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creation, saying, ‘Who will give life to bones those you do not provide for. (15:20)
when they are decayed?’ (36:78) Is it, then, they who allocate the mercy of your
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those Lord? We have allocated their livelihood among
who are with him are fierce to the disbelievers, them in the life of this world and raised some of
merciful to one another. You see them bowing them above others in rank so that some of them
and prostrating, seeking Allah’s good favour and are subservient to others. But the mercy of your
His pleasure. Their mark is on their faces, the Lord is better than anything they amass. (43:32)
traces of prostration. That is their likeness in the We made the day for earning a living. (78:11)
Torah. And their likeness in the Gospel is that of a
seed which puts up a shoot and makes it strong LIVESTOCK
so that it thickens and grows up straight upon its To mankind the love of worldly appetites is
stalk, filling the sowers with delight–so that by painted in glowing colours: women and chil-
them He may infuriate the disbelievers. Allah has dren, and heaped-up mounds of gold and silver,
promised those of them who believe and do right and horses with fine markings, and livestock and
actions forgiveness and an immense reward. fertile farmland. All that is merely the enjoyment
(48:29) of the life of this world. The best homecoming is
in the presence of Allah. (3:14)
LINING You who believe! Fulfil your contracts. All live-
They will be reclining on couches lined with rich stock animals are lawful for you, except those
brocade, the fruits of the Gardens hanging close that are recited to you now; but it is still not law-
to hand. (55:54) ful to hunt while you are in the state of pilgrim-
age. Allah makes whatever judgements He wills.
LION (5:1)
What is the matter with them that they run from You who believe! Do not kill game while you are
the Reminder like panicked donkeys, fleeing in the state of pilgrimage. If one of you kills any
from a lion? (74:49-51) deliberately, the reprisal for it is a livestock ani-
mal equivalent to what he killed, as judged by
LIP two just men among you, a sacrifice to reach the
The Fire will sear their faces, making them gri- Kaaba, or expiation by feeding the poor, or fast-
mace horribly in it, their lips drawn back from ing commensurate with that, so that he may taste
their teeth. (23:104) the evil consequences of what he did. Allah has
Have We not given him two eyes, and a tongue pardoned all that took place in the past; but if
and two lips and shown him the two highways? anyone does it again Allah will take revenge on
(90:8-10) him. Allah is Almighty, Exactor of Revenge.
(5:95)
LITTLE BY LITTLE They assign to Allah a share of the crops and live-
We have divided up the Qur'an, so you can re- stock He has created, saying, ‘This is for
cite it to mankind at intervals, and We have sent Allah,’–as they allege–‘and this is for our idols.’
it down little by little. (17:106) Their idols’ share does not reach Allah whereas
It is We Who have sent the Qur’an down to you Allah’s share reaches their idols! What an evil
little by little. (76:23) judgement they make! (6:136)
And He created livestock. There is warmth for
LIVELIHOOD you in them, and various uses and some you eat.
We have established you firmly on the earth and (16:5)
granted you your livelihood in it. What little Announce the Pilgrimage to mankind. They will
thanks you show! (7:10) come to you on foot and on every sort of lean an-
And We put livelihoods in it both for you and for imal, coming by every distant road so that they
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