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As for those who believe and do right actions, He on our heels after Allah has guided us, like some-
will pay them their wages in full and will give one the Satans have lured away in the earth,
them increase from His favour. As for those who leaving him confused and stupefied, despite the
show disdain and grow arrogant, He will punish fact that he has companions calling him to guid-
them with a painful punishment. They will not ance, saying, "Come with us!"?’ Say: ‘Allah's
find any protector or helper for themselves be- guidance, that is true guidance. We are com-
sides Allah. (4:173) manded to submit as Muslims to the Lord of all
You who believe! Do not profane the sacred rites the worlds.’ (6:71)
of Allah or the sacred months, or the sacrificial Musa said to his people, ‘Seek help in Allah and
animals, or the ritual garlands, or those heading be steadfast. The earth belongs to Allah. He be-
for the Sacred House, desiring profit and good queathes it to any of His servants He wills. The
pleasure from their Lord. When your pilgrimage successful outcome is for those who guard
is over, then you may hunt. Do not let hatred for against evil.’ (7:128)
a people who debar you from the Sacred Mosque (Allah said, ‘I will prescribe My mercy for) those
(Masjid al-Haram) incite you into going beyond who follow the Messenger, the Ummi, whom
the limits. Help each other to goodness and they find written down with them in the Torah
heedfulness. Do not help each other to wrongdo- and the Gospel, commanding them to do right
ing and enmity. Have fear of Allah. Allah is se- and forbidding them to do wrong, making good
vere in retribution. (5:2) things lawful for them and bad things forbidden
O Messenger! Do not be grieved by those who for them, relieving them of their heavy loads and
rush headlong into disbelief among those who the chains which were around them. Those who
say ‘We believe’ with their tongues when their believe in him and honour him and help him,
hearts contain no faith. And among the Jews are and follow the Light that has been sent down
those who listen to lies, listening to other people with him, they are the ones who are successful.’
who have not come to you, distorting words from (7:157)
their proper meanings, saying, ‘If you are given Say: ‘I possess no power to help or harm myself,
this, then take it. If you are not given it, then be- except as Allah wills. If I had had knowledge of
ware!’ If Allah desires misguidance for someone, the Unseen, I would have sought to gain much
you cannot help him against Allah in any way. good and no evil would have touched me. I am
Those are the people whose hearts Allah does only a warner and a bringer of good news to peo-
not want to purify. They will have disgrace in this ple who believe.’ (7:188)
world and in the hereafter they will have a terri- Those you call on besides Him are not capable of
ble punishment. (5:41) helping you. They cannot even help themselves.
Those who say that the Messiah, son of Maryam, (7:197)
is Allah are disbelievers. The Messiah said, ‘Tribe Remember when you called on your Lord for
of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. help and He responded to you: ‘I will reinforce
If anyone associates anything with Allah, Allah you with a thousand angels riding rank after
has forbidden him the Garden and his refuge will rank.’ (8:9)
be the Fire.’ The wrongdoers will have no If it was a decisive victory you were seeking, that
helpers. (5:72) victory has clearly been won. If you desist, it will
Messengers before you were also denied but they be better for you; but if you return, We also will
were steadfast in the face of the denial and injury return. Your troops will not help you at all, how-
they suffered until Our help arrived. There is no ever many they are. Allah is with the believers.
changing the Words of Allah. And news of other (8:19)
Messengers has come to you. (6:34) But if they turn away, know that Allah is your
Say: ‘Are we to call on something besides Allah Master, the Best of Masters, and the Best of
which can neither help nor harm us, and to turn Helpers! (8:40)
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