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hands have written! Woe to them for what they ‘Where are the partner-gods, for whom you
earn! (2:79) made such claims?’ (6:22)
Those who sell Allah’s contract and their own His people argued with him. He (Ibrahim) said,
oaths for a paltry price, such people will have no ‘Are you arguing with me about Allah when He
portion in the hereafter and on the Day of Rising has guided me? I have no fear of any partner you
Allah will not speak to them or look at them or ascribe to Him unless my Lord should will such a
purify them. They will have a painful punish- thing to happen. My Lord encompasses all things
ment. (3:77) in His knowledge so will you not pay heed? Why
Allah made a covenant with those given the should I fear what you have associated with Him
Book: ‘You must make it clear to people and not when you yourselves apparently have no fear of
conceal it.’ But they toss it in disdain behind their associating partners with Allah for which He has
backs and sell it for a paltry price. What an evil sent down no authority to you? Which of the two
sale they make! (3:187) parties is more entitled to feel safe, if you have
Among the people of the Book there are some any knowledge?’ (6:80-81)
who believe in Allah and in what has been sent Say: ‘My prayer and my rites, my living and my
down to you and what was sent down to them, dying, are for Allah alone, the Lord of all the
and who are humble before Allah. They do not worlds, Who has no partner. I am commanded to
sell Allah’s Signs for a paltry price. Such people be like that and I am the first of the Muslims.’
will have their reward with their Lord. And Allah (6:162-163)
is swift at reckoning. (3:199) Do they make things into partner-gods which
We sent down the Torah containing guidance cannot create anything and are themselves cre-
and light, and the Prophets who had submitted ated; which are not capable of helping them and
themselves gave judgement by it for the Jews–as cannot even help themselves? (7:191-192)
did their scholars and their rabbis–by what they On the Day We gather them all together, We will
had been allowed to preserve of Allah’s Book to say then to those who associated others with
which they were witnesses. Do not be afraid of Allah, ‘To your place, you and your partner-
people, be afraid of Me. And do not sell My Signs gods!’ Then We will sift them out, and their part-
for a paltry price. Those who do not judge by ner-gods will say, ‘It was not us you worshipped.’
what Allah has sent down, such people are dis- (10:28)
believers. (5:44) Say: ‘Can any of your partner-gods bring creation
They have sold Allah’s Signs for a paltry price, out of nothing and then regenerate it?’ Say: ‘Allah
and they have barred access to His Way. What brings creation out of nothing and then regener-
they have done is truly evil. (9:9) ates it. So how have you been perverted?’ Say:
Do not sell Allah’s contract for a paltry price. ‘Can any of your partner-gods guide to the truth?’
What is with Allah is better for you if you only Say: ‘Allah guides to the truth. Who has more
knew. (16:95) right to be followed–He Who guides to the truth,
or he who cannot guide unless he is guided?
PARADISE (SEE THE GARDEN) What is the matter with you? How do you reach
your judgement?’ (10:34-35)
(HIGHEST) PARADISE Yes, indeed! Everyone in the heavens and every-
Such people will be repaid for their steadfastness one on the earth belongs to Allah. Those who
with the Highest Paradise, where they will meet call on something other than Allah are not really
with welcome and with ‘Peace’. (25:75) following their partner-gods. They are only fol-
lowing conjecture. They are only guessing.
PARTNER (10:66)
On the Day We gather them all together, We will Say: ‘Who is the Lord of the heavens and the
say to those who associated others with Allah, earth?’ Say: ‘Allah.’ Say: ‘So why have you taken
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