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and wild, and palm-trees and crops of diverse PROMISE
kinds, and olives and pomegranates, both similar (Those firmly rooted in knowledge say,) ‘Our
and dissimilar. Eat of their fruits when they bear Lord, You are the Gatherer of mankind to a Day
fruit and pay their due on the day of their harvest, of which there is no doubt. Allah will not break
and do not be profligate. He does not love the His promise.’ (3:9)
profligate. (6:141) (People with intelligence say,) ‘Our Lord, give us
Children of Adam! Wear fine clothing in every what You promised us through Your Messengers,
mosque and eat and drink but do not be profli- and do not disgrace us on the Day of Rising. You
gate. He does not love the profligate. (7:31) do not break Your promise.’ (3:194)
When harm touches man, he calls on Us, lying But as for those who believe and do right actions,
on his side or sitting down or standing up. Then We will admit them into Gardens with rivers
when We remove the harm from him he carries flowing under them, remaining in them time-
on as if he had never called on Us when the lessly, for ever and ever. Allah’s promise is true.
harm first touched him. In that way We make Whose speech could be truer than Allah’s?
what they have done appear good to the profli- (4:122)
gate. (10:12) Each and every one of you will return to Him.
No one believed in Musa except for a few of his Allah’s promise is true. He brings creation out of
people out of fear that Pharaoh, and the elders, nothing and then regenerates it so that he can
would persecute them. Pharaoh was high and repay with justice those who believed and did
mighty in the land. He was one of the profligate. right actions. Those who disbelieved will have a
(10:83) drink of scalding water and a painful punishment
That is how We repay anyone who is profligate because of their disbelief. (10:4)
and does not believe in the Signs of his Lord. And Yes, everything in the heavens and earth belongs
the punishment of the hereafter is much harsher to Allah. Yes, Allah’s promise is true but most of
and longer lasting. (20:127) them do not know it. (10:55)
But We kept Our promise to them and rescued Nuh called out to his Lord and said, ‘My Lord,
them and those We willed, and destroyed the my son is one of my family and Your promise is
profligate. (21:9) surely the truth and You are the Justest of Judges.’
Do not obey the orders of the profligate. (26:151) (11:45)
This! Whereas for the profligate there is an evil Even if there was a Qur’an which moved moun-
Homecoming. (38:55) tains, or split the earth open or spoke to the
(The man who believed said,) ‘There is no ques- dead...! On the contrary! The affair is Allah’s al-
tion that what you call me to has no foundation together. Do those who believe not know that if
either in this world or the hereafter, that our re- Allah had wanted to He could have guided all
turn is to Allah, and that the profligate will be mankind? Those who disbelieve will not cease to
Companions of the Fire.’ (40:43) be struck by disaster for what they have done–or
Shall We then deprive you of the Reminder for a disaster will happen close to their homes–until
being a profligate people? (43:5) Allah’s promise is fulfilled. Allah will not fail to
We rescued the tribe of Israel from the humiliat- keep His promise. (13:31)
ing punishment, from Pharaoh–he was haughty, When the affair is decided Satan will say, ‘Allah
one of the profligate. (44:30-31) made you a promise, a promise of truth, and I
They (guests of Ibrahim) said, ‘We have been sent made you a promise but broke my promise. I had
to a people of evildoers to unleash upon them no authority over you, except that I called you
lumps of clay earmarked by your Lord for the and you responded to me. Do not, therefore,
profligate.’ (51:32-34) blame me but blame yourselves. I cannot come
Hell lies in wait–a homecoming for the profli- to your aid nor you to mine. I reject the way you
gate. (78:21-22) associated me with Allah before.’ The wrongdo-
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