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Did I not make a contract with you, tribe of The man who believed said, ‘My people! Follow
Adam, not to worship Satan, who truly is an out- me and I will guide you to the path of rectitude.’
right enemy to you, but to worship Me? That is a (40:38)
straight path. (36:60-61) Accordingly We have revealed to you a Spirit by
We gave them the clarifying Book and guided Our command. You had no idea of what the
them on the Straight Path. (37:117-118) Book was, nor faith. Nonetheless We have made
And (litigants) came in on Dawud who was it a Light by which We guide those of Our ser-
alarmed by them. They said, ‘Do not be afraid. vants We will. Truly you are guiding to a Straight
We are two litigants, one of whom has acted un- Path: the Path of Allah to Whom everything in
justly towards the other, so judge between us the heavens and everything on the earth belongs.
with truth and do not be unjust and guide us to Indeed all matters return eventually to Allah.
the Right Path.’ (38:22) (42:52-53)
(We said), ‘Dawud! We have made you a succes- They (Satans) debar them from the path, yet they
sor on the earth, so judge between people with still think they are guided. (43:37)
truth and do not follow your own desires, letting So hold fast to what has been revealed to you.
them misguide you from the Way of Allah. Those You are on a straight path. (43:43)
who are misguided from the Way of Allah will He is a Sign of the Hour. Have no doubt about it.
receive a harsh punishment because they forgot But follow me. This is a straight path. (43:61)
the Day of Reckoning.’ (38:26) Do not let Satan bar your way. He truly is an out-
When harm touches man he calls upon his Lord, right enemy to you. (43:62)
repenting to Him. Then when He grants him a (‘Isa said,) ‘Allah is my Lord and your Lord so
blessing from Him, he forgets what he was call- worship Him. This is a straight path.’ (43:64)
ing for before and ascribes rivals to Allah, so as to They (a group of jinn) said, ‘Our people, we have
misguide others from His Way. Say: ‘Enjoy your heard a Book which was sent down after Musa,
disbelief for a little while. You are among the confirming what came before it, guiding to the
Companions of the Fire.’ (39:8) truth and to a straight path.’ (46:30)
Those who bear the Throne, and all those around As for those who disbelieve and bar others from
it, glorify their Lord with praise and believe in the Way of Allah, Allah will make their actions
Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe: go astray. (47:1)
‘Our Lord, You encompass everything in mercy Therefore when you meet those who disbelieve
and knowledge! Forgive those who turn to You strike their necks. Then when you have deci-
and who follow Your Way and safeguard them mated them, tie their bonds tightly and set them
from the punishment of the Blazing Fire.’ (40:7) free or ransom them, until the war is finally over.
(A man among Pharaoh’s people who believed, That is how it is to be. If Allah willed, He could
but kept his faith concealed, said,) ‘My people! avenge Himself on them. But it is so that He can
The kingdom is yours today, as masters in the test some of you by means of others. As for those
land, but who will help us against Allah’s violent who fight in the Way of Allah, He will not let
force, if it comes upon us?’ Pharaoh said, ‘I only their actions go astray. (47:4)
show you what I see myself and I only guide you Those who disbelieve and obstruct the Way of
to the path of rectitude.’ (40:29) Allah and are entrenched in hostility towards the
Pharaoh said, ‘Haman, build me a tower so that Messenger after the guidance has become clear
perhaps I may gain means of access, access to to them, do not harm Allah in any way and He
the heavens, so that I can look on Musa’s God. makes their actions come to nothing. (47:32)
Truly I think he is a liar.’ That is how Pharaoh’s Those who disbelieve and obstruct the Way of
evil actions were made attractive to him and he Allah, and then die disbelievers, Allah will not
debarred others from the Path. Pharaoh’s schem- forgive them. (47:34)
ing led to nothing but ruin. (40:36-37) Here you are then: people who are called upon
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