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lowed Satan. (4:83) Say: ‘People of the Book! You have nothing to
‘Clear insights have come to you from your Lord. stand on until you implement the Torah and the
Whoever sees clearly, does so to his own benefit. Gospel and what has been sent down to you
Whoever is blind, it is to his own detriment. I am from your Lord.’ What has been sent down to
not here as your keeper.’ (6:104) you from your Lord increases many of them in in-
If you do not bring them a Sign, they say, ‘Why solence and disbelief. So do not waste your grief
have you not come up with one?’ Say, ‘I follow on the people of the disbelievers. (5:68)
only what has been revealed to me from my We will overturn their hearts and sight, just as
Lord.’ This is clear insight from your Lord, and when they did not believe in it at first, and We
guidance and mercy, for people who believe. will abandon them to wander blindly in their ex-
(7:203) cessive insolence. (6:110)
Say: ‘This is my way. I call to Allah with inner We made forbidden for the Jews every animal
sight, I and all who follow me. Glory be to Allah! with an undivided hoof, and in respect of cattle
I am not one of the idolaters!’ (12:108) and sheep, We made their fat forbidden for them,
Allah revolves night and day. There is surely a except what is attached to their backs or guts or
lesson in that for people with inner sight. (24:44) mixed up with bone. That is how We repaid
And remember Our servants Ibrahim, Ishaq and them for their insolence. And We certainly speak
Ya‘qub, men of true strength and inner sight. the truth. (6:146)
(38:45) If Allah misguides people, no one can guide
This is clear insight for mankind and guidance them. We will abandon them to wander blindly
and mercy for people with certainty. (45:20) in their excessive insolence. (7:186)
It is He Who expelled those who disbelieved If Allah were to hasten evil for people the way
among the People of the Book from their homes they try to hasten good, their term would already
to the first gathering-place. You did not think that have been completed for them. We abandon
they would leave and they thought that their those who do not expect to meet Us to wander
fortresses would protect them from Allah. Then blindly in their excessive insolence. (10:11)
Allah came upon them from where they least ex- When We said to you, ‘Surely your Lord encom-
pected it and cast terror into their hearts. Their passes the people with His knowledge.’ We only
houses were pulled down by their own hands appointed the vision We showed you and the
and by the hands of the believers. People of in- Accursed Tree in the Qur’an as a trial and temp-
sight, take note! (59:2) tation for the people. We frighten them, but it
only increases them in their excessive insolence.
INSOLENCE (17:60)
But Allah is mocking them, and drawing them (He said to Musa,) ‘As for the boy, his parents
on, as they wander blindly in their excessive in- were believers and we feared that he would
solence. (2:15) darken their days with excessive insolence and
The Jews say, ‘Allah’s hand is chained.’ Their disbelief.’ (18:80)
hands are chained and they are cursed for what Then We will drag out from every sect the one
they say! No! Both His hands are open wide and among them most insolent towards the All-
He gives however He wills. What has been sent Merciful. (19:69)
down to you from your Lord increases many of If We did have mercy on them and removed the
them in insolence and disbelief. We have incited harm afflicting them, they would still obstinately
enmity and hatred between them until the Day of persist in wandering blindly in their excessive in-
Rising. Each time they kindle the fire of war, solence. (23:75)
Allah extinguishes it. They rush about the earth Those who do not expect to meet Us say, ‘Why
corrupting it. Allah does not love corrupters. have angels not been sent down to us? Why do
(5:64) we not see our Lord?’ They have become arro-
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