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Allah on earth and have no protectors apart from Those who are in the presence of your Lord do
Him. Such people are clearly misguided.’ (46:32) not consider themselves too great to worship
(Say: ‘It has been revealed to me that a band of Him. They glorify His praise and they prostrate to
the jinn listened and said,) "We realised we Him. (7:206)
would never thwart Allah on earth and would Those who repent, those who worship, those
never thwart Him by flight."’ (72:12) who praise, those who fast, those who bow,
those who prostrate, those who command the
PRAISE right, those who forbid the wrong, those who
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. (1:1) preserve the limits of Allah: give good news to
When your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am putting the believers. (9:112)
an overlord on the earth,’ they said, ‘Why put on Their call there is: ‘Glory be to You, O Allah!’
it one who will cause corruption on it and shed Their greeting there is: ‘Peace!’ The end of their
blood when we glorify You with praise and pro- call is: ‘Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the
claim Your purity?’ He said, ‘I know what you do worlds!’ (10:10)
not know.’ (2:30) They said, ‘Are you astonished at Allah’s com-
You who believe! Give away some of the good mand? May Allah’s mercy and His blessings be
things you have earned and some of what the upon you, People of the House! He is
earth produces for you. Do not have recourse to Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.’ (11:73)
bad things when you give, things you would only The thunder glorifies His praise, as do the angels,
take with your eyes tight shut! Know that Allah is out of fear of Him. He discharges the thunder-
Rich Beyond Need, Praiseworthy. (2:267) bolts, striking with them anyone He wills. Yet still
Those who exult in what they have done and they argue about Allah when He is inexorable in
love to be praised for what they have not done His power! (13:13)
should not suppose that they have escaped the Alif Lam Ra. This is a Book We have sent down to
punishment. They will have a painful punish- you so that you can bring mankind from the
ment. (3:188) darkness to the light, by the permission of their
What is in the heavens and in the earth belongs Lord, to the Path of the Almighty, the
to Allah. We have instructed those given the Praiseworthy. (14:1)
Book before you and you yourselves, to have fear Musa said, ‘If you were to be ungrateful, you and
of Allah, but if you disbelieve, what is in the everyone on the earth, Allah is Rich Beyond
heavens and in the earth belongs to Allah. Allah Need, Praiseworthy.’ (14:8)
is Rich Beyond Need, Praiseworthy. (4:131) (Ibrahim said,) ‘Praise be to Allah Who, despite
Praise belongs to Allah Who created the heavens my old age, has given me Isma‘il and Ishaq. My
and the earth and appointed darkness and light. Lord is the Hearer of Prayer.’ (14:39)
Then those who disbelieve make others equal to So glorify your Lord with praise and be one of the
their Lord! (6:1) prostrators. (15:98)
So the last remnant of the people who did wrong Allah does make a metaphor: an owned slave
was cut off. Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of possessing no power over anything, and some-
all the worlds! (6:45) one We have given plentiful provision who gives
We will strip away any rancour in their hearts. out from it secretly and openly. Are they the
Rivers will flow under them and they will say, same? Praise be to Allah! They are not! But most
‘Praise be to Allah Who has guided us to this! We people do not know it. (16:75)
would not have been guided, had Allah not The seven heavens and the earth and everyone in
guided us. The Messengers of our Lord came them glorify Him. There is nothing which does
with the Truth.’ It will be proclaimed to them: not glorify Him with praise but you do not under-
‘This is your Garden which you have inherited stand their glorification. He is All-Forbearing,
for what you did.’ (7:43) Ever-Forgiving. (17:44)
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