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You who believe! Do not nullify your charity by and perform prayer and give the alms, and fear
demands for gratitude or insulting words, like no one but Allah. They are the ones most likely
him who spends his wealth, showing off to peo- to be guided. (9:18)
ple and not believing in Allah and the Last Day. Do you make the giving of water to the pilgrims
His likeness is that of a smooth rock coated with and looking after the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-
soil, which, when heavy rain falls on it, is left Haram) the same as believing in Allah and the
stripped bare. They have no power over anything Last Day and striving in the Way of Allah? They
they have earned. Allah does not guide disbe- are not equal in the sight of Allah. Allah does not
lieving people. (2:264) guide wrongdoing people. (9:19)
They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and en- Fight those of the people who were given the
join the right and forbid the wrong, and compete Book who do not believe in Allah and the Last
in doing good. They are among the righteous. Day and who do not make forbidden what Allah
(3:114) and His Messenger have made forbidden and do
And (We have prepared a humiliating punish- not take as their religion the religion of Truth,
ment) also for those who spend their wealth to until they pay the poll tax with their own hands
show off to people, not believing in Allah and the in a state of complete abasement. (9:29)
Last Day. Anyone who has made Satan his com- Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day do
rade, what an evil comrade he is! (4:38) not ask you to excuse them from striving with
What harm would it have done them to have be- their wealth and themselves. Allah knows the
lieved in Allah and the Last Day and to have people who guard against evil. (9:44)
given of what Allah has provided for them? Allah Only those who do not believe in Allah and the
knows everything about them. (4:39) Last Day ask you to excuse them. Their hearts are
You who believe! Obey Allah and obey the full of doubt and in their doubt they waver to and
Messenger and those in command among you. If fro. (9:45)
you have a dispute about something, refer it back And among the desert arabs there are some who
to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in believe in Allah and the Last Day and regard
Allah and the Last Day. That is the best thing to what they give as something which will bring
do and gives the best result. (4:59) them nearer to Allah and to the prayers of the
You who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger. It does indeed bring them near. Allah
Messenger and in the Book He sent down to His will admit them into His mercy. Allah is Ever-
Messenger, and the Books He sent down before. Forgiving, Most Merciful. (9:99)
Anyone who rejects Allah and His angels and A woman and a man who commit fornication:
His Books and His Messengers and the Last Day flog both of them with one hundred lashes and
has gone very far astray. (4:136) do not let compassion for either of them possess
But those of them who are firmly rooted in you where Allah’s religion is concerned, if you
knowledge, and the believers, believe in what believe in Allah and the Last Day. A number of
has been sent down to you and what was sent believers should witness their punishment. (24:2)
down before you: those who perform prayer and And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu‘ayb, he
give the alms, and believe in Allah and the Last said, ‘My people, worship Allah and look to the
Day–We will pay such people an immense Last Day and do not act unjustly on earth, corrupt-
wage. (4:162) ing it.’ (29:36)
Those who believe and those who are Jews and You have an excellent model in the Messenger of
the Sabaeans and the Christians, all who believe Allah, for all who put their hope in Allah and the
in Allah and the Last Day and act rightly will feel Last Day and remember Allah much. (33:21)
no fear and will know no sorrow. (5:69) You will not find people who believe in Allah
The mosques of Allah should only be maintained and the Last Day having love for anyone who op-
by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day poses Allah and His Messenger, though they be
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