Page 38 - An Index to the Qur'an

Are you afraid to give gifts of charity before your work of Satan. Avoid them completely so that
private consultation? If you do not and Allah hopefully you will be successful. (5:90)
turns to you, at least perform prayer and give the
alms, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah is AL-YASA‘ (AS)
aware of what you do. (58:13) And Isma‘il, al-Yasa‘, Yunus and Lut. All of them
Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two- We favoured over all beings. (6:86)
thirds of the night–or half of it, or a third of it–and Remember Our servants Isma‘il, Al-Yasa‘ and
a group of those with you. Allah determines the Dhu’l-Kifl; each of them was among the best of
night and day. He knows you will not keep count men. (38:48)
of it, so He has turned towards you. Recite as
much of the Qur’an as is easy for you. He knows
ANCESTORS
that some of you are ill and that others are travel-
Or were you present when death came to Ya‘qub
ling in the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and that
and he said to his sons, ‘What will you worship
others are fighting in the Way of Allah. So recite
when I have gone?’ They said, ‘We will worship
as much of it as is easy for you. And perform
your God, the God of your forefathers, Ibrahim,
prayer and give the alms and lend a generous
Isma‘il and Ishaq–one God. We are Muslims sub-
loan to Allah. Whatever good you send ahead for
mitted to Him.’ (2:133)
yourselves you will find it with Allah as some-
When they are told, ‘Follow what Allah has sent
thing better and as a greater reward. And seek
down to you,’ They say, ‘We are following what
forgiveness from Allah. Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
we found our fathers doing.’ What, even though
Most Merciful. (73:20)
their fathers did not understand a thing and were
They were only ordered to worship Allah, mak-
not guided! (2:170)
ing their religion sincerely His as people of pure
When you have completed your rites, remember
natural belief, and to perform prayer and give the
Allah as you used to remember your forefa-
alms–that is the religion of the correct. (98:5)
thers–or even more. There are some people who
say, ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world.’ They
ALTAR
will have no share in the hereafter. (2:200)
Forbidden for you are carrion, blood and pork,
When they are told, ‘Come to what Allah has
and what has been consecrated to other than
sent down and to the Messenger,’ they say, ‘What
Allah, and animals which have been strangled,
we found our fathers doing is enough for us.’
and animals which have been killed by a blow,
What! Even if their fathers did not know anything
and animals which have fallen to their death,
and were not guided! (5:104)
and animals which have been gored, and ani-
They do not measure Allah with His true meas-
mals which wild beasts have eaten–except those
ure when they say, ‘Allah would not send down
you are able to slaughter properly–and animals
anything to a mere human being.’ Say: ‘Who,
which have been sacrificed on altars, and decid-
then, sent down the Book which Musa brought
ing things by means of divining arrows–that is
as a Light and Guidance for the people?’ You put
deviance. Today those who disbelieve have de-
it down on sheets of paper to display it while
spaired of overcoming your religion. So do not
concealing much. You were taught things you
be afraid of them but be afraid of Me. Today I
did not know, neither you nor your forefathers.
have perfected your religion for you and com-
Say: ‘Allah!’ Then leave them engrossed in play-
pleted My blessing upon you and I am pleased
ing their games. (6:91)
with Islam as a religion for you. But if anyone is
Those who associate others with Allah will say,
forced by hunger, not intending any wrongdoing,
‘If Allah had willed we would not have associ-
Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (5:3)
ated anything with Him, nor would our fathers;
You who believe! Wine and gambling, stone al-
nor would we have made anything forbidden.’ In
tars and divining arrows are filth from the handi-
the same way the people before them also lied
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