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again Allah will take revenge on him. Allah is PLANT
Almighty, Exactor of Revenge. (5:95) Good land yields up its plants by its Lord’s per-
Anything you catch in the sea is lawful for you, mission, but that which is bad only yields up
and all food from it, for your enjoyment and that scantily. In this way We vary the Signs for people
of travellers, but land game is forbidden for you who are thankful. (7:58)
while you are in the state of pilgrimage. So have The metaphor of the life of this world is that of
fear of Allah, Him to Whom you will be gath- water which We send down from the sky, and
ered. (5:96) which then mingles with the plants of the earth to
Those who disbelieve and bar access to the Way provide food for both people and animals. Then,
of Allah and to the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al- when the earth is at its loveliest and takes on its
Haram) which We have appointed for all fairest guise and its people think they have it
mankind–equally for those who live near it and under their control, Our command comes upon
those who come from far away–those who desire it by night or day and We reduce it to dried-out
to profane it with wrongdoing, We will let them stubble, as though it had not been flourishing just
taste a painful punishment. (22:25) the day before! In this way We make Our Signs
Announce the Pilgrimage to mankind. They will clear for people who reflect. (10:24)
come to you on foot and on every sort of lean an- Make a metaphor for them of the life of this
imal, coming by every distant road.(22:27) world. It is like water which We send down from
the sky and the plants of the earth combine with
PIOUS VISIT (‘UMRA) it but then become dry chaff scattered by the
Safa and Marwa are among the Landmarks of winds. Allah has absolute power over every-
Allah, so anyone who goes on pilgrimage to the thing. (18:45)
House or does the pious visit incurs no wrong in It is He Who made the earth a cradle for you and
going back and forth between them. If anyone threaded pathways for you through it and sent
spontaneously does good, Allah is All-Thankful, down water from the sky by which We have
All-Knowing. (2:158) brought forth various different types of plants.
Perform the pilgrimage and the pious visit for (20:53)
Allah. If you are forcibly prevented, make what- Mankind! If you are in any doubt about the
ever sacrifice is feasible. But do not shave your Rising, know that We created you from dust then
heads until the sacrificial animal has reached the from a drop of sperm then from a clot of blood
place of sacrifice. If any of you are ill or have a then from a lump of flesh, formed yet unformed,
head injury, the expiation is fasting or charity or so We may make things clear to you. We make
sacrifice when you are safe and well again. And if whatever We want stay in the womb until a spec-
you are secure, then he who takes advantage of a ified time and then We bring you out as children
pious visit before the pilgrimage should make so that you can reach your full maturity. Some of
whatever sacrifice is feasible. For any one who you die and some of you revert to the lowest
cannot, there is three days’ fast on pilgrimage and form of life so that, after having knowledge, they
seven on your return–that is ten in all. That is for then know nothing at all. And you see the earth
anyone whose family does not live near the dead and barren; then when We send down
Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). Have fear of water onto it it quivers and swells and sprouts
Allah and know that Allah is fierce in retribution. with luxuriant plants of every kind. (22:5)
(2:196) But they turned away so We unleashed against
them the flood from the great dam and ex-
PLANK changed their two gardens for two others con-
We bore him (Nuh) on a planked and well- taining bitter-tasting plants and tamarisk and a
caulked ship. (54:13) few lote trees. (34:16)
And (have they not looked at) the earth: how We
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