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ents:) ‘But if they try to make you associate some- vants with knowledge have fear of Allah. Allah is
thing with Me about which you have no knowl- Almighty, Ever-Forgiving. (35:28)
edge, do not obey them. Keep company with Say ‘He Who made them in the first place will
them correctly and courteously in this world but bring them back to life. He has total knowledge
follow the Way of him who turns to Me. Then of each created thing.’ (36:79)
you will return to Me and I will inform you about When harm touches man he calls on Us. Then
the things you did.’ (31:15) when We grant him a blessing from Us he says, ‘I
Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you have only been given this because of my knowl-
everything in the heavens and earth and has edge.’ In fact it is a trial but most of them do not
showered His blessings upon you, both out- know it. (39:49)
wardly and inwardly? Yet there are people who Those who bear the Throne, and all those around
argue about Allah without knowledge or guid- it, glorify their Lord with praise and believe in
ance or any illuminating Book. (31:20) Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe:
Truly Allah has knowledge of the Hour and sends ‘Our Lord, You encompass everything in mercy
down abundant rain and knows what is in the and knowledge! Forgive those who turn to You
womb. And no self knows what it will earn to- and who follow Your Way and safeguard them
morrow and no self knows in what land it will from the punishment of the Blazing Fire.’ (40:7)
die. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (31:34) (The man who believed said to his people,) ‘You
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, call me to reject Allah and to associate some-
but the Messenger of Allah and the Final Seal of thing with Him about which I have no knowl-
the Prophets. Allah has knowledge of all things. edge, while I call you to the Almighty, the
(33:40) Endlessly Forgiving.’ (40:42)
Whether you divulge a thing or conceal it, Allah When their Messengers brought them the Clear
has knowledge of all things. (33:54) Signs, they exulted in the knowledge they had
People will ask you about the Last Hour. Say: and then were engulfed by the very things they
‘Only Allah has knowledge of it. What will make mocked. (40:83)
you understand? It may be that the Last Hour is Knowledge of the Hour is referred to Him. And
very near.’ (33:63) no fruit emerges from its husk, nor does any fe-
Those who have been given knowledge see that male get pregnant or give birth, without His
what has been sent down to you from your Lord knowledge. On the Day He calls out to them:
is the truth and that it guides to the Path of the ‘Where are My associates?’ they will say, ‘We de-
Almighty, the Praiseworthy. (34:6) clare to you that none of us is a witness.’ (41:47)
Then when We decreed that he (Sulayman) The Keys of the heavens and earth belong to
should die, nothing divulged his death to them Him. He expands the provision of anyone He
except the worm which ate his staff; so that when wills or restricts it. He has knowledge of all
he fell down it was made clear to the jinn that if things. (42:12)
they had truly had knowledge of the Unseen they They only split up after knowledge came to
need not have stayed there suffering humiliating them, tyrannising one another. And were it not
punishment. (34:14) for a prior decree from your Lord for a specified
Allah created you from dust and then from a drop term, the judgement between them would al-
of sperm and then made you into pairs. No fe- ready have been made. Those who inherited the
male becomes pregnant or gives birth except Book after them are indeed in grave doubt about
with His knowledge. And no living thing lives it. (42:14)
long or has its life cut short without that being in They say, ‘If the All-Merciful had so willed, we
a Book. That is easy for Allah. (35:11) would not have worshipped them.’ They have no
And mankind and beasts and livestock are like- knowledge of that. They are only conjecturing.
wise of varying colours. Only those of His ser- (43:20)
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