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Dawud killed Goliath and Allah gave him king- worlds.’ (6:162)
ship and wisdom and taught him whatever He Your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and
willed. If it were not for Allah’s driving some peo- the earth in six days and then settled Himself
ple back by means of others, the earth would firmly on the Throne. He covers the day with the
have been corrupted. But Allah shows favour to night, each pursuing the other urgently; and the
all the worlds. (2:251) sun and moon and stars are subservient to His
Allah chose Adam and Nuh and the family of command. Both creation and command belong
Ibrahim and the family of ‘Imran over all other to Him. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of all the
beings. (3:33) worlds. (7:54)
And when the angels said, ‘Maryam, Allah has He (Nuh) said, ‘My people, I am not in error at all
chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you but rather am a Messenger from the Lord of all
over all other women.’ (3:42) the worlds.’ (7:61)
Remember when Musa said to his people, ‘My He (Hud) said, ‘My people, I am by no means a
people! Remember Allah’s blessing to you when fool, but rather am a Messenger from the Lord of
He appointed Prophets among you and ap- all the worlds.’ (7:67)
pointed kings for you, and gave you what He had And Lut, when he said to his people, ‘Do you
not given to anyone else in all the worlds!’ (5:20) commit an obscenity not perpetrated before you
Even if you do raise your hand against me to kill by anyone in all the worlds?’ (7:80)
me, I am not going to raise my hand against you Musa said, ‘Pharaoh! I am truly a Messenger
to kill you. Truly I fear Allah, the Lord of all the from the Lord of all the worlds.’ (7:104)
worlds. (5:28) They said, ‘We believe in the Lord of all the
Allah said, ‘I will send it down to you but if any- worlds.’ (7:121)
one among you disbelieves after that, I will pun- He (Musa) said, ‘Should I seek something other
ish him with a punishment the like of which I will than Allah as a god for you when He has
not inflict on anyone else in all the worlds!’ favoured you over all other beings?’ (7:140)
(5:115) Their call there is: ‘Glory be to You, O Allah!’
So the last remnant of the people who did wrong Their greeting there is: ‘Peace!’ The end of their
was cut off. Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of call is: ‘Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the
all the worlds! (6:45) worlds!’ (10:10)
Say: ‘Are we to call on something besides Allah This Qur’an could never have been devised by
which can neither help nor harm us, and to turn any besides Allah. Rather it is confirmation of
on our heels after Allah has guided us, like some- what came before it and an elucidation of the
one the Satans have lured away in the earth, Book which contains no doubt from the Lord of
leaving him confused and stupefied, despite the all the worlds. (10:37)
fact that he has companions calling him to guid- You do not ask them for any wage for it. It is only
ance, saying, "Come with us!"?’ Say: ‘Allah's a reminder to all beings. (12:104)
guidance, that is true guidance. We are com- We delivered both him and Lut to the land which
manded to submit as Muslims to the Lord of all We had blessed for all beings. (21:71)
the worlds.’ (6:71) And she (Maryam) who protected her chastity.
And Isma‘il, al-Yasa‘, Yunus and Lut. All of them We breathed into her some of Our Spirit and
We favoured over all beings. (6:86) made her and her son a Sign for all the worlds.
They are the ones Allah has guided, so be guided (21:91)
by their guidance. Say, ‘I do not ask you for any We have only sent you as a mercy to all the
wage for it. It is simply a reminder to all beings.’ worlds. (21:107)
(6:90) Blessed be He Who has sent down the Furqan
Say: ‘My prayer and my rites, my living and my (Discrimination) to His servant so that he can be
dying, are for Allah alone, the Lord of all the a warner to all beings. (25:1)
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