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news and giving warning. Do not ask about the disquieting nature. If they had only referred it to
inhabitants of the Blazing Fire. (2:119) the Messenger and those in command among
We will test you with a certain amount of fear them, those among them able to discern the truth
and hunger and loss of wealth and life and fruits. about it would have had proper knowledge of it.
But give good news to the steadfast. (2:155) If it were not for Allah’s favour to you and His
Mankind was a single community. Then Allah mercy, all but a very few of you would have fol-
sent out Prophets bringing good news and giving lowed Satan. (4:83)
warning, and with them He sent down the Book Give news to the hypocrites that they will have a
with truth to decide between people regarding painful punishment. (4:138)
their differences. Only those who were given it Messengers bringing good news and giving
differed about it, after the Clear Signs had come warning, so that people will have no argument
to them, envying one another. Then, by His per- against Allah after the coming of the Messengers.
mission, Allah guided those who believed to the Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (4:165)
truth of that about which they had differed. Allah People of the Book! Our Messenger has come to
guides whoever He wills to a straight path. you, making things clear to you, after a period
(2:213) with no Messengers, lest you should say, ‘No one
Your women are fertile fields for you, so come to came to us bringing good news or warning.’
your fertile fields however you like. Send good Someone has come to you bringing good news
ahead for yourselves and have fear of Allah. and a warning. Allah has power over all things.
Know that you are going to meet Him. And give (5:19)
good news to the believers. (2:223) They deny the truth each time it comes to them
As for those who reject Allah’s Signs, and kill the but news of what they were mocking will cer-
Prophets without any right to do so, and kill tainly reach them. (6:5)
those who command justice, give them news of a Messengers before you were also denied but they
painful punishment. (3:21) were steadfast in the face of the denial and injury
The angels called out to him while he (Zakariyya) they suffered until Our help arrived. There is no
was standing in prayer in the Upper Room: changing the Words of Allah. And news of other
‘Allah gives you the good news of Yahya, who Messengers has come to you. (6:34)
will come to confirm a Word from Allah, and will We do not send the Messengers except to bring
be a leader and a celibate, a Prophet and one of good news and to give warning. As for those who
the righteous.’ (3:39) believe and put things right, they will feel no fear
This is news from the Unseen which We reveal to and will know no sorrow. (6:48)
you. You were not with them when they cast It is He Who sends out the winds, bringing ad-
their reeds to see which of them would be the vance news of His mercy, so that when they have
guardian of Maryam. You were not with them lifted up the heavy clouds, We dispatch them to a
when they quarrelled. (3:44) dead land and send down water to it, by means
When the angels said, ‘Maryam, your Lord gives of which We bring forth all kinds of fruit. In the
you good news of a Word from Him. His name is same way We will bring forth the dead, so that
the Messiah, ‘Isa, son of Maryam, of high esteem hopefully you will pay heed. (7:57)
in this world and the hereafter, and one of those These cities–We have given you news of them.
brought near. (3:45) Their Messengers came to them with Clear Signs,
Allah only did this for it to be good news for you but they were never going to believe in what they
and so that your hearts might be set at rest by it had previously rejected. That is how Allah seals
(help comes from no one but Allah, the Almighty, up the hearts of the disbelievers. (7:101)
the All-Wise). (3:126) Say: ‘I possess no power to help or harm myself,
When news of any matter reaches them they except as Allah wills. If I had had knowledge of
spread it about, whether it is of a reassuring or the Unseen, I would have sought to gain much
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