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ment. (31:6) pleasure of Allah, but even so they did not ob-
Alas for My servants! No Messenger comes to serve it as it should have been observed. To those
them without their mocking him. (36:30) of them who believed We gave their reward but
What confronts them will be the evil actions many of them are deviators. (57:27)
which they earned and what they used to mock
at will engulf them. (39:48) MONASTERY
When their Messengers brought them the Clear If Allah had not driven some people back by
Signs, they exulted in the knowledge they had means of others, monasteries, churches, syna-
and then were engulfed by the very things they gogues and mosques, where Allah’s name is
mocked. (40:83) mentioned much, would have been pulled down
But no Prophet came to them without their and destroyed. Allah will certainly help those
mocking him. (43:7) who help Him–Allah is All-Strong, Almighty.
When he does learn something of Our Signs, he (22:39-40)
makes a mockery of them. Such people will have a
humiliating punishment. (45:9) MONK
The evil deeds they did will appear before them You will find that the people most hostile to those
and the things they mocked at will engulf them. who believe are the Jews and the idolaters. You
(45:33) will find the people most affectionate to those
(Disbelievers will be told,) ‘That is because you who believe are those who say, ‘We are
made a mockery of Allah’s Signs and the life of this Christians.’ That is because some of them are
world deluded you.’ Therefore, today they will not priests and monks and because they are not arro-
get out of it. They will not be able to appease Allah. gant. (5:82)
(45:35) They have taken their rabbis and monks as lords
We established them far more firmly than We have besides Allah, and also the Messiah, son of
established you and gave them hearing, sight and Maryam. Yet they were commanded to worship
hearts. But their hearing, sight and hearts were of only one God. There is no god but Him! Glory be
no use to them at all when they renounced Allah’s to Him above anything they associate with Him!
Signs and what they mocked at engulfed them. (9:31)
(46:26) You who believe! Many of the rabbis and monks
You who believe! People should not ridicule others devour people’s property under false pretences
who may be better than themselves; nor should and bar people from access to the Way of Allah.
any women ridicule other women who may be As for those who hoard up gold and silver and do
better than themselves. And do not find fault with not spend it in the Way of Allah, give them the
one another or insult each other with derogatory news of a painful punishment (9:34)
nicknames. How evil it is to have a name for evil
conduct after coming to faith! Those people who MOON
do not turn from it are wrongdoers. (49:11) They will ask you about the crescent moons. Say,
‘They are set times for mankind and for the pil-
MOHAMMED (SEE MUHAMMAD (SAAS)) grimage.’ It is not devoutness for you to enter
houses by the back. Rather devoutness is pos-
MONASTICISM sessed by those who guard against evil. So come
Then We sent Our Messengers following in their to houses by their doors and have fear of Allah,
footsteps and sent ‘Isa son of Maryam after them, so that hopefully you will be successful. (2:189)
giving him the Gospel. We put compassion and Then when he (Ibrahim) saw the moon come up
mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. he said, ‘This is my Lord!’ Then when it set he
They invented monasticism–We did not pre- said, ‘If my Lord does not guide me, I will be one
scribe it for them–purely out of desire to gain the of the misguided people.’ (6:77)
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