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sight and hearts were of no use to them at all when so that hopefully they would humble themselves.
they renounced Allah’s Signs and what they (6:42)
mocked at engulfed them. (46:21-26) If only they had humbled themselves when Our vi-
And also in ‘Ad when We unleashed against olent force came upon them! However, their hearts
them the barren wind, which left nothing it were hard and Satan made what they were doing
touched without turning it to dust. (51:41-42) seem attractive to them. (6:43)
(Or has he not been informed) that He destroyed Say: ‘Who rescues you from the darkness of the
‘Ad, the earlier people? (53:50) land and sea? You call on Him humbly and se-
‘Ad denied the truth. How terrible were My pun- cretly: "If you rescue us from this, we will truly be
ishment and warnings! (54:18) among the thankful."’ (6:63)
We unleashed a howling wind against them on a Call on your Lord humbly and secretly. He does
day of unremitting horror. It plucked up men like not love those who overstep the limits. (7:55)
uprooted stumps. (54:19-20) We have never sent a Prophet to any city without
Thamud and ‘Ad denied the Crushing Blow. seizing its people with hardship and distress so that
(69:4) hopefully they would be humble. (7:94)
‘Ad were destroyed by a savage howling wind. They were defeated then and there, transformed
(69:6) into humbled men. (7:119)
Allah subjected them to it for seven whole nights Remember your Lord in yourself humbly and fear-
and eight whole days without a break. You could fully, without loudness of voice, morning and
see the people flattened in their homes just like evening. Do not be one of the unaware. (7:205)
the hollow stumps of uprooted palms. (69:7) As for those who believe and do right actions and
Do you not see what your Lord did with ‘Ad? humble themselves before their Lord, they are the
(89:6) Companions of the Garden remaining in it time-
lessly, for ever. (11:23)
HUDAYBIYYAH On that day they will follow the Summoner who
(SEE PEACE OF HUDAYBIYYAH) has no crookedness in him at all. Voices will be
humbled before the All-Merciful and nothing but a
HUMBLE whisper will be heard. (20:108)
Seek help in steadfastness and prayer. But that is Faces will be humbled to the Living, the All-
a very hard thing, except for the humble. (2:45) Sustaining and anyone weighed down with wrong-
Among the people of the Book there are some doing will have failed. (20:111)
who believe in Allah and in what has been sent If We had destroyed them with a punishment be-
down to you and what was sent down to them, fore this, they would have said, ‘Our Lord, why did
and who are humble before Allah. They do not You not send us a Messenger, so we could follow
sell Allah’s Signs for a paltry price. Such people Your Signs before we were humbled and dis-
will have their reward with their Lord. And Allah graced?’ (20:134)
is swift at reckoning. (3:199) We responded to him and gave him Yahya, restor-
You who believe! If any of you renounce your re- ing for him his wife’s fertility. They outdid one an-
ligion, Allah will bring forward a people whom other in good actions, calling out to Us in yearning
He loves and who love Him, humble to the be- and in awe, and humbling themselves to Us.
lievers, fierce to the disbelievers, who strive in (21:90)
the Way of Allah and do not fear the blame of We have appointed a rite of sacrifice for every na-
any censurer. That is the unbounded favour of tion so that they may invoke Allah’s name over the
Allah which He gives to whoever He wills. Allah livestock He has given them. Your God is One God
is Boundless, All-Knowing. (5:54) so submit to Him. Give good news to the humble-
We sent Messengers to nations before you, and hearted, whose hearts quake at the mention of
afflicted those nations with hardship and distress Allah, and who are steadfast in the face of all that
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