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Blessed be the name of your Lord, Master of  up everything, desiring the good pleasure of Allah.
         Majesty and Generosity. (55:78)    Allah is Ever-Gentle with His servants. (2: 207)
         So glorify the name of your Lord, the  Divorced women should wait by themselves for
         Magnificent! (56:74)               three menstrual cycles; and it is not lawful for
         So glorify the Name of your Lord, the  them to conceal what Allah has created in their
         Magnificent! (56:96)               wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day.
         He is Allah–the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of  Their husbands have the right to take them back
         Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.  within that time, if they desire to be reconciled.
         Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies  Women possess rights similar to those held over
         Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (59:24)  them to be honoured with fairness; but men have
         And when ‘Isa son of Maryam said, ‘Tribe of  a degree above them. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
         Israel, I am the Messenger of Allah to you, con-  (2:228)
         firming the Torah which came before me and giv-  Allah, there is no god but Him, the Living, the Self-
         ing you the good news of a Messenger after me  Sustaining. He is not subject to drowsiness or
         whose name is Ahmad.’ When he brought them  sleep. Everything in the heavens and the earth be-
         the Clear Signs, they said, ‘This is downright  longs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except
         magic.’ (61:6)                     by His permission? He knows what is before them
         Glorify then the name of your Lord, the  and what is behind them but they cannot grasp
         Magnificent. (69:52)               any of His knowledge save what He wills. His
         Remember the Name of your Lord, and devote  Footstool encompasses the heavens and the earth
         yourself to Him completely. (73:8)  and their preservation does not tire Him. He is the
         Remember the Name of your Lord in the morn-  Most High, the Magnificent. (2:255)
         ing and the evening. (76:25)       Allah, there is no god but Him, the Living, the Self-
         Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High.  Sustaining. (3:2)
         (87:1)                             Allah bears witness that there is no god but Him,
         He who invokes the Name of his Lord and prays.  as do the angels and the people of knowledge, up-
         (87:15)                            holding justice. There is no god but Him, the
         Recite: In the Name of your Lord Who created.  Almighty, the All-Wise. (3:18)
         (96:1)                             Allah chose Adam and Nuh and the family of
                                            Ibrahim and the family of ‘Imran over all other be-
         NAMES OF ALLAH                     ings–descendants one of the other. Allah is All-
         (Allah is) the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful.  Hearing, All-Knowing. (3:33-34)
         (1:2)                              Allah knows best who your enemies are. Allah suf-
         They say, ‘Allah has a son.’ Glory be to Him! No,  fices as a Protector; Allah suffices as a Helper.
         everything in the heavens and earth belongs to  (4:45)
         Him. Everything is obedient to Him, the  If anyone desires the reward of this world, the re-
         Originator of the heavens and earth. When He  ward of both this world and hereafter is with
         decides on something, He just says to it, ‘Be!’  Allah. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. (4:134)
         and it is. (2:116-117)             (Isa said,) ‘If You punish them, they are Your ser-
         If their faith is the same as yours then they are  vants. If you forgive them, You are the Almighty,
         guided. But if they turn away, they are en-  the All-Wise.’ (5:118)
         trenched in hostility. Allah will be enough for  Your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and
         you against them. He is the All-Hearing, the All-  the earth in six days and then settled Himself
         Knowing. (2:137)                   firmly on the Throne. He covers the day with the
         Your God is One God. There is no god but Him,  night, each pursuing the other urgently; and the
         the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful. (2:163)  sun and moon and stars are subservient to His
         And among the people there are some who give  command. Both creation and command belong to
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