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nor would we have made anything forbidden.’ In besides Allah, and also the Messiah, son of
the same way the people before them also lied Maryam. Yet they were commanded to worship
until they felt Our violent force. Say: ‘Do you only one God. There is no god but Him! Glory be
have some knowledge you can produce for us? to Him above anything they associate with Him!
You are following nothing but conjecture. You (9:31)
are only guessing.’ (6:148) They worship, instead of Allah, what can neither
Say: ‘Come and I will recite to you what your harm them nor help them, saying, ‘These are our
Lord has made forbidden for you’: that you do intercessors with Allah.’ Say: ‘Would you inform
not associate anything with Him; that you are Allah of something about which He does not
good to your parents; that you do not kill your know either in the heavens or on the earth?’ May
children because of poverty–We will provide for He be glorified and exalted above what they as-
you and them; that you do not approach inde- sociate with Him! (10:18)
cency–outward or inward; that you do not kill Recite to them the story of Nuh when he said to
any person Allah has made inviolate–except with his people, ‘My people, if my standing here and
the right to do so. That is what He instructs you to reminding you of Allah’s Signs has become too
do so that hopefully you will use your intellect. much for you to bear, know that I have put my
(6:151) trust in Allah. So decide, you and your gods, on
Say: ‘My prayer and my rites, my living and my what you want to do and be open about it. Do
dying, are for Allah alone, the Lord of all the with me whatever you decide and do not keep
worlds, Who has no partner. I am commanded to me waiting.’ (10:71)
be like that and I am the first of the Muslims.’ (Yusuf said,) ‘I hold fast to the creed of my fore-
(6:162-163) bears Ibrahim and Ishaq and Ya‘qub. We don’t
Say: ‘My Lord has forbidden indecency, both associate anything with Allah. And that is how
open and hidden, and wrong action, and un- Allah has favoured us and all mankind, but most
rightful tyranny, and associating anything with do not give thanks.’ (12:38)
Allah for which He has sent down no authority, Most of them do not believe in Allah without as-
and saying things about Allah you do not know.’ sociating others with Him. (12:106)
(7:33) Say: ‘Who is the Lord of the heavens and the
Or lest you say, ‘Our forefathers associated oth- earth?’ Say: ‘Allah.’ Say: ‘So why have you taken
ers with Allah before our time, and we are protectors apart from Him who possess no power
merely descendants coming after them. So are to help or harm themselves?’ Say: ‘Are the blind
You going to destroy us for what those purveyors and seeing equal? Or are darkness and light the
of falsehood did?’ (7:173) same? Or have they assigned partners to Allah
Then when He granted them a healthy, upright who create as He creates, so that all creating
child, they associated what He had given them seems the same to them?’ Say: ‘Allah is the
with Him. But Allah is far above what they asso- Creator of everything. He is the One, the All-
ciate with Him! (7:190) Conquering.’ (13:16)
Do they make things into partner-gods which What then of Him Who is standing over every
cannot create anything and are themselves cre- self seeing everything it does? Yet still they asso-
ated? (7:191) ciate others with Allah! Say: ‘Name them! Or
Do they have legs they can walk with? Do they would you inform Him of something in the earth
have hands they can grasp with? Do they have He does not know, or are they words which are
eyes they can see with? Do they have ears they simply guesswork on your part?’ However, the
can hear with? Say: ‘Call on your partner-gods plotting of those who disbelieve seems good to
and try all your wiles against me and grant me no them and they bar the way. Anyone misguided
reprieve.’ (7:195) by Allah has no guide. (13:33)
They have taken their rabbis and monks as lords Those to whom We gave the Book rejoice at
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