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Blessed be Him to Whom belongs the sover- most right to and were most entitled to. Allah has
eignty of the heavens and the earth and every- knowledge of all things. (48:26)
thing in between them. The knowledge of the Say: ‘Do you presume to teach Allah your reli-
Hour is with Him. You will be returned to Him. gion when Allah knows everything in the heav-
(43:85) ens and everything in the earth? Allah has
We made the Commandments very clear to them knowledge of all things.’ (49:16)
and they only differed after knowledge came to He (Ibrahim) felt afraid of them but they said, ‘Do
them, tyrannising one other. Your Lord will de- not be afraid!’ and gave him the good news of a
cide between them on the Day of Rising regard- son imbued with knowledge. (51:28)
ing the things they differed about. (45:17) They have no knowledge of this. They are only
They say, ‘There is nothing but our existence in following conjecture. (53:28)
this world. We die and we live and nothing de- That is as far as their knowledge extends. Your
stroys us except for time.’ They have no knowl- Lord knows best those who are misguided from
edge of that. They are only conjecturing. (45:24) His Way and He knows best those who are
Say: ‘Have you thought about those you call guided. (53:30)
upon apart from Allah? Show me what they have To whoever avoids the major wrong actions and
created on the earth. Or do they have a partner- indecencies–except for minor lapses–truly your
ship in the heavens? Produce a Book for me be- Lord is vast in forgiveness. He has most knowl-
fore this one or a shred of knowledge if you are edge of you when He first produced you from the
telling the truth.’ (46:4) earth, and when you were embryos in your
He (Hud) said, ‘All knowledge is with Allah. I mothers’ wombs. So do not claim purity for your-
only transmit to you what I have been sent with. selves. He knows best those who guard against
But I see that you are a people who are ignorant.’ evil. (53:32)
(46:23) Does he have knowledge of the Unseen, en-
Among them are those who listen to you and abling him to see? (53:35)
then, when they leave your presence, say to He is the First and the Last, the Outward and the
those who have been given knowledge, ‘What Inward. He has knowledge of all things. (57:3)
was that he just said?’ They are those whose Do you not see that Allah knows what is in the
hearts Allah has sealed up and who follow their heavens and on the earth? Three men cannot
own desires. (47:16) confer together secretly without Him being the
They are those who disbelieved and debarred fourth of them, or five without Him being the
you from the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) sixth of them, or fewer than that or more without
and prevented the sacrifice from reaching its Him being with them wherever they are. Then
proper place, and had it not been for some men He will inform them on the Day of Rising of what
and women who are believers, whom you did they did. Allah has knowledge of all things.
not know and might trample underfoot, and so (58:7)
unknowingly incur blame on their account–so You who believe! When you are told: ‘Make
that Allah might admit into His mercy those He room in the gathering,’ then make room and
wills–and had those among them who disbelieve Allah will make room for you! And when it is
been clearly distinguishable, We would have said, ‘Get up’, get up. Allah will raise in rank
punished them with a painful punishment. those of you who believe and those who have
(48:25) been given knowledge. Allah is aware of what
Those who disbelieve filled their hearts with fa- you do. (58:11)
natical rage–the fanatical rage of the Time of You who believe! When women who believe
Ignorance–and Allah sent down serenity to His come to you as emigrants, submit them to a test.
Messenger and to the believers, and bound them Allah has best knowledge of their faith. If you
to the expression of heedfulness which they had know they are believers, do not return them to
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