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what they did. (7:180) you as one of the sacred rites of Allah. There is
He (Nuh) said, ‘Embark in it. In the name of Allah good in them for you, so invoke Allah’s name
be its voyage and its landing! Truly my Lord is over them, as they stand in rows. And then when
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (11:41) they collapse on their sides, eat of them and feed
What you serve apart from Him are only names both those who ask and those who are too shy to
which you and your forefathers have made up ask. In this way We have subjected them to you
There is no mandate for them from Allah. Allah so that hopefully you will be thankful. (22:36)
alone is qualified to judge. His order is to wor- Those who were expelled from their homes with-
ship none but Him. That is in truth the straight out any right, merely for saying, ‘Our Lord is
and upright religion, but most of mankind simply Allah’ (if Allah had not driven some people back
do not know. (12:40) by means of others, monasteries, churches, syna-
What then of Him Who is standing over every gogues and mosques, where Allah’s name is
self seeing everything it does? Yet still they asso- mentioned much, would have been pulled down
ciate others with Allah! Say: ‘Name them! Or and destroyed. Allah will certainly help those
would you inform Him of something in the earth who help Him–Allah is All-Strong, Almighty).
He does not know, or are they words which are (22:40)
simply guesswork on your part?’ However, the Strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He
plotting of those who disbelieve seems good to has selected you and not placed any constraint
them and they bar the way. Anyone misguided upon you in the religion–the religion of your
by Allah has no guide. (13:33) forefather Ibrahim. He named you Muslims be-
Say: ‘Call on Allah or call on the All-Merciful, fore and also in this, so that the Messenger could
whichever you call upon, the Most Beautiful be witness against you and you could be wit-
Names are His.’ Do not be too loud in your nesses against all mankind. So perform prayer
prayer or too quiet in it, but try to find a way be- and give the alms and hold fast to Allah. He is
tween the two. (17:110) your Protector–the Best Protector, the Best
(His Lord said,) ‘Zakariyya! We give you the Helper. (22:78)
good news of a boy named Yahya, a name we In houses which Allah has permitted to be built
have given to no one else before.’ (19:7) and in which His name is remembered, there are
He is Lord of the heavens and the earth and men who proclaim His glory morning and
everything in between them, so worship Him evening. (24:36)
and persevere in His worship. Do you know of You who believe! People should not ridicule oth-
any other with His Name? (19:65) ers who may be better than themselves; nor
Allah, there is no god but Him. The Most should any women ridicule other women who
Beautiful Names are His. (20:8) may be better than themselves. And do not find
Announce the Pilgrimage to mankind. They will fault with one another or insult each other with
come to you on foot and on every sort of lean an- derogatory nicknames. How evil it is to have a
imal, coming by every distant road so that they name for evil conduct after coming to faith! Those
can be present at what will profit them and in- people who do not turn from it are wrongdoers.
voke Allah’s name on specific days over live- (49:11)
stock He has provided for them. Eat of them and They (the idols) are nothing but names which you
feed those who are poor and in need. (22:27-28) yourselves have given, you and your forefathers.
We have appointed a rite of sacrifice for every Allah has sent down no authority for them. They
nation so that they may invoke Allah’s name over are following nothing but conjecture and what
the livestock He has given them. Your God is their own selves desire. And that when guidance
One God so submit to Him. Give good news to has reached them from their Lord! (53:23)
the humble-hearted. (22:34) Those who do not believe in the hereafter give
We have appointed the sacrificial animals for the angels female names. (53:27)
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