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Satan has gained mastery over them and made those who do wrong at the time when they see
them forget the remembrance of Allah. Such the punishment, and that truly all strength be-
people are the party of Satan. No indeed! It is the longs to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punish-
party of Satan who are the losers. (58:19) ment. (2:165)
You who believe! Do not let your wealth or chil- It is not devoutness to turn your faces to the East
dren divert you from the remembrance of Allah. or to the West. Rather, those with true devoutness
Whoever does that is lost. (63:9) are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day,
On the Day He gathers you for the Day of the Angels, the Book and the Prophets, and who,
Gathering–that is the Day of Profit and Loss. As despite their love for it, give away their wealth to
for those who believe in Allah and act rightly, We their relatives and to orphans and the very poor,
will erase their bad actions from them and admit and to travellers and beggars and to set slaves
them into Gardens with rivers flowing under free, and who perform prayer and give the alms;
them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever and those who honour their contracts when they
ever. That is the Great Victory! (64:9) make them, and are steadfast in poverty and ill-
They tasted the evil consequences of what they ness and in battle. Those are the people who are
did and the end of their affair was total loss. (65:9) true. They are the people who guard against evil.
Nuh said, ‘My Lord, they have disobeyed me and (2:177)
followed those whose wealth and children have Some city women said, ‘The governor’s wife so-
only increased them in loss.’ (71:21) licited her slave. He’s fired her heart with love.
By the Late Afternoon, truly man is in loss–except We see that she’s the one to blame.’ (12:30)
for those who believe and do right actions and As for those who believe and do right actions, the
urge each other to the truth and urge each other to All-Merciful will bestow His love on them.
steadfastness. (103:1-3) (19:96)
He said, ‘Your request has been granted, Musa.
LOT (SEE LUT (AS)) We were gracious to you another time when We
revealed to your mother: "Place him into the box
LOTE TREE and throw it into the sea and the sea will wash it
But they turned away so We unleashed against up on the shore, where an enemy of Mine and
them the flood from the great dam and ex- his will pick it up." I showered you with love
changed their two gardens for two others con- from Me so that you would be brought up under
taining bitter-tasting plants and tamarisk and a My supervision.’ (20:36-39)
few lote trees. (34:16) He (Sulayman) said, ‘Truly do I love the love of
He saw him again another time by the Lote-tree good, with a view to the glory of my Lord until
of the Final Limit, beside which is the Garden of the sun disappeared behind its veil.’ (38:32)
Refuge, when that which covered the Lote-tree That is the good news which Allah gives to His
covered it. (53:13-16) servants who believe and do right actions. Say: ‘I
do not ask you for any wage for this–except for
LOUSE you to love your near of kin. If anyone does a
So We sent down on them floods, locusts, lice, good action, We will increase the good of it for
frogs and blood, Signs, clear and distinct, but him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful.’
they proved arrogant and were an evildoing peo- (42:23)
ple. (7:133) You will not find people who believe in Allah
and the Last Day having love for anyone who op-
LOVE poses Allah and His Messenger, though they be
Some people set up equals to Allah, loving them their fathers, their sons, their brothers or their
as they should love Allah. But those who believe clan .Allah has inscribed faith upon such peo-
have greater love for Allah. If only you could see ple’s hearts and will reinforce them with a Spirit
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