believe fight in the Way of Allah. pute with you. If you obeyed them you would
Those who disbelieve fight in the way of false then be idolaters. (6:121)
gods. So fight the friends of Satan! Satan’s schem- On the Day We gather them all together:
ing is always feeble. (4:76) ‘Company of jinn, you gained many followers
They would like you to disbelieve as they disbe- among mankind.’ And their friends among
lieve so that you will all be the same. Do not take mankind will say, ‘Our Lord, we benefited from
any of them as friends until they have migrated in one another, and now we have reached the term
the Way of Allah. But if they run away then seize which You determined for us.’ He will say, ‘The
them and kill them wherever you find them. Do Fire is your home. You will be in it timelessly, for
not take any of them as either a friend or helper. ever, except as Allah wills. Your Lord is All-Wise,
(4:89) All-Knowing.’ (6:128)
Who could have a better religion than someone In that way We make the wrongdoers friends of
who submits himself completely to Allah and is a one another because of what they have done.
good-doer, and follows the religion of Ibrahim, a (6:129)
man of pure natural belief? Allah took Ibrahim as Children of Adam! Do not let Satan tempt you
an intimate friend. (4:125) into trouble as He expelled your parents from the
You who believe! Do not take the disbelievers as Garden, stripping them of their covering and dis-
friends rather than the believers. Do you want to closing to them their private parts. He and his
give Allah clear proof against you? (4:144) tribe see you from where you do not see them.
You who believe! Do not take the Jews and We have made the Satans friends of those who
Christians as your friends; they are the friends of have no faith. (7:27)
one another. Any of you who takes them as One group He guided; but another group got the
friends is one of them. Allah does not guide misguidance they deserved. They took the Satans
wrongdoing people. (5:51) as friends instead of Allah and thought that they
Your friend is only Allah and His Messenger and were guided. (7:30)
those who believe: those who perform prayer Those who believe and have migrated and
and give the alms, and bow. (5:55) strived with their wealth and themselves in the
As for those who make Allah their friend, and His Way of Allah, and those who have given refuge
Messenger and those who believe: it is the party and help, they are the friends and protectors of
of Allah who are victorious! (5:56) one another. But as for those who believe but
You who believe! Do not take as friends any of have not migrated, you are not in any way re-
those who who make a mockery and a game out sponsible for their protection until they migrate.
of your religion among the ones who were given But if they ask you for help in respect of the reli-
the Book before you or the disbelievers. Have gion, it is your duty to help them, except against
fear of Allah if you are believers. (5:57) people you have a treaty with. Allah sees what
You see many of them taking those who disbe- you do. (8:72)
lieve as their friends. What their lower selves Those who disbelieve are the friends and protec-
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