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If they intend to deceive you, Allah is enough for Allah. (9:116)
you. It is He Who supported you with His help Say: ‘I possess no power to harm or help myself
and with the believers. (8:62) except as Allah wills. Every nation has an ap-
Those who believe and have migrated and pointed time. When their appointed time comes,
strived with their wealth and themselves in the they cannot delay it a single hour or bring it for-
Way of Allah, and those who have given refuge ward.’ (10:49)
and help, they are the friends and protectors of (Say:) ‘Do not call on something besides Allah
one another. But as for those who believe but which can neither help nor harm you. If you do,
have not migrated, you are not in any way re- you will then be wrongdoers.’ (10:106)
sponsible for their protection until they migrate. (Nuh said,) ‘My people! Who would help me
But if they ask you for help in respect of the reli- against Allah if I did drive them away? So will
gion, it is your duty to help them, except against you not pay heed?’ (11:30)
people you have a treaty with. Allah sees what He (Salih) said, ‘My people! What do you think?
you do. (8:72) If I were to possess a Clear Sign from my Lord
Fight them! Allah will punish them at your and He had given me mercy from Him: who
hands, and disgrace them and help you against would help me against Allah if I disobeyed Him?
them, and heal the hearts of those who believe. You would not increase me in anything but loss.’
(9:14) (11:63)
Allah has helped you on many occasions, in- We did not wrong them; rather they wronged
cluding the Day of Hunayn when your great themselves. The gods they called upon besides
numbers delighted you but did not help you in Allah did not help them at all when Allah’s com-
any way, and the earth seemed narrow to you for mand came upon them. They did nothing but in-
all its great breadth, and you turned your backs. crease their ruin. (11:101)
(9:25) Do not rely on those who do wrong thus causing
If you do not help him, Allah did help him when the Fire to afflict you, for you have no protector
those who disbelieved drove him out and there besides Allah; then you will not be helped.
were two of them in the Cave. He said to his (11:113)
companion, ‘Do not be despondent, Allah is They then produced his shirt with false blood on
with us.’ Then Allah sent down His serenity upon it. He (Yusuf's father) said, ‘It is merely that your
him and reinforced him with troops you could lower selves have suggested something to you
not see. He made the word of those who disbe- which you did; but beauty lies in showing stead-
lieved undermost. It is the word of Allah which is fastness. It is Allah alone Who is my Help in face
uppermost. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (9:40) of the event that you describe.’ (12:18)
They swear by Allah that they said nothing, but Then when the Messengers despaired and
they definitely spoke the word of disbelief and thought themselves denied, Our help came to
returned to disbelief after their Islam. They them, and those We willed were saved. Our vio-
planned something which they did not achieve lent force cannot be averted from people who
and they were vindictive for no other cause than are evildoers. (12:110)
that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them Say: ‘Who is the Lord of the heavens and the
from His bounty. If they were to repent, it would earth?’ Say: ‘Allah.’ Say: ‘So why have you taken
be better for them. But if they turn away, Allah protectors apart from Him who possess no power
will punish them with a painful punishment in to help or harm themselves?’ Say: ‘Are the blind
this world and the hereafter, and they will not and seeing equal? Or are darkness and light the
find any protector or helper on the earth. (9:74) same? Or have they assigned partners to Allah
Allah is He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens who create as He creates, so that all creating
and earth belongs. He gives life and causes to seems the same to them?’ Say: ‘Allah is the
die. You have no protector or helper besides Creator of everything. He is the One, the All-
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