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nothing at all. Allah is All-Knowing, All- Him. (20:110)
Powerful. (16:70) High exalted be Allah, the King, the Real! Do not
If we replace one verse with another one–and rush ahead with the Qur’an before its revelation
Allah knows best what He is sending down–they to you is complete, and say: ‘My Lord, increase
say, ‘You are just inventing this!’ No indeed! me in knowledge.’ (20:114)
Most of them have no knowledge. (16:101) We gave Ibrahim his right guidance early on, and
Do not pursue what you have no knowledge of. We had complete knowledge of him. (21:51)
Hearing, sight and hearts will all be questioned. We gave right judgement and knowledge to Lut
(17:36) and rescued him from the city which committed
When We said to you, ‘Surely your Lord encom- disgusting acts. They were evil people who were
passes the people with His knowledge.’ We only deviators. (21:74)
appointed the vision We showed you and the We gave Sulayman understanding of it. We gave
Accursed Tree in the Qur’an as a trial and temp- each of them judgement and knowledge. We
tation for the people. We frighten them, but it subjected the mountains to Dawud, glorifying,
only increases them in their excessive insolence. and the birds as well. This is something We are
(17:60) well able to do. (21:79)
They will ask you about the Spirit. Say: ‘The And to Sulayman We gave the fiercely blowing
Spirit is my Lord’s concern. You have only been wind, speeding at his command towards the land
given a little knowledge.’ (17:85) which We had blessed. And We had full knowl-
Say: ‘Believe in it or do not believe in it.’ edge of everything. (21:81)
Certainly, when it is recited to them, those who Among people there is one who argues about
were given knowledge before it fall on their faces Allah without knowledge, and follows every re-
in prostration. (17:107) bellious Satan. (22:3)
They have no knowledge of this, neither they nor Mankind! If you are in any doubt about the
their fathers. It is a monstrous utterance which Rising, know that We created you from dust then
has issued from their mouths. What they say is from a drop of sperm then from a clot of blood
nothing but a lie. (18:5) then from a lump of flesh, formed yet unformed,
They found a servant of Ours whom We had so We may make things clear to you. We make
granted mercy from Us and whom We had also whatever We want stay in the womb until a spec-
given knowledge direct from Us. (18:65) ified time and then We bring you out as children
(He said to Musa,) ‘How indeed could you bear so that you can reach your full maturity. Some of
with patience something you have not encom- you die and some of you revert to the lowest
passed in your knowledge?’ (18:68) form of life so that, after having knowledge, they
Our knowledge encompasses all that happened then know nothing at all. And you see the earth
to him. (18:91) dead and barren; then when We send down
(Ibrahim said,) ‘Father, knowledge which never water onto it it quivers and swells and sprouts
reached you has come to me, so follow me and I with luxuriant plants of every kind. (22:5)
will guide you to the right path.’ (19:43) Among people there is one who argues about
He (Pharaoh) said, ‘What about the previous Allah without knowledge or guidance or any
generations?’ He (Musa) said, ‘Knowledge of light-giving Book. (22:8)
them is with my Lord in a Book. My Lord does And (it is) so that those who have been given
not misplace nor does He forget.’ (20:51-52) knowledge will know it is the truth from their Lord
(Musa said,) ‘Your god is Allah alone, there is no and believe in it and their hearts will be humbled
god but Him. He encompasses all things in His to Him. Allah guides those who believe to a
knowledge.’ (20:98) straight path. (22:54)
He knows what is in front of them and behind They worship besides Allah something for which
them. But their knowledge does not encompass no authority has come down, something about
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