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Announce the Pilgrimage to mankind. They will those who followed him at the ‘time of difficulty’,
come to you on foot and on every sort of lean an- after the hearts of a group of them had almost de-
imal, coming by every distant road so that they viated. Then He turned towards them–He is All-
can be present at what will profit them and in- Gentle, Most Merciful to them. (9:117)
voke Allah’s name on specific days over live- Those who were already settled in the abode,
stock He has provided for them. Eat of them and and in faith, before they came, love those who
feed those who are poor and in need. (22:27-28) have migrated to them and do not find in their
You can make use of the sacrificial animals until hearts any need for what they have been given
a specified time, and then their place of sacrifice and prefer them to themselves even if they them-
is by the Ancient House. (22:33) selves are needy. It is the people who are safe-
We have appointed the sacrificial animals for guarded from the avarice of their own selves who
you as one of the sacred rites of Allah. There is are successful. (59:9)
good in them for you, so invoke Allah’s name
over them, as they stand in rows. And then when
ANT
they collapse on their sides, eat of them and feed
Then, when they reached the Valley of the Ants,
both those who ask and those who are too shy to
an ant said, ‘Ants! Enter your dwellings so that
ask. In this way We have subjected them to you
Sulayman and his troops do not crush you unwit-
so that hopefully you will be thankful. (22:36)
tingly.’ (27:18)
We revealed to him: ‘Build the Ship under Our
supervision and as We reveal. When Our com-
APE
mand comes and water bubbles up from the
You are well aware of those of you who broke
earth, load into it a pair of every (animal) species,
the Sabbath. We said to them, ‘Be apes, de-
and your family–except for those among them
spised, cast out.’ (2:65)
against whom the word has already gone ahead.
Say: ‘Shall I tell you of a reward with Allah far
And do not address Me concerning those who do
worse than that: that of those whom Allah has
wrong. They shall be drowned. (23:27)
cursed and with whom He is angry–turning some
Allah created every animal from water. Some of
of them into monkeys and into pigs–and who
them go on their bellies, some of them on two
worshipped false gods? Such people are in a
legs, and some on four. Allah creates whatever
worse situation and further from the right way.’
He wills. Allah has power over all things. (24:45)
(5:60)
It is He Who sends out the winds, bringing ad-
When they were insolent about what they had
vance news of His mercy. And We send down
been forbidden to do, We said to them, ‘Be apes,
from heaven pure water so that by it We can bring
despised, cast out!’ (7:166)
a dead land to life and give drink to many of the
animals and people We created. (25:48-49)
APPETITE
To mankind the love of worldly appetites is
ANSAR (SUPPORTERS)
painted in glowing colours: women and chil-
The forerunners–the first of the Migrants
dren, and heaped-up mounds of gold and silver,
(Muhajirun) and the Supporters (Ansar)–and
and horses with fine markings, and livestock and
those who have followed them in doing good:
fertile farmland. All that is merely the enjoyment
Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased
of the life of this world. The best homecoming is
with Him. He has prepared Gardens for them
in the presence of Allah. (3:14)
with rivers flowing under them, remaining in
Allah desires to turn towards you, but those who
them timelessly, for ever and ever. That is the
pursue their lower appetites desire to make you
great victory. (9:100)
deviate completely. (4:27)
Allah has turned towards the Prophet, and the
An evil generation succeeded them who neg-
Migrants (Muhajirun) and the Supporters (Ansar),
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