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has been given everything. She possesses a cloud in their wake, cleaving through the middle
mighty throne. I found both her and her people of the foe, truly man is ungrateful to his Lord and
prostrating to the sun instead of Allah. Satan has indeed he bears witness to that. (100:1-7)
made their actions seem good to them and de-
barred them from the Way so they are not guided HOSPITALITY
and do not prostrate to Allah, Who brings out But those who have fear of their Lord will have
what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remain-
knows what you conceal and what you divulge. ing in them timelessly, for ever: hospitality from
Allah–there is no god but Him–the Lord of the Allah. What is with Allah is better for those who
Mighty Throne.’ (27:22-26) are truly good. (3:198)
(Sulayman said,) ‘Take this letter of mine and de- (Say:) ‘Then you, you misguided, you deniers
liver it to them and then withdraw from them a will eat from the tree of Zaqqum, filling your
little and see how they respond.’ (27:28) stomachs with it and drink scalding water on top
of it, slurping like thirst-crazed camels. This will
HORIZON be their hospitality on the Day of Judgment!’
It is nothing but Revelation revealed, taught him (56:51-56)
by one immensely strong, possessing power and And if he is one of the misguided deniers, there is
splendour. He stood there stationary–there on hospitality of scalding water. (56:92-93)
the highest horizon. (53:4-7)
He saw him on the clear horizon. (81:23) HOSTILITY
If their faith is the same as yours then they are
HORSE guided. But if they turn away, they are en-
To mankind the love of worldly appetites is trenched in hostility. Allah will be enough for
painted in glowing colours: women and chil- you against them. He is the All-Hearing, the All-
dren, and heaped-up mounds of gold and silver, Knowing. (2:137)
and horses with fine markings, and livestock and That is because Allah has sent down the Book
fertile farmland. All that is merely the enjoyment with truth and those who differ from the Book are
of the life of this world. The best homecoming is entrenched in hostility. (2:176)
in the presence of Allah. (3:14) Among the people there is someone whose
And horses, mules and donkeys both to ride and words about the life of this world excite your ad-
for adornment. And He creates other things you miration, and he calls Allah to witness what is in
do not know. (16:8) his heart, while he is in fact the most hostile of
When swift horses, champing at the bit, were dis- adversaries. (2:204)
played before him in the afternoon, he You will find that the people most hostile to those
(Sulayman) said, ‘Truly do I love the love of good, who believe are the Jews and the idolaters. You
with a view to the glory of my Lord until the sun will find the people most affectionate to those
disappeared behind its veil. Return them to me!’ who believe are those who say, ‘We are
And he set about slashing through their shanks Christians.’ That is because some of them are
and necks. (38:31-33) priests and monks and because they are not arro-
Whatever booty from them Allah has given to gant. (5:82)
His Messenger–and you spurred on neither horse This was because they (the disbelievers) were
nor camel in its acquisition, but Allah gives hostile to Allah and His Messenger. If anyone is
power to His Messengers over anyone He wills, hostile to Allah and His Messenger, Allah is se-
Allah has power over all things. (59:6) vere in retribution. (8:13)
By the charging horses panting hard, striking Will you not fight a people who have broken
sparks from their flashing hooves, raiding at full their oaths and resolved to expel the Messenger,
gallop in the early dawn, leaving a trailing dust- and who initiated hostilities against you in the first
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