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M as usury.’ But Allah has permitted trade and He
has forbidden usury. Whoever is given a warning
MADINA by his Lord and then desists, can keep what he re-
ceived in the past and his affair is Allah’s concern.
Some of the desert Arabs around you are hyp-
But all who return to it will be the Companions of
ocrites and some of the people of Madina are ob-
the Fire, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. (2:275)
durate in their hypocrisy. You do not know them
Have they not reflected? Their companion is not
but We know them. We will punish them twice
mad. He is only a clear warner. (7:184)
over and then they will be returned to a terrible
(They said, ‘Hud,) we only say that one of our gods
punishment. (9:101)
has driven you mad.’He said, ‘I call on Allah to be
It was not for people of Madina, and the desert
my witness, and you also bear witness, that I am
arabs around them, to remain behind the
free of all the gods you have apart from Him.’
Messenger of Allah nor to prefer themselves to
(11:54)
him. That is because no thirst or weariness or
They say, ‘You, to whom the Reminder has been
hunger will afflict them in the Way of Allah, nor
sent down, are clearly mad.’ (15:6)
will they take a single step to infuriate the disbe-
He (Pharaoh) said, ‘This Messenger, who has been
lievers, nor secure any gain from the enemy, with-
sent to you, is mad.’ (26:27)
out a right action being written down for them
They said, ‘Are we to forsake our gods for a mad
because of it. Allah does not let the wage of the
poet?’ (37:36)
good-doers go to waste. (9:120)
But then they turned away from him and said, ‘He
And a group of them said, ‘People of Yathrib
is an instructed madman!’ (44:14)’
(Madina), Your position is untenable so return!’
But he turned away with his forces, saying, ‘A ma-
some of them asked the Prophet to excuse them,
gician or a madman!’ (51:39)
saying, ‘Our houses are exposed,’when they were
Equally, no Messenger came to those before them
not exposed; it was merely that they wanted to run
without their saying, ‘A magician or a madman!’
away. (33:13)
(51:52)
If the hypocrites and those with sickness in their
Remind them then! For, by the blessing of your
hearts and the rumour-mongers in Madina do not
Lord, you are neither a soothsayer nor a madman.
desist, We will set you onto them. Then they will
(52:29)
only be your neighbours there a very short time.
Before them the people of Nuh denied the truth.
(33:60)
They denied Our servant, saying, ‘He is madman,’
Those who were already settled in the abode
and he was driven away with jeers. (54:9)
(Madina), and in faith, before they came, love
By the blessing of your Lord, you are not mad.
those who have migrated to them and do not find
(68:2)
in their hearts any need for what they have been
So you will see and they will see which of you is
given and prefer them to themselves even if they
mad. (68:5-6)
themselves are needy. It is the people who are
Those who disbelieve all but strike you down with
safe-guarded from the avarice of their own selves
their evil looks when they hear the Reminder and
who are successful. (59:9)
say, ‘He is quite mad.’ (68:51)
They say, ‘If we return to Madina, the mightier will
Your companion is not mad. (81:22)
drive out the inferior.’ But all might belongs to
Allah and to His Messenger and the believers. But
MADYAN (SEE SHU‘AYB (AS)
the hypocrites do not know this. (63:8)
AND MADYAN)
MADNESS
MAGIC - MAGICIAN
Those who practise usury will not rise from the
Remember when Allah said, ‘‘Isa, son of
grave except as someone driven mad by Satan's
Maryam, remember My blessing to you and to
touch. That is because they say, ‘Trade is the same
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