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lected the prayer and followed their appetites. But before it there was the Book of Musa as a
They will plunge into the Valley of Evil– (19:59) model and a mercy. And this is a corroborating
But as for him who feared the Station of his Lord Book in the Arabic tongue so that you may warn
and forbade the lower self its appetites, the those who do wrong, and as good news for the
Garden will be his refuge. (79:40-41) good-doers. (46:12)
No indeed! You do not honour orphans nor do
you urge the feeding of the poor; you devour in- A’RAF (SEE THE HEIGHTS)
heritance with voracious appetites and you have
an insatiable love of wealth. (89:17-20)
ARAFAT
There is nothing wrong in seeking bounty from
ARABIC your Lord. When you pour down from Arafat, re-
We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’an so member Allah at the Sacred Landmark.
that hopefully you will use your intellect. (12:2) Remember Him because He has guided you,
Accordingly We have sent it down as a judge- even though before this you were astray. Then
ment in Arabic. If you followed their whims and press on from where the people press on and ask
desires after the knowledge that has come to you, Allah’s forgiveness. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
you would have no protector or defender against Merciful. (2:198-199)
Allah. (13:37)
We know that they say, ‘It is only a human being
ARGUMENT
who is teaching him.’ The language of him they
Say, ‘Do you argue with us about Allah when He
allude to is a foreign one whereas this is in clear
is our Lord and your Lord? We have our actions
and lucid Arabic. (16:103)
and you have your actions. We act for Him
In this way We have sent it down as an Arabic
alone.’ (2:139)
Qur’an and We have made various threats in it
What about the one who argued with Ibrahim
so that hopefully they will guard against evil or it
about his Lord, on the basis that Allah had given
will spur them into remembrance. (20:113)
him sovereignty? Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord is He
The Faithful Spirit brought it down to your heart
Who gives life and causes to die.’ He said, ‘I too
so you would be one of the Warners in a clear
give life and cause to die.’ Ibrahim said, ‘Allah
Arabic tongue. (26:193-195)
makes the sun come from the East. Make it come
If We had sent it down to a non-Arab who had
from the West.’ And the one who was a disbe-
then recited it to them, they still would not be-
liever was dumbfounded. Allah does not guide
lieve in it. (26:198-199)
wrongdoing people. (2:258)
We have given all kinds of examples to people in
If they argue with you, say, ‘I have submitted my-
this Qur'an, so that hopefully they will pay
self completely to Allah, and so have all who fol-
heed–an Arabic Qur’an with no distortion in it,
low me.’ Say to those given the Book and those
so that hopefully they will guard against evil.
who have no Book, ‘Have you become Muslim?’
(39:27-28)
If they become Muslim, they have been guided.
A Book whose verses have been demarcated for
If they turn away, you are only responsible for
people who know as an Arabic Qur’an. (41:3)
transmission. Allah sees His servants. (3:20)
Accordingly We have revealed to you an Arabic
This is news from the Unseen which We reveal to
Qur’an so that you may warn the Mother of
you. You were not with them when they cast
Cities (Makka) and those around it, and give
their reeds to see which of them would be the
warning of the Day of Gathering about which
guardian of Maryam. You were not with them
there is no doubt: one group in the Garden,the
when they quarrelled. (3:44)
other in the Blazing Fire. (42:7)
If anyone argues with you about him after the
We have made it an Arabic Qur’an so that hope-
knowledge that has come to you, say, ‘Come
fully you will use your intellect. (43:3)
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