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Indeed is the sincere religion not Allah’s alone? If have no protector. (47:11)
people take protectors besides Him–‘We only If those who disbelieve should fight you, they
worship them so that they may bring us nearer to would turn their backs and then find no one to
Allah’–Allah will judge between them regarding protect or help them. (48:22)
the things about which they differed. Allah does
not guide anyone who is an ungrateful liar. (39:3) PROVIDE
We are your protectors in the life of this world That is the Book, without any doubt. It contains
and the hereafter. You will have there all that guidance for those who guard against evil: those
your selves could wish for. You will have there who believe in the Unseen and perform prayer
everything you demand. (41:31) and spend from what We have provided for
As for those who take others besides Him as pro- them; (2:2-3)
tectors, Allah takes care of them. You are not set And We shaded you with clouds and sent down
over them as a guardian. (42:6) manna and quails to you: ‘Eat of the good things
If Allah had willed, He would have made them a We have provided for you.’ They did not wrong
single nation. But He admits whoever He wills Us; rather it was themselves they were wronging.
into His mercy and the wrongdoers have no pro- (2:57)
tector and no helper. (42:8) And when Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord, make this a
Have they then taken others besides Him as pro- place of safety and provide its inhabitants with
tectors? But Allah is the Protector. He gives life to fruits–all of them who believe in Allah and the
the dead. He has power over all things. (42:9) Last Day,’ He said, ‘I will let anyone who be-
It is He Who sends down abundant rain, after comes a disbeliever enjoy himself a little but
they have lost all hope, and unfolds His mercy. then I will drive him to the punishment of the
He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy. (42:28) Fire. What an evil destination!’ (2:126)
You will not be able to thwart Him on the earth You who believe! Eat of the good things We have
and you have no protector or helper besides provided for you and give thanks to Allah if you
Allah. (42:31) worship Him alone. (2:172)
Whoever Allah misguides has no one to protect To those who disbelieve, the life of this world is
them after that. You will see the wrongdoers say- painted in glowing colours and they laugh at
ing, when they see the punishment, ‘Is there no those who believe. But on the Day of Rising
way back?’ (42:44) those who fear Allah will be over them. Allah
They have no one to protect or help them apart provides for whoever He wills without any reck-
from Allah. There is no way out for anyone Allah oning. (2:212)
misguides. (42:46) You who believe! Give away some of what We
Hell is right at their heels. Nothing they have have provided for you before a Day arrives on
earned will be of any use to them, nor will those which there is no trading, no close friendship
they took as protectors besides Allah. They will and no intercession. It is the disbelievers who are
have a terrible punishment. (45:10) the wrongdoers. (2:254)
They will not help you in any way against Allah. (Say, ‘O Allah!) You merge the night into the day.
The wrongdoers are protectors of one another You merge the day into the night. You bring out
but Allah is the Protector of those who guard the living from the dead. You bring out the dead
against evil. (45:19) from the living. You provide for whoever You will
(A group of jinn said to their people,) ‘Those who without any reckoning.’ (3:27)
do not respond to Allah’s caller cannot thwart Her Lord accepted her with approval and made
Allah on earth and have no protectors apart from her grow in health and beauty. And Zakariyya
Him. Such people are clearly misguided.’ (46:32) became her guardian. Every time Zakariyya vis-
That is because Allah is the Protector of those ited her in the Upper Room, he found food with
who believe and because those who disbelieve her. He said, ‘Maryam, how did you come by
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