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them by their ambivalent speech. Allah knows way. Every man is in pledge for what he earned.
your actions. (47:30) (52:21)
Those who disbelieve and obstruct the Way of To whoever avoids the major wrong actions and
Allah and are entrenched in hostility towards the indecencies–except for minor lapses–truly your
Messenger after the guidance has become clear Lord is vast in forgiveness. He has most knowl-
to them, do not harm Allah in any way and He edge of you when He first produced you from the
makes their actions come to nothing. (47:32) earth, and when you were embryos in your
You who believe! Obey Allah and obey the mothers’ wombs. So do not claim purity for your-
Messenger. Do not make your actions of no selves. He knows best those who guard against
worth. (47:33) evil. (53:32)
It is He Who sent down serenity into the hearts of He will forgive you your wrong actions and
the believers thereby increasing their faith with admit you into Gardens with rivers flow-
more faith–the legions of the heavens and the ing under them, and fine dwellings in the
earth belong to Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All- Gardens of Eden. That is the Great Victory.
Wise–so that He may admit the men and women (61:12)
of the believers into Gardens with rivers flowing On the Day He gathers you for the Day of
under them, remaining in them timelessly, for Gathering–that is the Day of Profit and Loss. As
ever, and erase their bad actions from them; and for those who believe in Allah and act rightly, We
in Allah’s sight that is a mighty victory. (48:4-5) will erase their bad actions from them and admit
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those them into Gardens with rivers flowing under
who are with him are fierce to the disbelievers, them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever and
merciful to one another. You see them bowing ever. That is the Great Victory! (64:9)
and prostrating, seeking Allah’s good favour and That is Allah’s command which He has sent
His pleasure. Their mark is on their faces, the down to you. Whoever has fear of Allah–He will
traces of prostration. That is their likeness in the erase his bad actions from him and greatly in-
Torah. And their likeness in the Gospel is that of a crease his reward. (65:5)
seed which puts up a shoot and makes it strong (Allah has sent down) a Messenger reciting
so that it thickens and grows up straight upon its Allah’s Clear Signs to you to bring those who be-
stalk, filling the sowers with delight–so that by lieve and do right actions out of the darkness into
them He may infuriate the disbelievers. Allah has the Light. Whoever believes in Allah and acts
promised those of them who believe and do right rightly, We will admit him into Gardens with
actions forgiveness and an immense reward. rivers flowing under them remaining in them
(48:29) timelessly, for ever and ever. Allah has provided
You who believe! Do not raise your voices above for him excellently! (65:11)
the voice of the Prophet and do not be as loud You who believe! Repent to Allah. It may be that
when speaking to him as you are when speaking your Lord will erase your bad actions from you
to one another, lest your actions should come to and admit you into Gardens with rivers flowing
nothing without your realising it. (49:2) under them on the Day when Allah will not dis-
The desert Arabs say, ‘We believe.’ Say: ‘You do grace the Prophet and those who believed along
not believe. Say rather, "We have become with him. Their light will stream out ahead of
Muslim," for faith has not yet entered into your them and on their right. They will say, ‘Our Lord,
hearts. If you obey Allah and His Messenger, He perfect our light for us and forgive us! You have
will not undervalue your actions in any way. power over all things.’ (66:8)
Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (49:14) He Who created death and life to test which of
And We will unite those who believed with their you is best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-
offspring, who followed them in faith, and We Forgiving. (67:2)
will not undervalue their own actions in any Then they will acknowledge their wrong actions.
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