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protectors apart from Him who possess no power ners with you in what We have provided for you
to help or harm themselves?’ Say: ‘Are the blind so that you are equal in respect of it, you fearing
and seeing equal? Or are darkness and light the them the same as one another? In that way We
same? Or have they assigned partners to Allah make Our Signs clear for people who use their
who create as He creates, so that all creating intellect. (30:28)
seems the same to them?’ Say: ‘Allah is the Allah is He Who created you, then provides for
Creator of everything. He is the One, the All- you, then will cause you to die and then bring
Conquering.’ (13:16) you back to life. Can any of your partner-gods do
Then on the Day of Rising He will disgrace them, any of that? Glory be to Him and may He be ex-
and say, ‘Where are My partner gods for whose alted above anything they associate with Him!
sake you became so hostile?’ Those given knowl- (30:40)
edge will say, ‘Today there is disgrace and evil for Say: ‘Have you thought about your partner gods,
the disbelievers.’ (16:27) those you call upon besides Allah? Show me
When those who associated others with Allah what they have created of the earth; or do they
see those they associated, they will say, ‘Our have a partnership in the heavens?’ Have We
Lord, these are our partner gods, the ones we given them a Book whose Clear Signs they fol-
called upon apart from You.’ But they will fling low? No indeed! The wrongdoers promise each
their words back in their faces: ‘You are truly other nothing but delusion. (35:40)
liars!’ (16:86) On that Day they will be partners in the punish-
And say: ‘Praise be to Allah Who has had no son ment. (37:33)
and Who has no partner in His Kingdom and They do not measure Allah with His true meas-
Who needs no one to protect Him from abase- ure. The whole earth will be a mere handful for
ment.’ And proclaim His Greatness repeatedly! Him on the Day of Rising the heavens folded up
(17:111) in His right hand. Glory be to Him! He is exalted
The fruits of his labour were completely de- above the partners they ascribe! (39:67)
stroyed and he woke up wringing his hands in Say: ‘Have you thought about those you call
grief, rueing everything that he had spent on it. It upon apart from Allah? Show me what they have
was a ruin with all its trellises fallen in. He said, created on the earth. Or do they have a partner-
‘Oh, if only I had not associated anyone with my ship in the heavens? Produce a Book for me be-
Lord!’ (18:42) fore this one or a shred of knowledge if you are
On the Day He says, ‘Call My partner-gods, telling the truth.’ (46:4)
those for whom you made such claims,’ they will Or do they have Divine partners? Then let them
call on them but they will not respond to them. produce their partners if they are telling the truth!
We will place between them an unbridgeable (68:41)
gulf. (18:52)
He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the PATH OF ALLAH
earth belongs. He does not have a son and He Guide us on the Straight Path, the Path of those
has no partner in the Kingdom. He created every- You have blessed. (1:5-6)
thing and determined it most exactly. (25:2) Or do you want to question your Messenger as
They will be told, ‘Call on your partner-gods!’ Musa was questioned before? Anyone who ex-
They will call on them but they will not respond changes faith for disbelief has definitely gone
to them. They will see the punishment. Oh if astray from the level way. (2:108)
only they had been guided! (28:64) The fools among the people will ask, ‘What has
None of their partner-gods will intercede for made them turn round from the direction they
them. They will reject their partner-gods. (30:13) used to face?’ Say, ‘Both East and West belong to
He has made an example for you from among Allah. He guides whoever He wills to a straight
yourselves. Are any of the slaves you own part- path.’ (2:142)
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