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Allah and to the truth He has sent down, so they hearts are scattered wide. That is because they
are not like those who were given the Book be- are people who do not use their intellect. (59:14)
fore for whom the time seemed over long so that Remember when Musa said to his people, ‘My
their hearts became hard? Many of them are de- people, why do you mistreat me when you know
viators. (57:16) that I am the Messenger of Allah to you?’ So
Then We sent Our Messengers following in their when they deviated, Allah made their hearts de-
footsteps and sent ‘Isa son of Maryam after them, viate. Allah does not guide people who are devi-
giving him the Gospel. We put compassion and ators. (61:5)
mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. That is because they have believed and then re-
They invented monasticism–We did not pre- turned to disbelief. So their hearts have been
scribe it for them–purely out of desire to gain the sealed up and they cannot understand. (63:3)
pleasure of Allah, but even so they did not ob- No misfortune occurs except by Allah’s permis-
serve it as it should have been observed. To those sion. Whoever believes in Allah–He will guide
of them who believed We gave their reward but his heart. Allah has knowledge of all things.
many of them are deviators. (57:27) (64:11)
You will not find people who believe in Allah If the two of you would only turn to Allah, for
and the Last Day having love for anyone who op- your hearts clearly deviated... But if you support
poses Allah and His Messenger, though they be one another against him, Allah is his Protector
their fathers, their sons, their brothers or their and so are Gabriel and every right-acting man of
clan. Allah has inscribed faith upon such peo- the believers and, furthermore, the angels too
ple’s hearts and will reinforce them with a Spirit will come to his support. (66:4)
from Him and admit them into Gardens with Whether you keep your words secret or say them
rivers flowing under them, remaining in them out loud He knows what the heart contains.
timelessly, for ever. Allah is pleased with them (67:13)
and they are pleased with Him. Such people are Say: ‘It is He Who brought you into being and
the party of Allah. Truly it is the party of Allah gave you hearing, sight and hearts. What little
who are successful. (58:22) thanks you show!’ (67:23)
It is He Who expelled those who disbelieved We have only appointed angels as masters of the
among the People of the Book from their homes Fire and We have only specified their number as
to the first gathering-place.You did not think that a trial for those who disbelieve; so that those who
they would leave and they thought that their were given the Book might gain in certainty, and
fortresses would protect them from Allah. Then those who believe might increase in their faith,
Allah came upon them from where they least ex- and both those who were given the Book and the
pected it and cast terror into their hearts. Their believers might have no doubt; and so that those
houses were pulled down by their own hands with sickness in their hearts and the disbelievers
and by the hands of the believers. People of in- might say, ‘What did Allah intend by this exam-
sight, take note! (59:2) ple?’In this way Allah misguides those He wills
Those who have come after them say, ‘Our Lord, and guides those He wills. No one knows the le-
forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in gions of your Lord but Him. This is nothing but a
faith and do not put any rancour in our hearts to- reminder to all human beings. (74:31)
wards those who believe. Our Lord, You are All- On the Day the first blast shudders, and the sec-
Gentle, Most Merciful.’ (59:10) ond blast follows it, hearts that Day will be
They will not fight against you all together as a pounding and eyes will be cast down. (79:6-9)
group except in fortified towns or behind high No indeed! Rather what they have earned has
walls. Their hostility towards each other is in- rusted up their hearts. (83:14)
tense. They are full of bravado in each other’s The kindled Fire of Allah reaching right into the
company. You consider them united but their heart. (104:6-7)
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