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your activity and your repose. (47:19) women who fast much–previously married
We destroyed those of your kind in the past. But women as well as virgins. (66:5)
is there any rememberer there? Everything they
did is in the Books. Everything is recorded, big or PRIEST
small. (54:51-53) You will find that the people most hostile to those
Nothing occurs, either in the earth or in your- who believe are the Jews and the idolaters. You
selves, without its being in a Book before We will find the people most affectionate to those
make it happen. That is something easy for Allah. who believe are those who say, ‘We are
(57:22) Christians.’ That is because some of them are
If Allah had not prescribed banishment for them, priests and monks and because they are not arro-
He would have punished them in this world. But gant. (5:82)
in the hereafter they will have the punishment of
the Fire. (59:3) PRISON - PRISONER
No misfortune occurs except by Allah’s permis- O Prophet! Say to those you are holding prisoner,
sion. Whoever believes in Allah–He will guide ‘If Allah knows of any good in your hearts, He
his heart. Allah has knowledge of all things. will give you something better than what has
(64:11) been taken from you and forgive you.’ Allah is
... Whoever has fear of Allah–He will give him a Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. But if they mean
way out and provide for him from where he does to betray you, they have already previously be-
not expect. Whoever puts his trust in Allah–He trayed Allah, so He has given you power over
will be enough for him. Allah always achieves them. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (8:70-71)
His aim. Allah has appointed a measure for all They raced to the door. She tore his (Yusuf's) shirt
things. (65:2-3) at the back. They met her husband by the door. She
(Nuh said to his people:) ‘He will forgive you said, ‘How should a man whose intention was to
your wrong actions and defer you until a speci- harm your family be punished for what he did ex-
fied time. When Allah’s time comes it cannot be cept with prison or painful punishment?’ (12:25)
deferred, if you only knew.’ (71:4) She (the governor’s wife) said, ‘You see! It’s him
Say: ‘I do not know whether what you are prom- you blamed me for. I tried seducing him but he re-
ised is close or whether my Lord will appoint a fused. If he does not do what I order him, he will be
longer time before it.’ (72:25) put in prison and brought low.’ (12:32)
He is the Knower of the Unseen, and does not di- He (Yusuf) said, ‘My Lord, the prison is preferable
vulge His Unseen to anyone–except a Messenger to me than what they call on me to do. Unless You
with whom He is well pleased, and then He turn their guile away from me, it may well be that I
posts sentinels before him and behind him, so will fall for them and so become a man of igno-
that He may know that they have indeed trans- rance.’ (12:33)
mitted the Messages of their Lord. He encom- Then, after they had seen the Signs, they thought
passes what is in their hands and has counted the that they should still imprison him for a time.
exact number of everything. (72:26-28) (12:35)
Two servants entered prison along with him
PRESERVED TABLET, THE (Yusuf). One said, ‘I dreamt that I was pressing
(SEE LAWH MAHFUZ) grapes.’ The other said, ‘I dreamt I carried bread
upon my head and birds were eating it. Tell us the
PREVIOUSLY MARRIED true meaning of these dreams. We see that you’re
It may be that if he does divorce you, his Lord one of the righteous.’ (12:36)
will give him in exchange better wives than you: (Yusuf said,) ‘My fellow-prisoners, are many lords
Muslim women, believing women, obedient better, or Allah, the only One, the Conqueror?’
women, penitent women, women who worship, (12:39)
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