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believers might have no doubt; and so that those the dead by My permission; and when I held
with sickness in their hearts and the disbelievers back the tribe of Israel from you, when you
might say, ‘What did Allah intend by this exam- brought them the Clear Signs and those of them
ple?’ In this way Allah misguides those He wills who disbelieved said, "This is nothing but down-
and guides those He wills. No one knows the le- right magic";’ (5:110)
gions of your Lord but Him. This is nothing but a
reminder to all human beings. (74:31) LESSON
Has the story reached you of the legions? (85:17) As for thieves, both male and female, cut off their
hands in reprisal for what they have done: an ob-
LENTIL ject lesson from Allah. Allah is Almighty, All-
And when you said, ‘Musa, we will not put up Wise. (5:38)
with just one kind of food so ask your Lord to And there is certainly a lesson for you in your
supply to us some of what the earth produces–its livestock. We give you to drink from what is in
green vegetables, cucumbers, grains, lentils and their bellies and there are many ways in which
onions,’ he said, ‘Do you want to replace what is you benefit from them, and some of them you
better with what is inferior? Go back to Egypt, eat. (23:21)
then you will have what you are asking for.’ Allah revolves night and day. There is surely a
Abasement and destitution were stamped upon lesson in that for people with inner sight. (24:44)
them. They brought down anger from Allah upon
themselves. That was because they rejected LIE
Allah’s Signs and killed the Prophets without any Among them is a group who distort the Book
right to do so. That was because they rebelled with their tongues so that you think it is from the
and went beyond the limits. (2:61) Book when it is not from the Book. They say, ‘It is
from Allah,’ but it is not from Allah. They tell a lie
LEPER against Allah and they know it. (3:78)
He will teach him (‘Isa) the Book and Wisdom, So any who, after this, invent a lie against Allah
and the Torah and the Gospel, as a Messenger to are indeed wrongdoers. (3:94)
the tribe of Israel, saying: ‘I have brought you a Who could do greater wrong than someone who
Sign from your Lord. I will create the shape of a invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs?
bird out of clay for you and then breathe into it The wrongdoers are certainly not successful.
and it will be a bird by Allah’s permission. I will (6:21)
heal the blind and the leper, and bring the dead Who could do greater wrong than someone who
to life, by Allah’s permission. I will tell you what invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs, or
you eat and what you store up in your homes. who says, ‘It has been revealed to me,’ when
There is a Sign for you in that if you are believ- nothing has been revealed to him, or someone
ers.’ (3:48-49) who says, ‘I will send down the same as Allah
Remember when Allah said, ‘‘Isa, son of has sent down’? If you could only see the wrong-
Maryam, remember My blessing to you and to doers in the throes of death when the angels are
your mother when I reinforced you with the stretching out their hands, saying, ‘Disgorge your
Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in own selves! Today you will be repaid with the
the cradle and when you were fully grown; and punishment of humiliation for saying something
when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and other than the truth about Allah, and being arro-
the Torah and the Gospel; and when you created gant about His Signs.’ (6:93)
a bird-shape out of clay by My permission, and Those who kill their children foolishly without
then breathed into it and it became a bird by My any knowledge and make what Allah has pro-
permission; and healed the blind and the leper vided for them forbidden, inventing lies against
by My permission; and when you brought forth Allah, such people are lost. They are misguided.
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