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He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing. (43:84) bounty, and so that hopefully you will show
There is no god but Him–He gives life and causes thanks. (16:14)
to die–your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers, The two seas are not the same: the one is sweet,
the previous peoples. (44:8) refreshing, delicious to drink, the other salty, bit-
Know then that there is no god except Allah and ter to the taste. Yet from both of them you eat
ask forgiveness for your wrongdoing, and for the fresh flesh and extract ornaments for yourselves
men and women who believe. Allah knows both to wear; and you see ships on them, cleaving
your activity and your repose. (47:19) through the waves so that you can seek His
He is Allah–there is no god but Him. He is the bounty and so that hopefully you will be thank-
Knower of the Unseen and the Visible. He is the ful. (35:12)
All-Merciful, the Most Merciful. (59:22) Were it not that mankind might all become one
He is Allah–there is no god but Him. He is the community, We would have given those who re-
King, the Most Pure, the Perfect Peace, the ject the All-Merciful silver roofs to their houses
Trustworthy, the Safeguarder, the Almighty, the and silver stairways to ascend and silver doors to
Compeller, the Supremely Great. Glory be to their houses and silver couches on which to re-
Allah above all they associate with Him. (59:23) cline, and gold ornaments. All that is merely the
Allah–there is no god but Him. So let the believ- trappings of the life of this world. But the here-
ers put their trust in Allah. (64:13) after with your Lord is for those who guard
Lord of the East and West–there is no god but against evil. (43:33-35)
Him–so take Him as your Guardian. (73:9)
Say: ‘He is Allah, Absolute Oneness.’ (112:1) ORPHAN
Remember when We made a covenant with the
ONION tribe of Israel: ‘Worship none but Allah and be
And when you said, ‘Musa, we will not put up good to your parents and to relatives and or-
with just one kind of food so ask your Lord to phans and the very poor. And speak good words
supply to us some of what the earth produces–its to people. And perform prayer and give the
green vegetables, cucumbers, grains, lentils and alms.’ But then you turned away–except a few of
onions,’ he said, ‘Do you want to replace what is you–you turned aside. (2:83)
better with what is inferior? Go back to Egypt, It is not devoutness to turn your faces to the East
then you will have what you are asking for.’ or to the West. Rather, those with true devoutness
Abasement and destitution were stamped upon are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day,
them. They brought down anger from Allah upon the Angels, the Book and the Prophets, and who,
themselves. That was because they rejected despite their love for it, give away their wealth to
Allah’s Signs and killed the Prophets without any their relatives and to orphans and the very poor,
right to do so. That was because they rebelled and to travellers and beggars and to set slaves
and went beyond the limits. (2:61) free, and who perform prayer and give the alms;
those who honour their contracts when they
ORNAMENT make them, and are steadfast in poverty and ill-
After he left, Musa’s people adopted a calf made ness and in battle. Those are the people who are
from their ornaments, a form which made a low- true. They are the people who guard against evil.
ing sound. Did they not see that it could not (2:177)
speak to them or guide them to any way? They They will ask you what they should give away.
adopted it and so they were wrongdoers. (7:148) Say, ‘Any wealth you give away should go to
It is He Who made the sea subservient to you so your parents and relatives and to orphans and the
that you can eat fresh flesh from it and bring out very poor and travellers.’ Whatever good you do,
from it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships Allah knows it. (2:215)
cleaving through it so that you can seek His ... In this way Allah makes the Signs clear to you,
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