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good and no evil would have touched me. I am places of worship and perform prayer and give
only a warner and a bringer of good news to peo- good news to the believers.’ (10:87)
ple who believe.’ (7:188) ‘Do not worship anyone but Allah! I am a warner
Allah only did this to give you good news and and bringer of good news to you from Him.’
that so your hearts would be at rest. Victory (11:2)
comes from no one but Allah. Allah is Almighty, That is some of the news of the Unseen which
All-Wise. (8:10) We reveal to you. Neither you nor your people
A proclamation from Allah and His Messenger to knew it before this time. So be steadfast. The best
mankind on the day of the greater pilgrimage: end result is for those who guard against evil.
‘Allah is free of the idolaters, as is His Messenger. (11:49)
If you repent, it will be better for you. But if you Our messengers brought the good news to
turn your backs, know that you cannot thwart Ibrahim. They said, ‘Peace!’ and he too said,
Allah.’ Give those who disbelieve the news of a ‘Peace!’ and brought in a roasted calf without
painful punishment. (9:3) delay. (11:69)
Their Lord gives them the good news of His His wife was standing there and she laughed out
mercy and good pleasure and Gardens where loud. So We gave her the good news of Ishaq,
they will enjoy everlasting delight. (9:21) and beyond Ishaq, Ya‘qub. (11:71)
You who believe! Many of the rabbis and monks When the feeling of fear left Ibrahim, and the
devour people’s property under false pretences good news reached him, he disputed with Us
and bar people from access to the Way of Allah. about the people of Lut. (11:74)
As for those who hoard up gold and silver and do That is some of the news of the cities which We
not spend it in the Way of Allah, give them the relate to you. Some of them are still standing,
news of a painful punishment. (9:34) while others are now just stubble. (11:100)
Has the news of those who came before them not We have given you all this news about the
reached them, the people of Nuh and ‘Ad and Messengers so We can make your heart firm by
Thamud, and the people of Ibrahim and the in- means of it. The truth has come to you in this and
habitants of Madyan and the overturned cities? an admonishment and reminder to the believers.
Their Messengers brought them the Clear Signs. (11:120)
Allah did not wrong them; rather they wronged Some travellers came that way and then dis-
themselves. (9:70) patched their water-drawer who let his bucket
Those who repent, those who worship, those down. He said, ‘Good news for me, I’ve found a
who praise, those who fast, those who bow, boy!’ They then hid him (Yusuf) away among
those who prostrate, those who command the their goods. Allah knew very well what they
right, those who forbid the wrong, those who were doing. (12:19)
preserve the limits of Allah: give good news to (Yusuf's father said,) ‘My sons! Seek news of
the believers. (9:112) Yusuf and his brother. Do not despair of solace
Do people find it so surprising that We should re- from Allah. No one despairs of solace from Allah
veal to a man among them: ‘Warn mankind and except for people who are disbelievers.’ (12:87)
give good news to those who believe that they But when the bringer of the good news came, he
are on a sure footing with their Lord’? The disbe- cast it (Yusuf's shirt) on his face and sight re-
lievers say, ‘This is downright magic!’ (10:2) turned. He (Yusuf's father) said, ‘Did I not say to
There is good news for them (the believers) in the you before, I know things from Allah you do not
life of this world and in the hereafter. There is no know?’ (12:96)
changing the words of Allah. That is the great This is news of the Unseen which We reveal to
victory! (10:64) you. You were not with them when they decided
We revealed to Musa and his brother: ‘Settle your what to do and devised their scheme. (12:102)
people in houses in Egypt and make your houses Has news not reached you of those who came
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