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prescribed for them regarding their wives and any make you miserable. (20:2)
slavegirls they possess–in order that there be no re- We said, ‘Adam, this is an enemy for you and your
striction on you. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most wife, so do not let him expel you from the Garden
Merciful. (33:50) and thus make you miserable.’ (20:117)
Those who were already settled in the abode, and He said, ‘Go down from it, all of you, as enemies to
in faith, before they came, love those who have mi- one another! But when guidance comes to you
grated to them and do not find in their hearts any from Me, all those who follow My guidance will
need for what they have been given and prefer not go astray and will not be miserable.’ (20:123)
them to themselves even if they themselves are They will say, ‘Our Lord, our miserable destiny
needy. It is the people who are safe-guarded from overpowered us. We were misguided people.’
the avarice of their own selves who are success- (23:106)
ful. (59:9) He who has fear will be reminded; but the most
You who believe! When women who believe miserable will shun it. (87:10-11)
come to you as emigrants, submit them to a test.
Allah has best knowledge of their faith. If you MISGUIDANCE
know they are believers, do not return them to Those are the people who have sold guidance for
the disbelievers. They are not lawful for the dis- misguidance. Their trade has brought no profit;
believers nor are the disbelievers lawful for them. they are not guided. (2:16)
Give the disbelievers whatever dowry they paid. Those are the ones who have sold guidance for
And there is nothing wrong in your marrying misguidance and forgiveness for punishment.
them provided you pay them their due. Do not How steadfastly they will endure the Fire!
hold to any marriage ties with women who dis- (2:175)
believe. Ask for what you paid and let them ask Those who disbelieve after believing and then in-
for what they paid. That is Allah’s judgement. crease in their disbelief, their repentance will not
Allah will judge between them. Allah is All- be accepted. They are the misguided. (3:90)
Knowing, All-Wise. (60:10) Allah showed great kindness to the believers
when He sent a Messenger to them from among
MIKA’IL (SEE MICHAEL) themselves to recite His Signs to them and purify
them and teach them the Book and Wisdom,
MILK even though before that they were clearly mis-
There is instruction for you in cattle. From the guided. (3:164)
contents of their bellies, from between the dung Do you not see those who were given a portion
and blood, We give you pure milk to drink, easy for of the Book trading in misguidance and wanting
drinkers to swallow. (16:66) you to be misguided from the way? (4:44)
An image of the Garden which is promised to Do you not see those who claim that they believe
those who guard against evil: in it there are rivers of in what has been sent down to you and what was
water which will never spoil and rivers of milk sent down before you, still desiring to turn to a
whose taste will never change and rivers of wine, satanic source for judgement in spite of being or-
delightful to all who drink it, and rivers of honey of dered to reject it? Satan wants to misguide them
undiluted purity; in it they will have fruit of every far away. (4:60)
kind and forgiveness from their Lord. Is that like Remember when Ibrahim said to his father, Azar,
those who will be in the Fire timelessly, for ever, ‘Do you take idols as gods? I see that you and
with boiling water to drink which lacerates their your people are clearly misguided.’ (6:74)
bowels? (47:15) One group He guided; but another group got the
misguidance they deserved. They took the Satans
MISERABLE as friends instead of Allah and thought that they
We did not send down the Qur’an to you to were guided. (7:30)
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