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your hands from them in the valley of Makka, where their clothing will be of silk. (35:33)
after giving you the upper hand over them. Allah There will be dark-eyed maidens with them, with
sees what you do. (48:24) eyes reserved for them alone, just like closely
They are those who disbelieved and debarred guarded pearls. (37:48-49)
you from the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) Circulating among them there will be youths like
and prevented the sacrifice from reaching its hidden pearls. (52:24)
proper place, and had it not been for some men From out of them (the seas) come glistening
and women who are believers, whom you did pearls and coral. (55:22)
not know and might trample underfoot, and so (In the Gardens there are maidens) like precious
unknowingly incur blame on their account–so gems of ruby and pearl. (55:58)
that Allah might admit into His mercy those He And dark-eyed maidens like hidden pearls.
wills–and had those among them who disbelieve (56:22-23)
been clearly distinguishable, We would have Ageless youths will circulate among them, serv-
punished them with a painful punishment. ing them. Seeing them, you would think them
(48:25) scattered pearls. (76:19)
Those who disbelieve filled their hearts with fa-
natical rage–the fanatical rage of the Time of PEN
Ignorance–and Allah sent down serenity to His If all the trees on earth were pens and all the sea,
Messenger and to the believers, and bound them with seven more seas besides, was ink Allah’s
to the expression of heedfulness which they had words still would not run dry. Allah is Almighty,
most right to and were most entitled to. Allah has All-Wise. (31:27)
knowledge of all things. (48:26) Nun. By the Pen and what they write down! (68:
Allah has confirmed His Messenger’s vision with 1)
truth: ‘You will enter the Sacred Mosque (Masjid He Who taught by the pen, taught man what he
al-Haram) in safety, Allah willing, shaving your did not know. (96:4-5)
heads and cutting your hair without any fear.’ He
knew what you did not know and ordained, in PEOPLE OF AL-HIJR
place of this, an imminent victory. (48:27) The people of al-Hijr denied the Messengers.
It is He Who sent His Messenger with the (15:80)
Guidance and the Religion of Truth to exalt it
over every other religion and Allah suffices as a PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
witness. (48:28) (AHL AL-KITAB)
Those of the People of the Book who disbelieve
PEARL and the idolaters do not like anything good to be
It is He Who made the sea subservient to you so sent down to you from your Lord. But Allah se-
that you can eat fresh flesh from it and bring out lects for His mercy whomever He wills. Allah’s
from it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships favour is truly vast. (2:105)
cleaving through it so that you can seek His Many of the People of the Book would love it if
bounty, and so that hopefully you will show they could turn you back to disbelief after you
thanks. (16:14) have become believers, showing their innate
But Allah will admit those who believe and do envy now that the truth is clear to them. But you
right actions into Gardens with rivers flowing should pardon and overlook until Allah gives His
under them where they will be adorned with command. Truly Allah has power over all things.
gold bracelets and pearls, and where their cloth- (2:109)
ing will be of silk. (22:23) Say, ‘People of the Book! Come to a proposition
They will enter Gardens of Eden where they will which is the same for us and you–that we should
be adorned with gold bracelets and pearls, and worship none but Allah.’ ‘People of the Book!
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