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any support–you can see that–and then estab- ciously. (15:85)
lished Himself firmly on the Throne. He made He created the heavens and the earth with truth.
the sun and moon subservient, each running for He is exalted above anything they associate with
a specified term. He directs the whole affair. He Him. (16:3)
makes the Signs clear so that hopefully you will Everything in the heavens and every creature on
be certain about the meeting with your Lord. the earth prostrates to Allah, as do the angels.
(13:2) They are not puffed up with pride. (16:49)
Say: ‘Who is the Lord of the heavens and the Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to
earth?’ Say: ‘Allah.’ Say: ‘So why have you taken Him, and the religion belongs to Him, firmly and
protectors apart from Him who possess no power for ever. So why do you fear anyone other than
to help or harm themselves?’ Say: ‘Are the blind Allah? (16:52)
and seeing equal? Or are darkness and light the Allah has given you wives from among your-
same? Or have they assigned partners to Allah selves, and given you children and grandchil-
who create as He creates, so that all creating dren from your wives, and provided good things
seems the same to them?’ Say: ‘Allah is the for you. So why do they believe in falsehood and
Creator of everything. He is the One, the All- reject the blessings of Allah, and worship, in-
Conquering.’ (13:16) stead of Allah, things that have no control over
Allah is He to Whom everything in the heavens their provision from the heavens or earth in any
and everything in the earth belongs. Woe to the way, and are themselves completely impotent?
disbelievers because of a terrible punishment. (16:72-73)
(14:2) The Unseen of the heavens and earth belongs to
Their Messengers said, ‘Is there any doubt about Allah. The matter of the Hour is only the blink of
Allah, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and an eye away, or even nearer. Allah has power
the earth? He summons you to forgive you for over all things. (16:77)
your wrong actions and to defer you until a spec- The seven heavens and the earth and everyone in
ified time.’ They said, ‘You are nothing but them glorify Him. There is nothing which does
human beings like ourselves who want to debar not glorify Him with praise but you do not under-
us from what our fathers worshipped; so bring us stand their glorification. He is All-Forbearing,
a clear authority.’ (14:10) Ever-Forgiving. (17:44)
Do you not see that Allah has created the heav- My Lord knows best everyone in the heavens and
ens and the earth with truth? If He wished He earth. We favoured some of the Prophets over
could eliminate you and bring about a new cre- others. And We gave Dawud the Zabur. (17:55)
ation. (14:19) Do they not see that Allah, Who created the
Allah is He Who created the heavens and the heavens and earth, has the power to create the
earth and sends down water from the sky and by like of them, and has appointed fixed terms for
it brings forth fruits as provision for you. He has them of which there is no doubt? But the wrong-
made the ships subservient to you to run upon doers still spurn anything but disbelief. (17:99)
the sea by His command, and He has made the He (Musa) said, ‘You know that no one sent these
rivers subservient to you. (14:32) down but the Lord of the heavens and earth to be
On the Day the earth is changed to other than the clear proofs. Pharaoh, I think you are destroyed.’
earth, and the heavens likewise, and they parade (17:102)
before Allah, the One, the All-Conquering, that We fortified their hearts when they stood up and
Day you will see the evildoers yoked together in said, ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the
chains. (14:48-49) earth and We will not call on any god apart from
We did not create the heavens and earth and Him. We would in that case have uttered an
everything between them, except with truth. The abomination.’ (18:14)
Hour is certainly coming, so turn away gra- Say: ‘Allah knows best how long they stayed. The
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